"the Rose Tattoo" © Russell Shakespeare 2017
"Currumbin Valley Rock Pool" © Russell Shakespeare 2018
"Currumbin Beach" © Russell Shakespeare 2018
Currumbin
"Looking forward to the year ahead" © Russell Shakespeare 2018
Happy New Year
the Rose
"I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction" -Aneurin Bevan . ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Avid Reader
"Interesting Advertising for a Business" . from "the daily walk" series .
©Russell Shakespeare 2017
today's walk
"Ravi's Chai Shop, Varanasi" ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Ravi's Chai Shop
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.
"Bindi Irwin" for The Australian Women's Weekly Magazine. Russell Shakespeare 2017
today's Cover
"the Leap of Faith" ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
the Leap
Shearers at Gundoo Station ©Russell Shakespeare
Shearers
Smoko at Gundoo Station, Qld. Australia . ©Russell Shakespeare
Smoko
"Kyogle, NSW" . © Russell Shakespeare 2017
Kyogle
"Smoker" Varanasi, India ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Smoker
"Oil Spill" time to take the old Falcon off the road ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
time to go................
Hits Band in the "share house", Highgate Hill, Brisbane" ©Russell Shakespeare
Hits
"Worker, Varanasi, India" . ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Worker
"Holi Festival" Varanasi, India. photographed with a Nikonos-V film camera using Tri-X 400 . ©Russell Shakespeare
Film Friday
"Ducks in the Dam, Currumbin Valley" © Russell Shakespeare 2017
Down by the dam
Good Weekend Magazine
Thanks to Good Weekend Magazine for the spread . all photographs © Russell Shakespeare 2017
A picture from the archives. Photo taken in Haridwar, India at the Kumbh Mela. I met up with Stephen Dupont who was also documenting the festival. Stephen is reviewing a polaroid before he sets up his white sheet. © Russell Shakespeare