For those wondering, after approximately 6hrs, ma is out of surgery and doing well.

Whilst I'm breathing a sigh of relief, here's last night's sunset in Naarm.

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Yesterday's fortnightly photography adventure with my support worker saw us at Mentone, land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nation. Neither of us had ever been, but will definitely revisit.

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It's official, in less than a month the series I've been working on for over a year, "The Reclamation of Terra" will be released into the wild!

Come for the brief speeches at 6:30pm with MC Bayley Turner (burlesque performer “Bananas”, poet), Arts Access Victoria CEO Caroline Bowditch, and Teague Leigh.

For information about the series and about venue accessibility, please visit my website.

https://tlwvision.au/artworks/events/sol-gallery-reclamation-of-terra-070923

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The whole sky tonight 😍

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My walk to/from my gp appointment for my routine testosterone butt jab.

I listened to the most gay playlist, danced, sang, and tried to find the joy of the suburbs as if I were a tourist. It was sensational - highly recommended!

So blessed I can do the 40min walk and back on a semi-regular basis with minimal pain. 🙏🏼

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For those of you who like a Facebook event invite: https://fb.me/e/R0cyvTTH

My exhibition opening at SOL Gallery on the 7th September, 6pm. (Naarm)

"The Reclamation of Terra" is a call to arms, asking the LGBTQIA+SB community and our allies to work together to reverse climate devastation; because together we get sh!t done.

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So, on top of all the other expenses I'm currently accruing, yesterday I blew up the blender whilst making potato and pumpkin soup.🤦🏼‍♂️

However, there is always the sky. 👐🏼

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Went to the relaxed session of Lightscape last night at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Naarm.

Whilst Ticketeks idea of accessibility is having to fill out a form for accessible tickets in order to receive a call to book in (I don't do phone calls so it ended up taking weeks to book), and the fact some parts of the Lightscape path had a warning that the incline might be too steep for wheelchair uses to access on their own (wtf), the music being pumped out being extremely loud, and the organisers idea of lower numbers is quite laughable (read, it was packed by 630pm), I really enjoyed the display.

I would have preferred more interactivity, like with the fire show they had a few years back, you can only stay on the path with this show, rather than wander through the exhibits, but for me, who embraces technology, I liked the use of qr codes to find out about the design houses/artists.

One tip, even if it's inconvenient, enter via the "pink" gate, via the Observatory Gate, Birdwood Avenue, so that you get to absolutely everything of the display. Also, our session started at 530, but it wasn't dark enough for at least 15mins (but Golden Hour/dusk was a light show in itself), so maybe book for 6pm.

I took over 200 images with my 35mm lens and Nikon camera - hopefully I can get my laptop working long enough to edit them!

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Had a great day exploring the 40 years of Thorne Harbour Health campaigns with a great exhibition and panel held at Laird today and then popped into @14 Gallery in Collingwood (running for another week).

I was once a volunteer and seeing this history and family makes me want to return to the fold. Apparently their next training internship is in August... 🤔

*warning = images have gay porn and male butts

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Love where you live. 😍

A very cold start to pick up my groceries just after sunrise this morning yielded glorious skies.

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One of the best things about living where I live, is that I get to see the sun set every day from the comfort of my home. 👐🏼

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I thought I was taking a shot of the tram art by Rubbii Red, but my phone delayed in taking it 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Winter skies, how I love thee. 🙏🏼

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Another Wednesday fortnight, another photography adventure with my support worker.

Today we took the hour drive to Wathaurong Country to commune with Bunjil and walk three hours around the You Yangs.

My body aches, the pain is real, but my heart soars. 💞

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As a member of the queer kink community I have been a Catherine Opie fan from the beginning. Since the minute I saw her Self Portrait/Cutting (which is not her first work but certainly many would consider it her most notorious of the time), I was hooked.

Opies' take on queerness and the performance of gender has always mesmerised me. At first glance many of her portraits are simple, yet they are always questioning the status quo. 😍

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The end of Pride (June) marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

To mark the occasion, Archer has released my essay "Protest alongside Pride: A call to action" onto the world.

https://archermagazine.com.au/2023/06/more-queer-protest-less-pride/

I hope y'all like it and it drives you to action - especially the allies amongst you. I'm a very proud Daddy.

Please share widely. 👐🏼

PS. You can also search for my previous essay on their website too!

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The closing night party for the 20th Emerging Writers Festival was a blast, so honoured to have been able to capture the night.

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After a few years of receiving Commended Certificates in Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers, I finally achieved my goal of receiving a Highly Commended certificate! Next up - world domination 😂

Link is to the image I submitted.
https://tlwvision.au/store/p/dragons-head-rock-in-black-white

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Oh my, I just started a blog on my website 🤪. Who even am I? 😂

In future it will be filled with tips and tricks about photographing in the world whilst living with autism, and creating art as a queer trans man wanting community unity.

I hope you drop by, share with your folx, and find it mighty helpful. 😍

https://tlwvision.au/blog/here-i-am-070623

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Very grateful and happy to announce that my upcoming exhibition "The Reclamation of Terra" at the Sol Gallery in Fitzroy, opening 7th September @ 6pm, is proudly supported by Pride Foundation Australia.

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