I love the excitement of photographing a new retail store, especially when it involves a prestigious brand like Ralph Lauren.

The merchandising team had done an extraordinary job of planning and implementing the epic two storey store at Chadstone, so it was quite the responsibility to capture the essence of their hard work in images. Especially since the images were being sent back to head office in New York live for immediate feedback and potential reshoots if necessary.

I love my job. Every day I wake up to a new view or a new challenge. I recently woke to a new view every week when I did the grand tour of Shangri La hotels throughout the Asia Pacific region. The project took me from Sydney to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur to Yangon and Chiang Mai over three months.

I probably shouldn’t admit it here publicly, but the highlight, and the thing I looked forward to the most on this little adventure was the Shangri La breakfasts. They know how to put on a spread.

Big congratulations to Joe Schofield (formally with the Tippling Club) for becoming the 2018 International Bartender of the Year at the Spirit Awards. Amazing what talent and passion can do.

I had the pleasure of photographing Joe for the restaurant last year, and one of the images from that session was used to publicise the win.

Photographers have the best job.

We get to visit many different companies, and experience many unique things - it's the perfect job for the incurably curious.

Sometimes we get to work with the same company many times - so much so, you become a part of the family. You invent the concepts and the look together, and then you continue to be consistent with that feel. We become so familiar that we sometimes talk in short-hand, because we simply know what needs to be done.

This is the relationship I have with Hilton Singapore. We see each other every few months and create new seasonal images to refresh their image library and to promote the new menu items. We catch up on each other's news, I find out the ins and outs of the hotel's fortunes, and we make beautiful images together.

I stumbled on their social site today, and was inspired to share some of the things we have done in the last few years - including at least two mothers days!

A huge heartfelt congratulations to Tay Yanling, and the team from TA.LE Architects for their win at the Singapore Good Design Awards - 2018.  

Their Propeller workstations were a photographer's dream because they were visually striking and photographed well.  They also worked well with my panoramic style as they were wide and flat.

I know, as a photographer, I am the one who comes in at the very last minute, after all the hard work has been done, who spends a few breezy hours taking photographs.  But I like to think my little contribution helps my client's achieve their goals, to help them tell the world about their efforts.  So when I see client's being recognised for their talent, it gives me a warm glow inside.

If you do happen to win an award using my images, do let me know!  I love celebrating our little successes, wherever we can find them.  

You can read more about their beautiful fit-out at the TA.LE Architects website.