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Top of the tide
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Along the shore, footstep by footstep, the thin, crisp line wanders. Meandering along the top of the tide, it states: I was here, once. It binds throughout each coastal bay, every beach and cove, weaving Australia with a tidal thread of today. Tomorrow, the moon beckons a different…
Country rain – from Switzerland to Nigeria.
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Driving through stinging rain. Grey clouds hang like a shroud, whilst further to the south, sweeping sheets of white cover the hills and fields, causing small streams in paddocks to run, puddling at fence lines. Today I am going to film a small country funeral for a Swiss woman, who…
A Christmas Story (to be read aloud)
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T ‘was the night before Christmas And in Little Bethlehem Mary’s labour had commenced “Thank God” she said, “Amen”. T ‘was the night before Christmas And Mary’s labour had begun “I’m glad I’m off that donkey now, My bottom is quite numb!” There was no room inside the…
The Funeral of Jess
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This was a lovely, very sad funeral for a beautiful young woman, who’s favourite colour was purple. “Having watched Patty photograph at a funeral I can certainly recommend her style of work. She is bold yet non-intrusive, appropriately creative with her approach to capturing the memories of such an important…
Life Must Go On
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Grieve for me, for I would grieve for you. Then brush away the sorrow and the tears Life is not over, but begins anew, With courage you must greet the coming years. To live forever in the past is wrong; It can only cause you misery and pain. Dwell not…
Terry’s Funeral
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Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com Terry’s daughter approached me to photograph her late father’s funeral, and when I delivered the DVD to her the following day, she told me she probably wouldn’t watch it, only look at the photographs. I told her that was okay, but I’d prefer her…
Your Story Ep 39: Patty. Funeral Photography, Web Cams and Radio Personality.
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This is an introduction to my interview on Ian Kath’s wonderful podcast site Your Story. I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Ian earlier in 2009, over cafe glasses of water and a delightful West End afternoon. Make sure you check out Ian’s site, and watch his Tango and…
I see what you don’t see
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I was speaking to a young friend last weekend about my Funeral Photography. He was trying to get his head around the fact that I wanted to take images, and how passionate I was about doing so. I explained that I viewed my work as a service – I am…