Just a quick reminder that Earth Hour 2011 is on tonight! Don’t forget to turn off everything for one hour at 8.30pm (or longer if you feel like it!!).
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I’m back… I know it’s been a while!
Well here I am, back after a long time away. So where have I been? I’ve done a Permaculture Design Course at the fabulous Northey St, I’ve enjoyed spending time in my garden and what I can grow in it, I’ve crafted and I’ve been on holiday – Scotland, England and Paris.
I’m sorry to have neglected this space, I’ve noticed lots of you still popping back to see if I’ve returned and now I have! And I’m going to resume with some photos from our amazing trip…
We had a wonderful time in Scotland, England and Paris and can’t wait for our next adventure. Some exciting news to report too, on Christmas Day Justin proposed to me!!! Of course I said yes 
He gave me the most beautiful opal ring which he made himself (he even fossicked the opal himself!). So now I get to do the other fun parts involved with a wedding!
Til next time!
April 2, 2011 - 8:04 pm - CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement!!!!! These photos are amazing!!!!!
July 2, 2011 - 7:28 am - Hi there, Congratulations on your engagement....I love you photography too, you certainly have a gift when it come to taking photo's...I'm still learning...being new at photography.......love browsing through your blog too..Well done, keep up the great work. congratulations again!
Beautiful Daria and Marty {eco friendly green wedding photography}
Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity to photograph the beautiful wedding of Daria and Marty. These guys are so wonderful, obviously very in love and just totally cute! It’s days like this that remind me how much I love my job!
The wedding was down at Ewingsdale (near Byron Bay) at the Byron Palms Nursery, owned by the groom’s parents. The wedding was held under the biggest, most beautiful tree I have ever seen and the ceremony was simple but stunning.
Daria and Marty, thank you for an amazing afternoon and the privelage of photographing your lovely day.
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
eco friendly natural wedding photography beautiful byron bay queensland
July 2, 2010 - 11:51 pm - Holly, these are amazing :-) love your work!!!
July 12, 2010 - 1:55 pm - Beautiful photos.....beautiful wedding....beautiful bride and groom...............
World Environment Day – this weekend!
Just wanted to let you all know that World Environment Day is this weekend and there are heaps of things to get out and see or do in South East Queensland!
1. Morningside festival
Time: Saturday 5 June from 3pm to 7pm
Location: Morningside Tennis Centre and Beelarong Community Farm
- next door to each other on the corner of Beverley and York Sts, Morningside
Please join Transition East, Beelarong Community Farm and the Morningside Tennis Centre for an afternoon of fun, food and information.
Activities include:
o Free organic sausage sizzle (including meat option) o Free tennis for the kids
o Farm tours o Cob oven cooking
o Indian cooking display o Making your own worm ranch
o Construction of an Oil Memorial o Screening of the movie ‘In Transition 1.0’
o Low Carbon Diet program presentation
For catering purposes, please RSVP on the Brisbane Transition ning.
Public transport options: 15 minute walk (or 5 minute ride) from either Morningside or Cannon Hill railway station.
BYO chair would also be fantastic.
We’re also looking for a couple of large plastic drums to construct an Oil Memorial with – any leads please let me know.
We’ll also be wanting some unwanted oil-based memorabilia to screw to the drums – let your imagination run wild
See more details and RSVP on Brisbane Transition Hub:
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2. The Really Really Free Market
Saturday 5 June, 10am – 4pm – in Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
A festival of giving freely – anything from a shoulder massage to fruit & veges to haiku compositions
Everything in this market is completely free. No money, bartering, or trading.
A celebration of gift economy.
Everyone is welcome
Come along and bring items you want to give away, skills to share, ideas, friends, or just your company.
Venue: Brisbane City Botanical Gardens, in the palm circle opposite the big pond near the Alice Street entrance.
To see more details and RSVP, see the facebook event page
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3. Logan Eco Action Festival LEAF
Saturday 5 June 2010 10 am to 5 pm
Griffith University Logan Campus, University Dr, Meadowbrook
Logan Eco Action Festival (LEAF) is a free community festival welcoming every one of all ages to attend, and more importantly participate. This interactive and educational event is designed to stimulate awareness about the topical environmental issues we face as a community, and through education empower you, your family and your friends to make a positive change.
With an array of exhibitors, live music, wildlife shows, demonstrations and hands-on workshops, organic food markets, children’s activities, giveaways and much more, this free community festival welcomes everyone of all ages to attend and most importantly, participate!
