ready for demolition – outskirts of parramatta

parramatta is going through an absolutely crazy development boom. everywhere you look, there are cranes and workers busily putting up offices and a hell of a lot of apartment complexes. the property here is on the outskirts of parramatta and along with the neighboorhood, it is just waiting for the bulldozers to move in.

although it is great news that there is work on de-centralising the sydney cbd, one wonders about some of the long-term planning involving transport and just the general asthetic of the place. it seems that it is becoming a great big wind tunnel.

my greatest concern is that every developer cowboy and his mate are pulling up apartment buildings, selling them off and making a runner with the cash after poor suckers have sunk their hard-earned into buying a unit which starts to fall to bits and get defect notices within five years.

bit of a shame really. a good reason for anyone to scrutinise deeply the developer track record when considering buying into a new build

Edited: April 4th, 2012

ikea tempe – hell on earth

carpark of tempe ikea on a friday morning. i should head back to grab a shot on saturday- a different world all together i bet.

even though the enormous complex was a ghost-town, it was truely an aweful shopping experience – for me. not quite hell on earth like this, but certainly hell on earth in a different way.

sorry, i just don’t like ikea. sure, we all buy something from there, but unless you are very selective in what you buy, i believe that ikea provides a false economy.

just not my cup of tea really something that is designed for landfill.

Edited: March 28th, 2012

abandoned fun park – luna park melbourne

does anyone know if melbournes luna park is still open for business?

i’m not entirely sure if i would feel safe on that rollercoaster.

Edited: June 20th, 2011

ticket booths at train station

martin place during a lull.

Edited: November 1st, 2010

deceased estate

i feel a little bit sad most times i walk into a property that’s advertised as a ‘deceased estate’ – especially when there are cracks in the walls so wide, you can use them as a breakfast counter.

the places more often or not feel really lonely and sad and i always find myself wondering in which room did the person die in and were they alone?  how long did it take for the body to be found?

sometimes the places have very cool furniture though.

Edited: October 23rd, 2010

dusk, aviation fuel and sydney airport

nothing else

Edited: July 9th, 2010

when the factory workers have gone home

the carpark seems so lonely with just a few vehicles left.

i will have to come back here when i have a tripod with me, it sort of reminds me of this deserted playground and the warehouse after the workers all went home.

Edited: July 5th, 2010

when the thai chefs have gone to sleep

more deserted places

Edited: May 31st, 2010

after the children have gone to sleep…

I actually went back to re-shoot a previous post, as suggested by some of the readers here, but got distracted by this scene instead.

The park was full of 16 yr olds getting pissed for someones birthday, it was all good though. Kind of like a time machine.

I come down here often, but it’s the first time i’ve been down here at night in years.  With the eye, it’s not at all creepy, but through the lens, it certainly can be – especially when shooting tungsten using daylight temperatures.

So i guess i will just have to come back and get the UFO’s another night…

Edited: August 8th, 2009