A day in Istanbul https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/ Sun, 5 Apr 2026 20:20:19 GMT World Nomads Adventures Travelling is in my blood, it is in my bones. I live, breathe and love travelling but most special of all is my ability to share the experiences I have with others. I come from a family of travellers, my mother is African and English and my father German and English, who both emigrated to Australia. I have been travelling since I can remember and have always captured the precious moments on film, or now digitally. I love telling the story of my travels and capturing the feeling of the country. My photos do not just show but they also tell. I studied photography and journalism and thus dream of being a photojournalist, to go on assignment would be a dream come true and the perfect opportunity to share with the world my ability to capture a story. My photos show feelings, experiences and special moments, the important parts of travel that many people do not see. In Greenland I would capture the beauty of the country but also the feeling of the country. https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/42692/Indonesia/Jogjakarta Travel Indonesia travella https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/42692/Indonesia/Jogjakarta#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/42692/Indonesia/Jogjakarta Wed, 3 Jul 2013 23:10:00 GMT 0 I am Australian; well at least I claim to be. Yet I am so ignorant when it comes to our Indigenous culture. Who are we as Australians? What is it to be Australian? What is the ‘real’ Australia? I love to travel, I have been to America, to Iceland, to France, to Turkey but I have never ventured up the north of our country. I have been to Queensland, have seen the shiny tinsel-town of Surfers Paradise, the beautiful beaches of the Sunshine Coast, the magnificent and never faultless Great Barrier Reef, but I never seen the real Queensland. These photos illustrate my road-trip up the north of our fine country, revealing the 'real' Australian's I met along the way and showing the diverse and beautiful landscape. This series uncovers my adventures, my keenness for everything and anything and my confidence in photography. I want to document the raw qualities of a place - the realness of a place. So often people are shown a glossy, ideal version of a place, I believe I have shown and can further show the beauty and the charm. I want to photograph people, places and events from all over the world, doing just that - showing people the un-glossiness of places - the rawness, the realness, the excitement and the adventure. https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/31096/Australia/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Travel Australia travella https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/31096/Australia/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/31096/Australia/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Thu, 3 Nov 2011 13:50:21 GMT 0 Istanbul - an incredible city where every corner, street, person or thing is picture-worthy. I spent two days there, snapping away crazily, after travelling for over seven months I had not yet found somewhere so deserving of photos. Five photos can not describe the colourful and busy life that I discovered. The day started in the Grand Bazaar where we explored the antiques. The beautiful clutter and the light that glinted off the brass pots and jewellery is captured in this image. Next was the Spice Market filled with characters of all ages and types. This man sat drinking tea, with shy hand gesture, seemingly unaware of the kitten on his hat. As the market was packed away, a man struggled with his purchases on his back as the world hurries around him. After the markets we head to Kadiköy, the Asian side of Istanbul, where the `real` Turks spend time. Relaxing with a nagila (sheesha) the hours tick away. With a light head and an empty stomach we head down to the waterfront and eat corn in front of 'Maiden's Tower'. Istanbul was one of the last stops on my seven months of travelling. I study journalism and photography in Tasmania, my dream has always been to be a travel-journalist/photographer but in my opinion the best lessons are learned through experience and with travelling I have gained experience. Earlier this year I took a semester off to travel and I have learnt more about photography through using my camera and capturing the world. My skills will grow with the more photos I take and travelling is the perfect oppurtunity. Every corner of the world deserves a photo and I want to capture it. My camera is my third eye, it captures experiences and memories that I want to show the world. It is my one and only dream to travel the world taking photos and sharing them. https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/26095/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Travel Worldwide travella https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/26095/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/26095/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:17:47 GMT 0 the happenings of a day in istanbul https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/25804/Turkey/Istanbul Travel Turkey travella https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/25804/Turkey/Istanbul#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/travella/photos/25804/Turkey/Istanbul Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:20:00 GMT 0