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"Holi" Festival celebrations in Varanasi, India                                       © Russell Shakespeare 2018

"Holi" Festival celebrations in Varanasi, India                                       © Russell Shakespeare 2018

Holi Festival, Varanasi

March 12, 2018
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"Bird Splat", Currumbin Valley, Qld, Australia .                                    © Russell Shakespeare 2018

"Bird Splat", Currumbin Valley, Qld, Australia .                                    © Russell Shakespeare 2018

Splat

February 2, 2018
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Currumbin Valley Rock Pool                                                          © Russell Shakespear…

Currumbin Valley Rock Pool                                                          © Russell Shakespeare 2017

the Rock Pool

December 24, 2017
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"Walking the Dogs, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia"                         © Russell Shakespeare 2017

"Walking the Dogs, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia"                         © Russell Shakespeare 2017

Walking the Dogs

December 18, 2017
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The workout, Wrestlers Gym, Varanasi, India" .                                    ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

The workout, Wrestlers Gym, Varanasi, India" .                                    ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

Workout

November 1, 2017
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Ringside with Fred Brophy Tent Boxing at Mt Isa                                       ©Russell Shakespeare

Ringside with Fred Brophy Tent Boxing at Mt Isa                                       ©Russell Shakespeare

Ringside

October 21, 2017
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Danger Music

October 16, 2017

Thanks to Allen & Unwin Book Publishers for the opportunity to photograph Writer Eddie Ayres for "Danger Music"

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"Pacific Black Duck"  Currumbin Valley, Australia.                                 ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

"Pacific Black Duck"  Currumbin Valley, Australia.                                 ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

down by the pond

October 16, 2017
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"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” - Henry David Thoreau .     photo ©Russell Shakespeare 

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” - Henry David Thoreau .     photo ©Russell Shakespeare

 

the Drummer

October 14, 2017
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"Munna Lal, Varanasi" .                                                                &n…

"Munna Lal, Varanasi" .                                                                                 ©Russell Shakespeare 

Eternal Flame

October 12, 2017

My dear friend Munna Lal in the last days of his life

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Bindi & Chandler for the Australian Women's Weekly magazine, November 2017 issue

Bindi & Chandler for the Australian Women's Weekly magazine, November 2017 issue

Bindi Irwin & Chandler Powell

October 11, 2017
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thanks to Qantas Link Magazine for the feature story on the Royal Flying Doctor Service, published in the September/October issue.

thanks to Qantas Link Magazine for the feature story on the Royal Flying Doctor Service, published in the September/October issue.

the Royal Flying Doctor Service

October 9, 2017
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"The Wait" .  Munda, Solomon Islands                                 ©Russell Shakespeare

"The Wait" .  Munda, Solomon Islands                                 ©Russell Shakespeare

Munda, Solomon Islands

September 29, 2017
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Robert Irwin

September 15, 2017

Robert Irwin photographed by the Wenlock River at the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve

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"Currumbin Alley"                                                                   …

"Currumbin Alley"                                                                               ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

the Beach

July 23, 2017
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"Varanasi Junction Railway Station, Varanasi, India" .                ©Russell Shakespeare

"Varanasi Junction Railway Station, Varanasi, India" .                ©Russell Shakespeare

from the archives

July 14, 2017
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Renzo Piano

July 10, 2017
The Architect Renzo Piano and details from the workshop, photographed at the Renzo Piano Workshop, Genoa, Italy"   ©Russell Shakespeare

The Architect Renzo Piano and details from the workshop, photographed at the Renzo Piano Workshop, Genoa, Italy"   ©Russell Shakespeare

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Happy 100th birthday

July 6, 2017

"I was very privileged to document Agnes Marshall celebrating her 100th Birthday, what a woman, so much life and energy, she blew out every one of the 100 candles" ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

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"Bird Splat, Currumbin Valley"                                            © Russell Shakespeare 2017

"Bird Splat, Currumbin Valley"                                            © Russell Shakespeare 2017

Splat

May 16, 2017
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"Haridwar, India'                                              © Russell Shakespeare

"Haridwar, India'                                              © Russell Shakespeare

Haridwar

August 13, 2016
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