Visual Revolutionary Podcast

Photographer and Leica Ambassador Russell Shakespeare joins the podcast from his home on Austrailia's Gold Coast to talk about how he found his way from carpentry to photography and how a terrible car accident would end up changing the course of his life and send him on a creative journey through India that continues to this day and can be seen in Leica's short film "Streets of Varanasi".  During our conversation Russell talks about his early days in the Newspaper and Magazine world and how that shaped his photographic style, what he's learned from all the years he has spent traveling India and why he has continued to be so drawn to Varanasi, how he values the practice of being in the present moment and how it has influenced every aspect of his life from photography, to fatherhood, to surfing, where he draws the most creative inspiration from, and the advice he gives to others trying to find their voice as artists.

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© Russell Shakespeare 2024

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How to protect your Leica for Holi Festival

Normally around this time of year I would be heading back to document the Holi festival in Varanasi, India.
I have been documenting this festival since 2008.
Unfortunately I won’t be there this year but I thought I would post a video showing how I prepare my Leica M-D 262 to protect me from the powders and liquids that are thrown over anybody who is on the street.

Review, The Australian

Great to photograph these two legends
Troy Cassar-Daley and Ian Moss, at The Triffid
Story by Andrew McMillen
Tomorrow in Review, The Weekend Australian.
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Troy Cassar-Daley & Ian Moss at “The Triffid”. © Russell Shakespeare 2021

the Artist Nicolette Johnson

I recently photographed the Artist Nicolette Johnson at her studio for Australian Financial Review Magazine.

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the Rock Pool

Currumbin Valley

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Currumbin Valley

Early morning Fog, Currumbin Valley

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Currumbin Valley

Early morning Fog, Currumbin Valley

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Currumbin Valley

It’s my daily ritual to go for a swim at the end of the day. I then like to take a photograph of where I swam.

It’s starting to really cool down at this rock pool in Currumbin Valley.

I am not sure what the temperature is, but it’s instant headache when you dive under the water.

The reward outweighs the pain, the feeling of being so alive, and not a single human in sight.

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Olive Cotton Award Finalist 2021

Very excited that my photographs of the Artist Michael Zavros and the Artist Judy Watson have both been selected as finalists in the 2021 Olive Cotton Award, congratulations to all the other finalists.

The Artist Michael Zavros with his latest work. © Russell Shakespeare 2021

The Artist Judy Watson on the way to the Photoshoot. © Russell Shakespeare 2021

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Bundaberg

Bundaberg, Qld Australia © Russell Shakespeare 2021

the Rock Pool

Currumbin Valley

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Currumbin Valley

Currumbin Valley

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