Stories

Essays, conversations, and reflective texts examining photography as a medium of perception, interpretation, and cultural expression.

Articles consider how images operate as both document and inquiry, exploring relationships between visual structure, meaning, and lived experience. Topics include conceptual photographic practice, observational portraiture, visual context, and the evolving role of artist-run publishing platforms within the digital environment.

Stories form an evolving record of ideas, processes, and perspectives connected to contemporary photographic practice and visual culture.

Further reading

A Creative Life Unfolding
Before Television: Raymond Mather and Sonia Kruger in Australia’s Dirty Dancing Era

After the “Three Clicks and You’re in Business” Myth
What No One Tells You About Maintaining a Creative System

Art on the Wall
Understanding Print-on-Demand, Print-Roll-Send and Fine Art Fulfilment Models

Art Prizes, Competitions and Their Role Within Creative Practice
One thread within a much larger creative ecosystem.

Authentic Photography in the Age of AI
What Makes a Photograph Authentic When Any Image Can Be Generated?

Authenticity When the System Gets Your Name Wrong
I do love a typo!
Recently I discovered that a photograph from my ballroom dancing days with Sonia Kruger had found its way into the Getty Images archive.

Contemporary Photographic Practice
The role of perception in contemporary photographic practice

Contemporary Portrait Practices
Observational portraiture and authentic representation

Context Informs Perception
How visual context influences meaning in photographic images

Digital, AI, and the Evolution of Authentic Photographic Practice
Why the distinction between digital photography and generative AI matters

Digital Presence
Gathering the Pieces and Putting It Together

Just Take the Shot
How one simple piece of advice became the foundation of a photographic practice

Photography Has Never Agreed With Itself
Why the Greatest Photography Quotes Contradict One Another

Proof of Authentic Photographic Art Practice
Authenticity in an Age of AI

Publishing Platforms
Artist run publishing platforms in the digital environment

The Artist and the Digital Online Presence
An Interesting Thing Happened On The Way To Building A Website. What happened when an artist spent a year building a digital ecosystem and then started asking the web questions about it?

The Challenge of Representing a Unified Artistic Presence Across a Multi-Disciplinary Experiential Life
In the contemporary digital landscape, authentic creative identity is increasingly shaped by systems that prefer categorisation.

The Digital Studio
What Does Optimising for the Web Mean for an Artist in 2026 and Beyond?

The Dual Role of Photography
Photography as both document and interpretation

The Hidden Roles Behind an Artist-Run Platform
The website is the visible outcome of hundreds of decisions usually spread across multiple departments and specialist professions.

The Increased Trust in Purchasing Art Online
Why More Collectors Are Buying Art Online Than Ever Before.

The Intimacy Surface
Where Artists and Artificial Intelligence Actually Meet

The Return of Real Experiences
Why Physical Galleries Matter More Than Ever in a Digital Art Market.

The Value of Limited Editions
Understanding One of the Most Misunderstood Concepts in Contemporary Art.

What is a Creative Enterprise?
The Business Definition Behind Contemporary Art Practice

Who Supports Solo Artists?
There is a strange contradiction at the centre of contemporary creative culture.