Jamie Williams Photography

The rule of thirds. It’s one of those rules of composition, apparently dating back as far as 1797, that says placing the point of interest on the intersection of imaginary lines that divide the frame into thirds creates a more pleasing image. It is often true, but it’s certainly not the only way to frame [...]

Well, there you have it. Sydney Festival 2010 has come to a triumphant end. I hope you managed to get amongst the action in what was a jam-packed 3 weeks in “our city in summer”.
I’ll leave the reviews to those who are eminently more qualified to do that, suffice to say my highlights from the [...]

If you have been reading my blog (anyone? thanks dan) you may remember a post from last October on the City of Sydney’s Laneways By George! Hidden Networks project, part of the larger “Art and About” festival. Well, tomorrow (January 31) is your last chance to see it, so you best get your public art [...]

Another week in January, another stellar collection of offerings from the Sydney Festival program. Personal highlights included The Books’ clever, funny blend of music, found recordings and video, watching Peter Sellars inspire his 93-strong cast at the Symphony of Psalms rehearsal in Marrickville Town Hall, Lynette Wallworth’s powerful humanistic works, the stage presence of Six Characters [...]

Some of you may know that I have been documenting the Sydney Street Choir over the past couple of years, getting along to rehearsals, gigs and going on the odd tour with this dedicated group of people who have not only turned their own lives around through music, but have inspired others to do the same. [...]

On the eve of the opening of the 13th annual Sculpture By The Sea (SXS) exhibition, which sees over 100 pieces installed along the clifftop walk from the south end of Sydney’s Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach (or “Glamarama” as its known to some), I thought I’d share some of my images from the last three years as an [...]

Last Thursday saw the launch of the City of Sydney’s 2009 Art and About festival and the Laneways By George! Hidden Networks Temporary Art programme - see my last post for more info. The suit-wearing end of town never looked so good, so go and explore it for yourself.
Urban Barcode by Maix Myer, Tribe Studios, [...]

Today I got a sneak peek at the City of Sydney’s “Laneways By George! Hidden Networks” art programme, part of the larger “Art and About” arts festival that is officially launched this Thursday, October 1.
Laneways By George! sees eight artists transform some of the CBD’s narrowest, darkest alleys into outdoor interactive, creative spaces, each interpreting the ideas of art, architecture and the urban [...]

A good mate of mine, the writer, adventurer and footy player Dugald Jellie, invited me to get involved in a project he and some others were working on (including Julia Burns, featured in a previous post about public twittering), part of a broader series of programs celebrating Glebe’s sesquicentenary in 2009.
Glebe Bytes is an oral history project that [...]

I have been documenting the Sydney Street Choir for over 2 years after a chance meeting with one of its members, Kelvin, while riding our bicycles in the Sydney CBD. “What do you do?”, he asked, dispensing with any social pleasantries as we sat waiting for the lights to turn green. A little taken aback I replied, [...]