Sunday, June 27, 2010

AND WE ARE OFF!!......This time!!

So here we are, on the eve of our big trip. The concert last night was packed and very successful. The response from the audience was very lively and the final applause and the standing ovation had to be my proudest concert moment so far.

We are off to Singapore at midday tomorrow so keep an eye out here and at the gallery below for more photos from Auckland and the rest of the trip.









Thursday, June 24, 2010

AND WE ARE OFF!!.......Well almost!

Just 3 days of rehearsals and a wonderful free farewell concert stand in the way of a fantastic 3 week tour of Asia and Australia for the members and staff of the NZ Youth Choir.


We will be venturing into some exciting places such as Singapore, Shanghai and the World Expo, Seoul in South Korea and then Brisbane, Canberra and finally Sydney. So please stay tuned for all of my blog posts and keep an eye on the very next link.






So the dawn has risen and now it SHOW TIME......I mean time to get in my car and fight through horrible Auckland traffic to get to our first rehearsal of the tour. Well it doesn't look like this this morning, but it was a couple of days ago. Its cold and raining outside. Goodbye winter.

IM EXCITED. Can you tell?

But the big question is are you?


Finally I would like to congratulate the ALL WHITES. They come home unbeaten, after another fantastic display in their draw with Paraguay. It's a pity they couldn't score just one goal to win as they would then have topped their group. But who cares. They went away as complete underdogs, and come back absolute HEROS!! ALL WHITES cha cha cha ALL WHITE cha cha cha. So proud to be a kiwi at times like this, especially when touring overseas wearing black (or white).

Monday, June 21, 2010

Chris and Melda - Their BIG DAY

Two weekends ago I had the pleasure of photographing the wonderful occasion of the coming together in marriage of Chris and Melda. Heres a small selection of images. Don't they look wonderful.




















Dan and Michelle - expecting very soon

A few weeks ago I photographed one of my best mates and his gorgeous wife. They are about a month away from having their 1st child. I can't wait to see him guys. You both look fantastic. I look forward to being able to photograph your new addition to the Walker clan.










Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Who said Moa's were extinct?

Hello again world. Goodness me I am having trouble keeping up with it at the moment. I have a few posts to upload to catch up and this will be happening over the next few weeks before I shoot off to Asia and Australia, singing (and shooting) with the New Zealand Youth Choir.

Last weekend Anika Moa concluded her nation wide LOVE IN MOTION tour promoting her lovely new album with the same name. She performed at Galatos in Auckland and I popped along to be treated by her soulful voice, accompanied by her wonderful band and the lushous vocal cords of fellow NZ stage sensation Anna Coddington.

Anika has such a lovely smile doesn't she.

Below are some pics from the night.












Here's Chris Gee the wonderful audio engineer and a good mate of mine after the gig. Was it that hard to work in there?