2 x Silver awards at the International Aperture award comp

Well I woke up this morning with some fantastic news, I won two Silver awards at the 2009 International Aperture Award Competition.

While a first prize result would have got me some huge Xmas spending money, I have to be happy with two silvers considering it is a worldwide competition offering $88,000 in prize money and drawing over 10,000 entries from around the globe.

Ralph "Skippy the painter" Gilbert

I dropped in to catch up with Ralph "Skippy the painter" and show him the photos I took of him the first time we met. I had my camera with me and ended up getting much better photos of him the second time around. I feel these images capture his personality, his passion for life and his love for this country.

Ralph, an ex Spanish Foreign Legion veteran is the now the

most patriotic Australian I know. Make sure you check out the video too.

Cherries?

Roadside Van

Forgotten roadside van

"There's more to living than being ALIVE" - Shale

Shale, 17 lives in a caravan on her parents property on the South Coast of NSW. Click on the video to hear why...

More from Rustic Caravan Park

Sea Life on Paradise Row

Thirty years ago Margaret created her first theatrical garden "Wonder Woman". Over the year she has been entertaining the locals by expressing her creativity through her gardens.

Margaret sets her theme and then starts collecting items, with the help of some locals to create her masterpieces. Her last and final effort "Sea Life on Paradise Row" was a smorgasbord of underwater visual delights and I was glad I was there to capture the scene.

Margaret "Rick Stein" the Lobster after proudly escaping from the lobster trap

Margaret relaxing with some underwater friends.