I was asked to take photos at Our Lady of Victories in Camberwell to capture the memories of an important day in the students’ lives. I arrived just after sunrise, the sun bathing the buildings in breathtaking light.
The church is a big part of the education of these children. It is a beautiful building!
I was really honoured to be able to share an important day with this school community.
A portrait is defined as a likeness, which is easy when photographing a person. It is their face, right? Now try to define the likeness of a city… That is our challenge for class. I sure had a great time trying to capture aspects of this wonderful city. I spent an evening with a class mate walking some of the streets, seeing a different side of Melbourne.
All these images were taken between Spring St and Swanston St.
My boys got to do the Bible reading, then dressed up as the wise men. My daughter got turned into a little angel, and she popped up everywhere. Notice how my younger son just couldn’t stand still!
This is my absolute favourite photo of the morning. Little Jasmine is waiting for her chance to appear on stage.
The day started really beautifully. The clouds were bulky, towering masses in the sky, bright bright blue showing here and there.
My lovely, kind husband stopped on the way home at a church he saw from the tram, so I could take photos. Isn’t it absolutely breathtaking?
It has now started to rain and hail.
Summer seems to be coming closer with the sun setting later in the evenings. Last night, walking to class, I got to see the last of the colours over the city buildings.
Flinders street station, the cathedral and the Yarra river in the foreground. The sun is setting to the left of this photo, creating a wonderful glow on the buildings.
These posts haven’t been very regular lately. With guests, a sick family and just about everything else happening at once, my life had been a little chaotic. With life slightly more (our definition of) normal, the posts and photos should come more regularly again.
On Sunday I was honoured to be invited to be part of Benji’s dedication service at the Baptist church. It was a truly special event. His grandfather is a church minister back in South Africa and thus he was able to do the dedication. It was such a beautiful moment in their lives, I thought to share this shot of father, daughter and grandson.
The church asked me to take some photos on Sunday of the Kids Club. I thought I would share a few. The children have a fantastic time learning about the Bible. The parents and teachers really go to a lot of effort. The kids are separated into groups according to their ages. They have dancing, puppets stories, crafts and free play.
I will post more after I have done the handover.