For more info see the website
Kid’s activities
- Rock climbing wall Little Green Thumbs Tomato Planting
- Face Painting Art Workshops
Entertainment
- Live music from Ebony Rose, The Spacifix, The Twine, Loren, Kitch and more
- Fire spinners Awards Ceremony for World Environment Day Calendar awards and Envirogrants
Guest speakers
- Annette Macfarlane Hollowlog Homes City Food Growers
- Griffith Uni and UQ Al Gore Presentation Ecofund Wildcare Solar
Workshops
- The Bug Lady Recycling and Composting Bird watching
Other activities
- Geckoes Wildlife Shows Electric Cars Daisy Hill Koala Sanctuary Organic food stalls
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4. Boonah festival for World Environment Day
Saturday 5 June 9:00 am – 3:00 pm At the Outlook, Boonah Ipswich Road, Boonah
Celebrating all things for a sustainable lifestyle, World Environment Day features vendor stalls and talks, workshops and demonstrations, entertainment, food and fun. Wildlife workshops for the kids, interactive junk orchestra and sculpture, aromotherapy, massage, bamboo, soapnuts, damper, local wines and regional food, drumming workshops. belly dancing, staged music, and a recycled fashion parade.
For more information contact: Julie, Boonah Organisation for Sustainable Future 5463 4774 boonahboss@hotmail.com
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5. Transition Town Kenmore Permablitz
Saturday 5 June 8.00am to 11.00am Anstead
Transition Town Kenmore runs regulars Permablitzes where people get together to transform disused lawns in productive fruit and vege gardens. For more information on Permablitzes see the Transition Kenmore Blog
To get the address and come along email: transitionkenmore@gmail.com
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6. Reverse Garbage: Plastic Fantastic !?!
Saturday 5 June 6.00pm to 8.00pm Reverse Garbage, 296 Montague Rd, West End
This World Environment Day, 5th June, Reverse Garbage encourages you to have a little reverence for that versatile stuff we call plastic. They will be celebrating the opening of their next exhibition ‘Plastic Fantastic!?!’ with live music, short films, good food and drinks and a range of fabulous artworks made from salvaged plastics by local artists.
Email: info@reversegarbage.com.au to RSVP
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7. Sunshine Coast World Environment Day festival
Sunday 6 June 2010, 9am–4pm
University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs
The Sunshine Coast World Environment Day Festival (30th Anniversary) is a free community festival celebrating community and biodiversity in the region.
The festival features film screenings, speakers, forums, delicious foods, Farmer’s Market, and the Transition Town… FULL Festival details
OxfamUQ will screen the ‘REEL CHANGE’ short films on climate change, supported by MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY and the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival.
‘Reel Change’ is a series of striking, and often inspiring, short films on responses to climate change from communities around the world – Niger, Borneo, Australia, Japan, Solomon Islands, Altai
See previews and information about the Reel Change short films by visiting this link _____________________________________________________________
8. Tea and Seed Stories – Sophie Munn’s homage to the seed
Sunday 6 June 10.30am – 2.00pm Japanese Garden: Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
This event welcomes all who care for the critical role of the seed in the story of biodiversity – its is a day for sharing stories – seeds if you can – and for recognising what is at stake. You dont have to be a great gardener or own a patch of land to participate in this circle. There are many ways to contribute to biodiversity preservation.
We are taking bookings for this free event – 2 sessions -10.30am and 12.30 pm.
More information at 2010 Artist-in-residence Sophie Munn’s blog: sophiemunns2010.blogspot.com
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Stop Airport Expansion – No Third Runway
There’s only a day left before we close the deed on Airplot! Sign up now to get your piece of the plot, and help us reach 100,000 beneficial owners by April 30th. This will ensure the next government is faced with strong opposition, and can be persuaded to shelve Heathrow expansion for good. What is Airplot? It’s a piece of land slap bang in the middle of the proposed third runway site at Heathrow, now shared by over 80,000 people. We’re not going to let the runway be built and we need your help!
Why is this expansion bad? An additional runway will mean an additional 225,000 flights over London in the course of a year. This will lead to Heathrow Airport becoming the single biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the United Kingdom and will go against the British Government’s plan to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050. Also, the village of Sipson and surrounding areas will no longer exist. The community in these areas will have to relocate to make way for a gigantic concrete runway. There are already 6 airports surrounding London. We do not need any more…
The wonderful Emma Thompson has joined with Greenpeace, Alistair McGowan and Zac Goldsmith and purchased a large amount of land that is in the proposed runway area. They are all so passionate about this unneeded development as you can see below.
Click here to get your own bit of the airplot and save the village of Sipson.
