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I was working on my final major project for Uni, trying to write something intelligent that vaguely resembled my shots. I hit a brick wall. Writers block. I have been looking at it so long now that I couldn’t see the wood for the trees. It didn’t help that the sun was streaming through the windows and the rest of London was out enjoying their solar drenched long weekend.

I brainsnapped. I shrugged off the shackles of my imminent deadline and decided to jump on a train armed with my camera and head down the coast to Brighton. A good mate of mine Adam Bronkhorst aka The Brownhorse had his first solo photography exhibition to coincide with the Brighton Fringe Festival. It was the perfect excuse to get out of the house, have a break from my work, and hopefully cure my cabin fever.

Adam together with a couple of guys own and run Garage Studios which is conveniently located a few minutes walk from the station. The guys have had this fabulous space up and running for about a year now and they have a fantastic mix of photography from Adam and co-owner DarkDaze, the hugely popular photography and lighting courses and of course studio hire.

As I came out of the station I saw the sea down the end of the road and I couldn’t resist the Death Star-like tractor beam pulling me down there. Being Australian, I grew up with the ocean being accessible and being a big part of my childhood and it’s one thing I do miss about being in London. Anyway, after I got my saltwater fix for the year I headed back towards Garage Studios where Adam’s exhibition was being held. It was called Primitive Pixels and took the viewer through a journey of taking a self portrait… with a twist. Despite these days having the capability of high resolution cameras, Adam opted for one of the earliest digital cameras he could get his hands on. An Apple Quicktake which is a whopping 0.3 of a megapixel hence the name of the exhibit. And amazingly, it’s not that old as it was widely available in the 90’s. Together with a stop frame video of the entire process, the room was filled with imagery of Adam testing the light and expressions till he was happy with the final result. It was also a bit of a salute to his 365 project which is where I originally came across Adam and his creative photography a couple of years ago.

Adam and his gorgeous wife Alison gave birth to little Alfie 2 months ago and I was lucky enough to get a hold of the dude. It is official, he has THE best hair of any baby I have ever seen. A completely natural mohican! Alison has been asked whether she puts a little product in his hair to get it looking like it is, but she assures me its completely natural. After grabbing a bite for dinner and having a peek at an exhibit of music photography by DarkDaze at the Prince Albert hotel, I headed back to the big smoke fully invigorated and recharged, ready to re-engage with my own project and finish it before Wednesday.

I dare say I won’t be waiting as long before I head down there again.