I have always loved taking photographs. It started when I was 12 years old something about holding a camera just felt right. Even back then I wanted to be a photographer, but I was told to pick a better career and save it for my spare time. So that’s exactly what I did and 30-plus years later, I’m so glad I never stopped.
In high school I rediscovered that passion properly studying photography in Years 10, 11 and 12, and falling in love with it all over again. Then, when I went on to study Teaching, I bought my first SLR camera, and that was it. No going back.
Photography has been a quiet constant in my life and my therapy. I’m drawn to shapes, colours, lines, reflections, light and shadow that moment where everything comes together and the image just feels right. Balanced, creative, and alive.
Most of my work is landscapes beaches, sunrises, sunsets. I love capturing people too; my kids, friends, families, those quiet moments that mean everything when you look back on them. But I’m also a big believer in putting the camera down and just being present. Not every moment needs to be captured some just need to be felt.
These days a lot of my photography happens on walks with my dog, mornings at the beach, chasing the light. March through July is my favourite time of year. Give me a cloudy day over a clear one any day the colours, the softness, the drama.
I can sit at the water’s edge for hours, watching the light shift, listening to the waves, and just breathe. It gives me joy, inner peace, and a way to step away from the noise of everyday life.
I’m 49, with a young soul and a very busy brain. I’m ADHD and dyslexic, which honestly explains a lot the hyper-focus, the creativity, the way I can lose myself completely in something beautiful and not notice the hours passing.
Growing up I often felt like I didn’t quite fit, that learning was harder for me than it should be. It wasn’t until my twenties while studying to become a teacher that I found out I was dyslexic. And later, through my own kids’ ADHD diagnoses, I started to understand myself a whole lot better too. My brain works fast, sees connections, solves problems. It’s not always easy, but it’s mine, and I’ve learned to work with it rather than against it.
I’ve been a primary school teacher for 25 years mostly as a specialist in PE, Health, Drama, Dance, Music and Media Arts. It suited me perfectly; the creativity, the energy, the chance to move and do rather than sit still. When I’m not teaching or walking the beach at sunrise, you’ll find me making succulent bowls, wreaths, ocean glass art or shell pieces. I try to learn a new craft skill every year.
This Photo Says Everything
My dog, mid-wade,facing the horizon. The pier stretching out tothe left. Norfolk pines silhouetted against an amber sky. A tinywading bird standing its ground in the shallows, completelyunbothered. West Beach doing what West Beach does best.
I didn't plan it. I didn't set it up. I was just there like I am mosteveningswalking, breathing, watching the light do its thing.
That's the honest truth about my photography. It's not something Ifit in around life. It's how Ilivelife.
I have a family I love fiercely. Stephen,Lulani, Hugh they are mywhole world and I would do anything for them. But I've alsolearned, over many years, that I need this too. The solo walk. The golden hour. Just me, my camera,and a fluffy dog who paddles through the shallows without once askingme to hurry up.
He's the perfect companion for it, honestly. He doesn't interrupt the light. He doesn't need me toexplain why I've stopped mid-stride to watch the way wet sand mirrors a sunset. He justis, rightalongside me, doing his own thing while Ido mine.
That's not stepping away from the people I love. That's how I come back to them whole.
March through July is my favourite time of year on the Adelaide coast. Give me a cloudy, moody,dramatic sky over a clear one any day. The colours are richer, the light is softer, the world feels quietersomehow. I can sit at the water's edge for hours watching the light shift, listening to the waves, justbreathing.
It gives me joy. It gives me inner peace. It gives me a way to step away from the noise of everyday lifeand remember what actually matters.
Twenty-five years of teaching. A brain that moves fast and sees everything. A life full of people andpurpose and beautiful, wonderful chaos. The beach is where I put it all down for a little while.
I've been taking photos since I was twelve years old. Back then I couldn't have told you why I justknew I needed to. Now I understand it completely. Photography is how I process the world. Thebeauty, the stillness, the small details most people walk straight past.
That little wading bird in the shallows? Most people wouldn't have seen it. I did. Because I waspresent. Because I wasthere, not just physically but fully eyes open, heart open, camera ready.
That's what this photo is, really. It's not just a dog on abeach at sunset.
West Beach, South Australia. Golden hour. My happy place.
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