Live. Love. Photograph.

A Little Bit of Fun

kellymacmedia — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:10:50 +0000

I can’t imagine a better way to bond with my two teenage cousins, then a session of photography. Having watched these two girls grow up, it was interesting to watch them confidently present their styles and personalities to the camera–no longer the toothy grinned adolescents of Christmases past.

Island Moments

kellymacmedia — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:46:48 +0000

At this point, Jenna was quickly deteriorating due to a travelers cold. So Phi Phi Island quickly seduced us into a few days of swimming and eating. Jenna grateful to have a few days of relaxation before bangkok, and I was happy to have time with my camera–the editing process may have failed here!

Jenna doing what backpackers do, re-pack or “stuff” their backpacks, at Gypsies Two.

There was always a crowd outside the water treatment plant, smoking and cheering the wagons on.

Mango smoothies make everything sweeter!

I know we were in Thailand, but I couldn’t help myself–I love bruschetta a little too much!

Boats, Buses, and Bufflo Carts

kellymacmedia — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:43:17 +0000

From Koh Phangan we caught a ferry to Suratani and then a double decker bus to Krabi. From the Krabi bus station we called the guesthouse we had booked and the lovely lady on the other end of the phone offered to pick us up. As a mother-like woman hopped out of a pick up truck, Jenna hoped the kindly looking lady was our lady! And she was! So we headed back to Thaksin Grand Home to a hot shower, much to Jenna’s delight. The guesthouse is a small, very clean establishment in a very quiet section of town. (40/5 Krabi Rd. Paknum, Muang, Krabi 81000. thailand_jik@hotmail.com 075-623460) We only had one day in Krabi and decided to knock off all the typically touristy activities Thailand has to offer in one big hit. (www.islandsafaritour.com)

This elephant was such a poser.

Jenna getting kissed by a ladyboy!

Ladyboy getting a bit frisky with the tourists!

You can’t help feeling that he knows something I don’t.

Makes you want to pull out that old tricycle and have a go, doesn’t it?

Fishing village of Koh Panyee, unfortunately they have blocked all the exits out of the tourist restaurant so you can’t see much of the actual village.

The required tourist shot of James Bond Island, otherwise known as Khao Ping Kan and Khao Tapoo.

Jenna and I tried to escape the tourist trap inside the caves…

Back to the boats!

We were taken back to the Elephant camp to hang out with another hard working creature.

Ending the day with a little bit of silliness…

Beginnings: quite moments at the start

kellymacmedia — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:51:46 +0000

Sitting on my backpack out the back of a ferry traveling from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan, I captured the above photograph thinking, “yep, now I’m on holiday!” So I locked up my camera and pulled down my sun glasses, soaking up the perfection!

Once of the ferry, I headed into the throng of people waiting on the pier looking for a tuk tuk to take me out to my partner in crime, and the inspiration for this trip. After waiting for 20 minutes I gave up on tuk tuks waiting for more passengers going my way, taking the reassurances of a local cyclo driver that he could get me and my backpack where I wanted to go. After asking a few cyclo’s where the accommodation was along the way, we made it to Pink’s a collection of basic bungalows and restaurant at the end of a sand road.

Pink’s bungalows, in Bin Tan down the sandy road across from 7/11 was cheap as chips, literary, and a quick Tuk Tuk ride away from both Tong Sala and Had Rin.

Pink’s Bungalows
71 m2 Banntai
Koh Phangan

p. +66-77238373
f. +66-77238375
email: pinks-linda@hotmail.com

The five days we spent on Koh Phangan were a creative mix of gorgeous tropical weather and potent alcoholic buckets. The full moon party, which was everything a few thousand people, cheesy music, cheap alcohol, and a beach could possibly be, was also the perfect new years–somewhere where they aren’t going to kick you out for wearing sandals and shorts, or dancing a little bit ridiculously. The following are images from the quieter moments on the Island.

Jenna and I would share many a “Asian” Lipton Ice Tea, calling it “crack”, it was highly addicting for us sugar addicts.

On my second day on Koh Phangan, sitting in the back of a Tuk Tuk on our way to Tong Sala.

Given the state of our accommodation, Jenna takes advantage of various reflective surfaces to make sure she is still rolling in style!

Just down from the pier and across a pebbly flat is this beach. Jenna takes a moment to cool off in the shallows.

“Sea shells and senoritias.”

The only evidence of an epic new years and our few days of existence at Pinks.

A little bit of ridiculousness and a whole lot of Christmas

kellymacmedia — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:41:40 +0000

A Beautiful Day.

kellymacmedia — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:55:09 +0000

Photograph by Kathleen McIlvenny

Closing a Chapter.

kellymacmedia — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:44:34 +0000

Photographs by Carolyn and James McIlvenny

A Summer Fling

kellymacmedia — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:12:21 +0000

“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old” Franz Kafka

A three week love affair with the city of Prague. July 2009.

I THINK I’M TURNING JAPANESE

kellymacmedia — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:59:18 +0000

Snapshots from a shotgun trip to Tokyo in May.

I Never Led the Typical Soldiers Life

kellymacmedia — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:13:16 +0000

Colin Hill, an Australian Korean War Veteran, displays the photographs he took with a box brownie during his time in the Army. He unlocks a box to reveal the precious letters he exchanged with his wife during the war.

“I never led the typical soldiers life,” concludes Colin Hill, an Australian Korean War Veteran, ends another yarn about his adventurous life. I meet Colin Hill at the 2009 Brisbane Anzac Day March, where on a quite park bench he began to expose his storytelling personality. He graciously invited me to his home to share with me the stories of a lived life. The series seeks to create a link between the nuances of the character in their face and the objects that they hold dear–attempting to bring the past into the present.

This year I am attempting to cover the individual in past and present Australian Conflicts. The project is my final year’s work and will be exhibited at the end of the year. Stay Tuned.