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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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"Bodysurfers, Currumbin Alley"                                                           © Russell …

"Bodysurfers, Currumbin Alley"                                                           © Russell Shakespeare 2018

Currumbin Beach

January 18, 2018
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"Currumbin Beach"                                                                  &…

"Currumbin Beach"                                                                        © Russell Shakespeare 2018

Currumbin

January 2, 2018
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the Rose

December 27, 2017

"the Rose Tattoo"                                                                    © Russell Shakespeare 2017

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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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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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"I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction" -Aneurin Bevan .        ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

"I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction" -Aneurin Bevan .        ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

Avid Reader

October 30, 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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"Ravi's Chai Shop, Varanasi"                                                            ©Russell Sh…

"Ravi's Chai Shop, Varanasi"                                                            ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

Ravi's Chai Shop

October 11, 2017

I still love to use film for my own personal work, this photograph was taken with a nikonos water camera. I still love the feel of film, of winding on, rather than the digital automatic wind on....must be showing my age.

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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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"Jumpers, Tallebudgera Ck"                                                               …

"Jumpers, Tallebudgera Ck"                                                               ©Russell Shakespeare 2017

Jumpers

October 1, 2017
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Shearers at Gundoo Station                                          ©Russell Shakespeare

Shearers at Gundoo Station                                          ©Russell Shakespeare

Shearers

September 19, 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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Varanasi, India .                                                                   …

Varanasi, India .                                                                                     ©Russell Shakespeare 2016

Step Up

September 14, 2017
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Hits Band in the "share house", Highgate Hill, Brisbane"        ©Russell Shakespeare

Hits Band in the "share house", Highgate Hill, Brisbane"        ©Russell Shakespeare

Hits

July 18, 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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