Europe Job Languages Trip Name Ports Dates 01 Global Spring in Western Europe Lisbon-Hamburg 01.04.12 – 10.04.12 02 Global Norwegian Fjords Hamburg-Oslo 25.04.12 – 05.05.12 03 Global Baltic Sea Oslo-Stockholm 05.05.12 – 13.05.12 04 German only Baltic Sea Stockholm-Hamburg 13.05.12 – 24.05.12 05 German only In the Wake... Read More
This year I was fortunate enough to spend my Easter aboard the MS FRAM, cruising in and out of majestic Norwegian fjords, bathed in splendid sunshine (except for one day…). With the support of Canon Australia (who lent me a 5D for the trip!) I was able to capture some special moments which will stay close to my heart forever. We made our first Norwegian stop in Stavanger, a beautiful coastal... Read More
Rockwell Kent’s creative output has guided my art in various ways through the decades. Growing up i first encountered Kent’s powerful graphics in the Modern Library books in our family homes, especially the titanic images from Moby Dick. Shaping my life as a young adult I was impressed by Kent’s ability to integrate wilderness experiences and daily life in his travel books like Wilderness,... Read More
Before I went to Antarctica, my first time, having looked at a few somewhat uninspiring barren landscape images, I chose not to do any research on where we were going, preferring to arrive without any preconceived expectations. Throughout the 19 days Antarctica gave us everything there was to offer. Horizontal freezing rain, eerie twilights, glorious sunshine and, just to round everything off, a perfect... Read More
My second trip to the cold of the Antarctica (well, not as cold as it should be, I guess…) on board MS Fram took me a little further, crossing the Antarctic Circle, at 66.5622° south of the Equator. A funny,personal pleasure, but also a very entertaining moment, watching 20-25 passengers voluntarily getting baptised by the captain, the hotel manager and Neptune himself (a well disguised expedition... Read More
Sunday 13 February 2011 Pier 4 Walsh Bay Sydney VOX Choir members in rehearsal In the heart of Sydney’s designated Arts precinct on an overcast Sunday afternoon a diverse group of singers came together at pier 4 Walsh bay. Some were there to audition for the Sydney Philharmonia Festival Choir and to experience a workshop provided by the Philharmonia’s artistic and musical director Brett... Read More
Paul Ryan and Ben Quilty in studio, 2010 Arts Live Media is currently producing an independent documentary, No Country For Dreaming, about the Australian artist, Paul Ryan and the lead up to 2011 Archibald Prize, at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney. Paul Ryan is gaining a significant reputation in the Australian art world, having recently won two major prizes and gaining recognition for his dark and... Read More
Ben Quilty posing for photograph, 2010, Arts Live Media Our task: To film Paul Ryan photographing and drawing award winning artist Ben Quilty for Paul’s Archibald 2011 painting. The shoot was booked at 9am at Ben Quilty’s studio in a small industrial estate located in the NSW Southern highland town of Robertson. On arrival we immediately got a sense that we were in the studio of a serious... Read More
The whiteness was intense; it hurt to have sunglasses off. Sunshine poured out of a saturated azure sky and bounced off snow, ice, and water. Our landing on Cuverville Island on January 14 was accompanied by a severe clear, warm and windless day. Layers of clothing were quickly peeled off until I attained perfect comfort with just a single layer thermal shirt. The amount of light was amazing, even... Read More
The dates have been released for the 2011 Europe, Greenland, Spitsbergen Seasons. For full voyage itineraries please visit the Hurtigruten website. Click here to download your date preference sheet and application form. Please send all submissions to sophie@theme.com.au Europe Applications are needed as soon as possible. Greenland and Spitsbergen applications close 14 March 2011. Antarctic applications... Read More