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South Stradbroke Island was a one of our family holiday destinations while I was growing up, so when I was invited to come along to a ‘Photo Walk’ hosted by Gold Coast Tourism with Lauren Bath and gold Coast Adventures, I jumped at the chance. Here is a look back at some images collected from the day.
Even after the success of the statewide Instameets held across Queensland last October, I still get asked “What is an Instameet?”. Here is a little peak at what went on at the recent Queen Mary Falls Instameet.
After months of planning and organising, the biggest instameet in the world finally arrived yesterday. Over 80 Instameets took place across Queensland throughout the day, with Instagrammers coming from near and far to get together and share their love for Queensland. Here are ten of my favourite shots from across the state – plus two EPIC ones!
Well it’s nearly here – the Queensland Instameet is only a few sleeps away! With almost 90 locations across Queensland to choose from, you have no excuse not to be there! check out Queensland Instameet for the full list and registration. In the meantime, here is a little bit of fun from us at the @queensland office as we prepared all the host kits that got sent out last week! Lots of little goodies… Read More
To celebrate the production of my first coffee table photo book titled “Touching Freedom”, featuring 16 of my own images, I’d like to give one away for free! Now it’s no secret that a certain amount of touching up goes into an image, in fact I really like the creative process of taking something raw from the field and producing a piece of art. My example is a quick mobile hyper edit so… Read More
Before I take off and return to Canada next week, I thought I’d put together an Insta-Journey of my Road Trip across Western Canada last year. It had been on my list for many years so the time had come to finally make my way to Canada and wow, I was blown away! Such incredible beauty to be found in the west and everywhere I went, my jaw was dropped in awe. I… Read More
Love it or hate it, Instagram is here to stay and only going to get bigger. It is becoming the new tool of choice for marketing and advertising as Facebook has become too controlled and is on the way out. I personally use it to post images of my travels and also fun experimentation such as light painting or steel wool photography. Here is a little insight to my time on the ‘gram.
Matthew Taylor Thomas 