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The Paris Report

November 12, 2024

Hello everyone, I’m writing to you from London, where I’m sitting in a cafe on a surprisingly sunny day, eating some cake and getting some work done. My...

Europe

November 4, 2024

Hello everyone, I’m writing to you from Paris where it’s a blue sky sunny in autumn kind of day and it’s pretty spectacular! Since the last update I’ve had...

The Singapore Report

October 29, 2024

Hello everyone, I’m currently sitting in Changi airport drinking a Thai milk tea, waiting another hour-and-a-half before I can have a shower in the lounge...

The Melbourne Report

October 22, 2024

Hello everyone, As I shared, last weekend I was present at a book fair here in Melbourne - thanks to everyone that came. For some context, this is a good and...

The bush report

October 17, 2024

Hello! A quick one from me this week. I’ve just come back from 3 days/3 nights in the bush taking photos and unsuccessfully chasing dingoes. Regardless of...

Monk mode and ramping up

October 10, 2024

Sorry for missing last week - I thought about writing a newsletter but honestly didn’t have much to share. Last week was a quiet week - a nice rest. I’d set...

Sometimes I'm wrong, and that's ok

September 27, 2024

Something that is always true is that there is rarely one way to do anything and I’m of the opinion there is rarely a best way to get anything done. To give...

It's not all sunshine

September 20, 2024

One of the things that maybe has been misleading in this newsletter series is that there’s been a lot of good things going on, which means I celebrate those...

3 months in

September 13, 2024

Hello everyone, We’re now a bit past the 3 month mark of my 6 month experiment. It’s a good time to check in and see how I’m progressing. In July, I laid out...

The Perth Report

September 5, 2024

So this week I’ve been in Perth, well, since Monday at least. Ostensibly, I’m here to teach a workshop that’s running on Saturday and Sunday, but like any...

The Kalgoorlie report

August 30, 2024

This week I am in Kalgoorlie, in rural Western Australia. I am here because an arts organisation reached out and asked me if I’d be interested in teaching...

Making hay while the sun shines

August 21, 2024

This email is one that could come back to haunt me, because I think I’ve hit a new high for being an independent, self-employed person. This could be a...

The New Zealand report

August 14, 2024

Hello everyone! Last weekend I went to my first book fair since leaving full time work, Photobook New Zealand, and I have to say that overall it was a huge...

The break is over

July 28, 2024

It might seem a bit odd, but for most of July I’ve been on a break. As much as I’ve been writing about plans and how things are going there hasn’t been much...

Small wins and some news!

July 19, 2024

Hello everyone! Today I am feeling happy and excited. Over the last week I’ve had some meaningful small wins along my journey to working for myself full...

Road Report

July 10, 2024

Hello everyone, Last week I shared that I was writing my newsletter while on the road, and promised a quick update about what I was doing and how it was...

6 months: what's the plan?

July 1, 2024

Hello from the road - today I am writing this in Cooma regional library. I’ve driven up from Melbourne via Omeo, Corryong and Adaminby - today was one of the...

Career break (cya job)

June 26, 2024

Hello everyone, There are a bunch of new people who’ve subscribed recently, so there may be a few things I write today that you’ve read before, but it’s...

I don't understand more

June 17, 2024

For a long time I’ve been baffled by the need some people, or some parts of society, have for more. It’s not that I don’t understand if people want different...

Where to next?

June 7, 2024

Hello! So on Monday I lost my job, sort of. My contract at the University of Melbourne ends on June 28th, my boss and I were hoping that the University would...