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Sayonara Southport

Jason Benz — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:54:20 +0000

These buildings are part of Southport Central in Queensland. I have been living and working in Southport on the Gold Coast since 2013. The 5-year project which brought me here was the Global Reef Record which my former employer Panedia has been a big part of. Although it was the longest and most interesting Photography job I have done, I am excited about what comes next. Since moving here my weekends have been spent upgrading my van (which I consider part of my photographic equipment) to tackle Australias remote areas. I have installed a solar panel and a 250ah battery which allows me to shoot, process and upload images in areas without mains electricity. I have also built extra storage for water, fuel and gas. Once I am back on the road (2nd March) I expect to increase my photographic output so the amount of Stock Photography will go up.

Treasury Casino

Jason Benz — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:27:19 +0000

This is the Treasury Casino in Brisbane. It is one of four casinos in the state. Queensland already has twice as many casinos as any other part of Australia and they have plans for three more.

This shot was taken with a fisheye lens I borrowed from work (Panedia). Google has put some of our underwater panoramas on one page as they have begun adding them to Google Maps Street View.

Southport Fisheye

Jason Benz — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:10:09 +0000

This is Southport Central in Queensland, Australia. My boss at Panedia lent me an 8mm fisheye lens which has a 180 degree field of view. It was an interesting experience shooting with such a wide angle. I normally cannot shoot wider than 24mm which is about 65 degrees. It is three cameras and lenses just like this which are used in the underwater photography we are currently working on for the Seaview Survey.

We also met up with Blan today who was visiting a local artist Marji Hill. Blan treated us all to fish and chips on the Spit.

Australia is having a general election today, we are yet to discover the result!