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Well, finally, after months of holding out, I can blog my Slash pics!

We shot this down at the Street Press Australia HQ in Melbourne. Slash was in the middle of a media junket, I was prepared for anything. I wouldn’t have been surprised if he didn’t show at all. Well, bang on time his tarago rolled up. Enter Slash, and his manager, and minder. It was all very professional. Everyone had to leave the room while I shot, but aside from that, there were no rock royatly demands. He was polite, fun, quite au fait with the whole process. I wanted to shoot Slash with a couple of hot models, them yearning for his attention, he, completely disinterested, been there, done that. My darling Melbourne counterpart Rhys Ripper helped out, bringing his talented crew along. Adam Nash, stylist extraordinaire arrived on set, cape in tow, with a menagerie of black black black. The gorgeous Jessica Crema was on makeup, while Jamie Richardson was on hair. Two of the three models didn’t show, interesting. Maybe they were too young to realize who SLASH was??? Well, model Alexandra Ford made up for it ten fold. Anyway, enjoy the shots.
Wailing on his axe.

Once Slash had left the building we continued shooting Alex, she was just too beautiful to let go. Rhys and I have used her for a spread in the next Academy For Men. Keep your eyes peeled. She is one hot lady.

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Photography: Cybele Malinowski
Hair and Makeup: Julia Green
Stylist: Fernando Barazza
Models: Sarah Lorimer, Ditte and Meg W (Chadwicks)

Thank you to everyone involved. We are currently editing a fashion video featuring Dittte, which should be up in a week. Exciting stuff, my first video!

POP your cherry

I have started shooting for the wonderful Nikita and her label Nookie. These shots are from our first shoot, shot about 4 months ago. It was an epic day. I packed up my portable studio and set up shop in the Nookie warehouse. We shot around 120 looks in 8 hours, the model Annissa kept her smile and sassy attitude till the very last shot. Professionalism is very necessary for such a demanding day. Jodi was on hair and makeup, a lovely lady who I met at Semi-Permanent last year. With such a cool crew, the shoot was, although exhausting, a complete joy. Since then I have shot another season for Nikita, another hot shoot, which I will be able to reveal in October. Heaps of pics to geez over.

Label: Nookie
Model: Annissa @ Chadwicks
Hair & Make-up: Jodi Gardner
Photography: Cybele Malinowski

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So, finally going through my massive backlog of photos from last year’s trip to Europe, in an attempt to pump myself up enough and bite the bullet and buy tickets to the US this year….. and seriously, there is nothing like a holiday, with no clients, no briefs, just you and your camera and a whole new city to discover. Here is the first installment of a few series of pics from Berlin, Paris, Athens, the Greek Islands and lastly London. Enjoy!

Since ‘Covers,’ Daniel Boud and my joint show at Mart earlier this year, a few new covers have been added to the list, so, here are some of them.

If you’re into photography, and what goes into making these covers, read on! Some behind the scene pics, how we made the Cloud Control kids tiny enough to fit on a model train set, and wrapping North Maroubra cliffs in a big stripy tarp. (more…)

End of Summer. part two.

featuring Brooke Vardie
hair and make-up: Julia Green
styling: Sibel Alpsal
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End of Summer. part one.

featuring Sarah Lorimer
hair and make-up: Julia Green
styling: Sibel Alpsal

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A sinewy model treads boldly down the catwalk, her lofty limbs walking down the corridor of faces, watching intently, in the glow of their iphones, ready to tweet the next big thing. A song drifts through my head. Elvis solemnly cries “I get so lonely baby, I’ll be so lonely baby I could die.” I mean, it really must get lonely up there. From the frantic frenzy backstage, suddenly they’re walking down the aisle, the eye of the storm, all eyes on them, every tremble, every smile, every step, the model walks closer and closer to the incessant flashing of the photographer’s pit. Some models brave it, stand bold and proud, making eyes with the photographers, switch their weight from one leg to another, once and twice, sometimes thrice, a coy smile as they turn away and make their way back down the corridor of fashionista faces. Then there are some who stutter down the catwalk, they seem to speed up as they come to the lair of photographers and their rapid firing cameras. So fast, in fact, that the photographers must up their shutter speed, just to catch them. And then they race back down to the safety of backstage. What goes through their minds? Do they rationalize that the scrutinizing eyes are actually inspecting the clothes, the styling, the hair and makeup, can they separate themselves from the spectacle? Perhaps a yogic state of meditation? Calm blue ocean. Calm blue ocean. We may never know. It’s all part of the mystery. I get so lonely baby, I’ll be so lonely I could die.

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As I decide what to wear for the Flannel show at RAFW 2010 I procrastinate by pulling out some shots from Flannel’s show last year at RAFW. This year I have decided to put down my camera, and go as a guest. So I can focus on the clothes, rather than my somewhat shitty auto-focus.

My dear friends at Academy for Men have continued their proliferation into Stephen Hawkings expanding universe and have started up ‘Academy for Women.’ I am all about strong women at the moment, A la Robert Palmer; ‘Simply Irresistible.’

Head to Academy for Men to download the mag!

For the cover shoot we shot a hot little number, taking reference from the amazing Antonioni 60s film ‘Blow Up,’ with a 90s Guess vibe for styling. Think Anna Nicole Smith (played by Michella), fake nails laden with layer after layer of fire engine red, pulling through her uncompromising peroxide hair, as David Bailey (as played by the gorgeous Jonathan) woos her with his camera, she submits and then overrides the woos, her own sexual power defeating both Bailey/Jonathan and his camera.

I have included the tears from Academy for Women, plus a few additional shots with an alternative treatment.

Photography: Cybele Malinowski
Hair and Make up: Julia Green
MUA Assistant: Bec Needs
Styling: Sibel Alpsel
Models: Michella @ Chadwicks, Jonothan @ Chadwicks