Beauty - Craig O'Neil (Thu 17 Mar 2016)

untitled - Main Range / Snowy Mountains (Fri 22 Jan 2016)

Craig O'Neill on Beauty:

It's a beautiful bit of work

via Kosciuszko explained: mystery of the Snowy Mountains solved by Marcus Strom.

Art - Philip Geftermarch / Walker Evans (Wed 16 Mar 2016)

frame, window - Chippendale (Wed 16 Mar 2016)

Philip Geftermarch on Art:

art .. [is] an act of taking, collecting, isolating and assembling in new contexts [on Walker Evans and Art]

via A Bygone Time Captured Through the Lens of Walker Evans by Philip Geftermarch.

Pictures - Jörg Colberg (Tue 15 Mar 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Tue 15 Mar 2016)

Jörg Colberg on Pictures:

it is the gestures of photography that contribute much to whatever pictures do.

via Mayumi Suzuki and the Tsunami’s Aftermath by Jörg Colberg.

Now - Daido Moriyama (Mon 14 Mar 2016

untitled - Redfern (Mon 14 Mar 2016)

Daido Moriyama on Now:

This is me now [Tokyo in colour]

via Daido Moriyama Gives a Fresh Look to Tokyo by Jake Cigainero.

Australia - Nisha Shrestha (Fri 11 Mar 2016)

painting (Fred Williams) - NGA / Canberra (Sun 10 Jan 2016)

Nisha Shrestha on Australia:

Australia is a wonderful place to be but we all shared the same fears. Uncertainty about a new land, leaving family in our homeland.

But we all also share the same hope for a better future. To strive and work hard for our children.

via Western Sydney migrant women find bonds in Mother's Spice at ICE in Parramatta by Lenny Ann Low.

Learn - George Martin (Thu 10 Mar 2016)

untitled - Alexandria (Thu 10 Mar 2016)

George Martin on Learn:

we taught ourselves

via George Martin obituary: The Beatles producer who made the Fab Four a worldwide success by Agency.

Confidence - Emma Williamson (Wed 09 Mar 2016)

untitled - Alexandria (Wed 09 Mar 2016)

Emma Williamson on Confidence:

I love that everything has a story, and a certain feeling of confidence from having been around for a while

via Emma Williamson and Kieran Wong by Lucy Feagins.

Mistakes - Benjamin Hardy (Thu 03 Mar 2016)

untitled - Chippendale (Wed 03 Mar 2016)

Benjamin Hardy on Mistakes:

There are no mistakes, only lessons

via 8 Lessons Learned From Making Stupid Mistakes by Benjamin Hardy.

Diversity - Lara Merrett (Wed 02 Mar 2016)

untitled - Chippendale (Wed 02 Mar 2016)

Lara Merrett on Diversity:

We need spaces in between

via Birmingham Street Studios bring art and soul to the city for Art Month by Nick Galvin.

Momento - Joanna Kitto (Fri 18 Dec 2015)

untitled - Alexandria (Sun 28 Feb 2016)

Joanna Kitto on Momento:

We all have keepsakes and mementoes; they might be strange or serve no purpose but the object reminds us of a particular person or a point in time. By holding onto the object we are in turn holding onto the memory.

via Joanna Kitto: Tender Thing by Jane Llewellyn.

Letting Go - Del Kathryn Barton (Sat 27 Feb 2016)

untitled - Alexandria (Fri 19 Feb 2016)

Del Kathryn Barton on Letting Go:

as I get older I've developed skills for letting go and just accepting

via Spectrum Now ambassador and artist Del Kathryn Barton on how art saved her life by Myffy Rigby.

Hindsight - Laura Carmichael (Mon 15 Feb 2016)

untitled - Chippendale (Tue 02 Feb 2016)

Laura Carmichael on Hindsight:

[I can] look back and say I'm so grateful for that time because I didn't know anything about anything

via Actress passed on dream job for chance to be Lady Edith in Downton Abbey by Luaine Lee.

Loneliness - Sarah Berry (Wed 29 Jul 2015)

untitled - Erskineville (Sun 31 Jan 2016)

Sarah Berry on Loneliness:

lonely people have equal social skills, but struggle when put under pressure to utilise them

via Why the lonely stay lost in loneliness by Sarah Berry.

Illusions - Charlotte Rampling (Sun 14 Feb 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Mon 08 Feb 2016)

Charlotte Rampling on Illusions:

illusions can be as powerful as reality

via Charlotte Rampling: Oscar-nominated 45 Years taught her the value of 'cracking up' by Stephanie Bunbury.

Decisions - The Story of Telling (Wed 10 Feb 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Wed 10 Feb 2016)

The Story of Telling on Decisions:

most .. decisions are not rational, but emotional

via 3 Things Your Product Story Must Do by The Story of Telling.

Conversation - Dianne Jones (Wed 03 Feb 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Mon 08 Feb 2016)

Dianne Jones on Conversation :

We must never be afraid to have a conversation

via Artist Tom Roberts still has us talking by Elissa Blake.

Cole Classic - Nicholas Cole (Sat 06 Feb 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Mon 08 Feb 2016)

Nicholas Cole on Cole Classic:

he [Graham Cole] started something [Cole Classic] that captured the public's imagination .. a way for the community to celebrate the ocean, get fit and to have a bit of fun at the same time

via Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic celebrates its 33rd year on Sunday by smh.

Architecture - Elizabeth Farrelly (Fri 05 Feb 2016)

untitled - Canberra (Mon 25 Jan 2016)

Elizabeth Farrelly on Architecture (e):

architecture is our dance with nature

via Pholeros the fearless architect's low-key, empowering, incremental model spurned in the Intervention by Elizabeth Farrelly.

Joy - Jessica Irvine (Fri 05 Feb 2016)

joy - Chippendale (Thu 04 Feb 2016)

Jessica Irvine on Joy:

things that bring me true joy are not things, but people. They're not memories of the past, but ideas about what the future could bring.

via The economics of decluttering: how I learned to ignore sunk costs by Jessica Irvine.

Letting Go - Jessica Irvine (Fri 05 Feb 2016)

untitled - Chippendale (Thu 04 Feb 2016)

Jessica Irvine on Letting Go:

letting go of the past is not easy. It can open an uncomfortable void

via The economics of decluttering: how I learned to ignore sunk costs by Jessica Irvine.