matchstickgirl

the latest works are a progression of an idea I shot some years ago ... loving the spirit of "House of the Flying Daggers" and "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" .... I have made a giant fight-flight chase across the rooftops of Paris. These images are for an editorial style conceptual catalogue for Fashionmasters in China ... its so fun working for this client, they really set you free on picture making... it was an extremely tough and often painful shoot physically for the models , who were harnessed and suspended from the roof ...for long periods of time. They did really well and didnt complain at all ... Kimberley was exceptional ... one

odd beautiful timing (or not) alot of weirdness right now I have just finished the most beautiful campaign for the wonderous Trelise Cooper of New Zealand and I am so happy with the final works ... and then .... my professional photography monumental website and archive of all my work and exhibitions history and its Italian designers have disappeared into the ether ... and at the same time I am temporarily here in the disaster zone Christchurch New Zealand and earthquake after earthquake ...... since the Feb 22 2011 disastrous and all my camera gear is munted (as they say here ) and unusable ... it is quite bizarre and must mean it is

january... 2011 ....... waiting and waiting ......... for photographic darkroom equipment....   only one set of multigrade lighting filters still to arrive ... so I can finish my ancient olive tree project printworks ... sigh ... **************************** I have however, tested my favourite recipe ... and now is the time to send out the secret discovered in the depths of the south of the heel of the boot.... it is ... very very good. but only my project backers will ever know.... tomorrow 22 january 2011 at 11.20pm NZ pacific mean time ... I will let the secret concoction from the Italian Nonnas out ...... ........ :)   aaaaaaa