Earth Day Portrait Special! {eco friendly green portrait photography}
Our planet is facing bigger challenges than ever before. Our ancient forests are being chopped down and our oceans recklessly fished out and polluted at a breathtaking pace. Whaling, toxic pollution, dirty coal, dangerous nuclear energy and genetically engineered crops threaten the quality and even sustainability of lives around the planet. Catastrophic climate change looms as governments and industry spend time and resources in hopes of increasing their profits while avoiding the changes necessary to curb carbon emissions.
The Earth needs more people like you who care about environmental issues, more people who will use their voices to defend it – and more people who will take action to protect it.
To celebrate the amazing work that is being done by so many individuals around the world I am having a special discount!
This offer is available from today 22nd April til the 1st of May but only a limited number of sessions are available so book quickly!
A green and peaceful future is possible – please join us in making it happen. The Earth needs our attention not just on Earth Day, but every day.
[some text sourced from Greenpeace]
Computer problems
Just wanted to let you all know that I’ve had a computer malfunction and that I lost most of my emails. My computer is due to be fixed on Tuesday and I won’t know until then what has been saved. If you want to get in contact you can call me or wait until Tuesday to send me an email.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Earth Hour 2010 – two weeks to go!
Yes it is just two weeks until Earth Hour 2010!
Hj imagery is throwing its support behind Earth Hour – an annual event coordinated by WWF-Australia to raise awareness of climate change. The campaign aims to encourage councils, households, schools, businesses and organisations to take practical everyday steps to reduce their environmental footprint.
Along with millions of others around the globe, hj imagery will ‘power down’ for one hour on Saturday March 27 at 8:30pm by turning off essential lighting and machines, and unplugging appliances at the power point.
‘The simple act of turning lights off sends a powerful message that if individuals take small steps, collectively we can make a huge difference in reducing our carbon footprint. Mindful of the 2010 Earth Hour motto, ‘Earth Hour, Every Hour’ we’ve committed to long-term goals for sustainability.
Whilst turning off lights and other electronic appliances during Earth Hour is a great first step, the idea is to make a commitment beyond the hour. By making some simple and inexpensive changes in the home or business we can encourage our community to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
“Earth Hour is an opportunity to demonstrate a comitment to tackling climate change,” says Greg Bourne, CEO, WWF-Australia. “Earth Hour is driven by citizens and grassroots groups thinking globally and acting locally in the community, and there’s plenty of ways for everyone to get involved.”
During Earth Hour there are number of ways to take advantage of the dark – events will run in cities, towns and municiplities throughout Australia hosted by local businesses, schools, councils and family and friends at home.
Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when more than 2 million people turned off their lights. Since then participants have grown progressively around the world. In 2009 numbers swelled to hundreds of millions as 4189 cities, in 88 countries as well as many of the world’s best know landmarks participated.
It’s easy to get involved:
- 1. Sign up to Earth Hour
Register your home, business, organisation or school to participate in Earth Hour. To register go to www.earthhour.org.au. Signing up is absolutely free and you will be provided with an Earth Hour information pack. This also helps us to track who’s in this year.
- 2. Measure your environmental impact on the planet
WWF is asking everyone to make one Earth Hour resolution to reduce their impact – or ‘footprint’ – on the planet on an ongoing basis. Measure yours via the footprint calculator at earthhour.org.
- 3. Turn off the lights!
For one hour, Saturday, 27 March 2010 at 8:30pm.
Don’t forget to alert others too… talk about it at work, to the check out assistant while shopping, friends and family, post about it on Facebook or Twitter and encourage them all to do their part!
I am still here….
Things have just been a little hectic recently. I will be back with images very soon! For now, let’s turn Facebook green.
We need your help to get Facebook.com running on 100 percent renewable energy. If you are on Facebook please join this facebook group and invite your friends.
Why Facebook? Why now? Because the company just announced plans to run its massive new data centre in Oregon (US) on dirty energy. Facebook is now the second most-visited website in the U.S., and one of the top websites in the world. It’s time that the company cleaned up their act and put their weight behind the struggle to stop climate change. Like the late, great historian Howard Zinn said — you can’t be neutral on a moving train.
How the internet is powered is an issue not just for Facebook but for the entire IT industry. The industry holds many of the keys to reaching our climate goals by innovating internet based solutions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency. Technologies that enable smart grids, zero emissions buildings, and more efficient transport systems are central to efforts to combat climate change. IT companies should quit coal, go renewable.
We can use our facebook networks to spread the word and encourage the company to join the cause now, at this critical time in its development.
Weekend away
Just so you all know I will be away over the weekend. I am attending Earth Frequency 2010 out in Jimna State Forest – workshops, music and great food!
If you want to contact me it’s best to send me an email as I won’t have my phone turned on while away. I will get back to you when I return.
Have a wonderful weekend all!
by hjimagery
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