So its pretty safe to admit that I am a little late to the Infocus conference/Iris awards debrief party.  My tardiness in no way reflects the enormity of my emotions over what was one of the most fabulous few days of my photographylife to date. I initially wasn't going to enter the Iris awards this year (due to all sorts of reasons - nerves, downright fear, being too busy yadayadayada) but late one night (minutes before the close of entries) I bit the bullet and entered some images.  This resulted in a last minute printing mission for the wonderful team at Queensberry - who To View More >>

For most people 150 grams isn't very much - its a cup of blueberries, fifteen $2 coins or a large apple. Recently I discovered the true value of 150 grams - a future, quality of life and one of the greatest gifts one person can give to another. 150 grams was the weight of my Mother's kidney. It is now the weight of Dean's only functional kidney. Dean was in end stage kidney failure, dialysing almost daily, struggling to get through every day battling  constant pain, nausea & exhaustion and facing the fact that without a kidney transplant he would die.   My mother and I had no hesitation To View More >>