Rand’s Photo Essays

I love compiling these photo essays as they combine my passion for writing and making photos. Best of all, I love sharing them with you. Enjoy!

Mythical Sydney: From Above

Published on 3rd June 2025

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Whitehaven: Where the Tides Paint Stories

Published on 27th May 2025

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Rushcutters at First Light

Published on 13th May 2025

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Portrait Series: The Hands That Shape Light

Published on 10th May 2025

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Before the Page Turns

Published on 22nd April 2025

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Layers of Devotion

Published on 9th April 2025

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The Art of Connection: Why I Photograph People

Published on 4th April 2025

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Between Shadows and Light: The Shape of the Unseen

Published on 11th March 2025

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Whispers of a Parisian Violin

Published on 23rd February 2025

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Visual Ballet, Part II: The Art of Speed and Elegance

Published on 14th February 2025

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Visual Ballet, Part I: The Thrill of SailGP on Sydney Harbour

Published on 11th February 2025

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A Waterman’s Journey + Big Tuesday

Published on 8th February 2025

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The Dreamer

Published on 4th February 2025

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Love in the Heart of Sydney

Published on 21st January 2025

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Ethereal Horizons: Echoes in Light & Shadow

Published on 17th December 2024

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Crowded House: Symphony at Dusk

Published on 7th December 2024

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Golden Reflections: A Wedding at leaves & fishes

Published on 3rd December 2024

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Nature’s Revenge

Published on 19th November 2024

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Twilight’s Secret: Entering a Realm Beyond Time

Published on 5th November 2024

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From Light to Light: A Portrait Series of Growth

Published on 30th October 2024

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Shark Bay: Where Time Meets Infinity

Published on 28th October 2024

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“Can You Hear Me?” - A Call Across Time

Published on 22nd October 2024

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Pure Motion, Captured: Bondi Surfski Battles

Published on 18th October 2024

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Grit and Glow: Dusk Falls on Sydney Harbour

Published on 12th October 2024

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The Search for Hidden Truth: A Descent into Silence

Published on 4th October 2024

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Newcastle: Where the Sacred Meets the Sea

Published on 30th September 2024

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Ephemeral Splendor: Embracing Golden Hour

Published on 25th September 2024

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A Pensive Portrait: Resilience in Every Beat

Published on 22nd September 2024

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Ebb and Flow: Spring’s Embrace at Bronte Beach

Published on 20th September 2024

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Waves of Freedom: A Spring Awakening at Bondi

Published on 17th September 2024

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Urban Threads: The Intersection of Fashion and Reality

Published on 10th September 2024

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Golden Hour: A Portrait of Radiant Energy

Published on 3rd September 2024

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The Paperbark Runner

Published on 31st August 2024

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A Midday Reverie In The Grace of Late Winter’s Light

Published on 29th August 2024

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Searching For Colour Amongst The Sentinels Of Time

Published on 27th August 2024

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Searching For Light In Urban Canyons

Published on 23rd August 2024

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Melbourne, A Helicopter View

Published on 13th August 2024

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Surf Ballet, Part II

Published on 6th August 2024

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Surf Ballet, Part I

Published on 2nd August 2024

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Urban Beat: Exploring Sydney

Published on 22nd July 2024

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Nature Transformed: The Search for Symbiosis

Published on 18th July 2024

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Rushcutters Roundup

Published on 15th July 2024

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Everything Is A Story, Story Is Everything

Published on 9th July 2024

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Whale Whispering

Published on 2nd July 2024

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Art+Deco, Part I

Published on 27th June 2024

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Finding Shark Bay’s Great White

Published on 21st June 2024

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Gnarly Tuesday

Published on 18th June 2024

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Bringing You The Beach Lifestyle

Published on 13th June 2024

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Composed Upon The Frontier, 11th June 2024

Published on 11th June 2024

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Surf Sessions: Can’t Get Enough!

Published on 7th June 2024

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Surf Sessions: Bondi Beach Blur

Published on 6th June 2024

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Riders Of The Storm

Published on 4th June 2024

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Park Sessions: Rushcutters Bay

Published on 1st June 2024

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Surf Sessions: Maroubra

Published on 29th May 2024

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Shark Bay, The Video

Published on 18th May 2024

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Flying Closer to the Sun: A Heart Transplant Story 5 Years On

Published on 15th May 2024

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Surf Sessions: Merewether

Published on 12th May 2024

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Freedom: The Shark Bay Expedition

Published on 8th May 2024

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Bondi Beach: Surf + Sand

Published on 26th April 2024

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Life is a Cabaret, Cabaret is Life!

Published on 23rd April 2024

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Nympheas in the Hunter Valley

Published on 18th April 2024

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Bobbing on Rush Cutting Bay

Published on 16th April 2024

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Nelson and Bronte, a Seascape Photo Essay

Published on 11th April 2024

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Crossing Potts Point

Published on 5th April 2024

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Night Lights, Bright Eyes and White Lies

Published on 2nd April 2024

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Surfski Sunday: A Photo Essay

Published on 28th March 2024

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Terrigal Dawn: A Photo Essay

Published on 25th March 2024

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Parklife, and Other Things

Published on 19th March 2024

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Go Farther in Lightness

Published on 14th March 2024

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High Performance Sailing, Grand Prix-Style

Published on 12th March 2024

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Broom Stars, Boats and Aerial Fig Trees

Published on 5th March 2024

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Ocean Pools, a Helicopter View

Published on 27th February 2024

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A Window into the Future

Published on 21st February 2024

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Popping the Question

Published on 15th February 2024

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In Search of Archetypes

Published on 7th February 2024

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Sydney Harbour Shark Attack

Published on 1st February 2024

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Great Southern

Published on 25th January 2024

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Exploring Heart, Killing Care

Published on 17th January 2024

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Photography as Meditation

Published on 9th January 2024

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