Sydney icon at dawn. Opened in 1932.
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Sydney icon at dawn. Opened in 1932.
After British settlement, the area was first known as ‘Rush Cutting Bay’ because the swampy land was covered in tall rushes used by early settlers for thatching houses. In 1878, after reclamation work was completed, Sydney’s Rushcutters Bay Park was created.
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
After British settlement, the area was first known as ‘Rush Cutting Bay’ because the swampy land was covered in tall rushes used by early settlers for thatching houses. In 1878, after reclamation work was completed, Sydney’s Rushcutters Bay Park was created.
Grey overnight and now, but off Sydney’s coast at dawn, there was a brief glimmer of glamour.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Grey overnight and now, but off Sydney’s coast at dawn, there was a brief glimmer of glamour.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is peeking into the scene which features the Garrison Church, built in the 1840s.
This spot was fairly inaccessible in the early colonial days because of a high ridge between the Rocks and Millers Point. The Argyle Cut fixed this.
This spot was fairly inaccessible in the early colonial days because of a high ridge between the Rocks and Millers Point. The Argyle Cut fixed this.
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is peeking into the scene which features the Garrison Church, built in the 1840s.
This spot was fairly inaccessible in the early colonial days because of a high ridge between the Rocks and Millers Point. The Argyle Cut fixed this.
This spot was fairly inaccessible in the early colonial days because of a high ridge between the Rocks and Millers Point. The Argyle Cut fixed this.
The forecast is for no rain, but a bit cloudy at dawn above Sydney’s Bronte Beach (I’ve put the sheets in the wash for a line dry as the weekend is looking damp).
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The forecast is for no rain, but a bit cloudy at dawn above Sydney’s Bronte Beach (I’ve put the sheets in the wash for a line dry as the weekend is looking damp).
A simple dawn urban silhouette in Sydney’s Surry Hills. Lines and angles, antennas and sewer vents, some foliage and a glinting cloud.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A simple dawn urban silhouette in Sydney’s Surry Hills. Lines and angles, antennas and sewer vents, some foliage and a glinting cloud.
Checking in on the continuing rehabilitation of the mangroves at Woolooware Bay on Botany Bay on a crepuscular ray Sydney dawn.
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Checking in on the continuing rehabilitation of the mangroves at Woolooware Bay on Botany Bay on a crepuscular ray Sydney dawn.
On a cool morning ahead of a beautiful warm spring Sydney day, I’ve made my way to La Perouse. This is the bridge across to Bare Island and affords a great view of the opening to Botany Bay and dawn yellows.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
On a cool morning ahead of a beautiful warm spring Sydney day, I’ve made my way to La Perouse. This is the bridge across to Bare Island and affords a great view of the opening to Botany Bay and dawn yellows.
I have an appointment at St Vincent’s (just a check up, nothing scary), dropped off wife at work, daughter at her work, and running early.
So went to Elizabeth Bay and saw some bull shark burly.
So went to Elizabeth Bay and saw some bull shark burly.
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I have an appointment at St Vincent’s (just a check up, nothing scary), dropped off wife at work, daughter at her work, and running early.
So went to Elizabeth Bay and saw some bull shark burly.
So went to Elizabeth Bay and saw some bull shark burly.
I spend a lot of time in the shadows, stalking out a sleeping city, being places usually teeming with people, but empty for me. Sunrises are fine, but painting a scene with scant urban lights tickles my brain.
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I spend a lot of time in the shadows, stalking out a sleeping city, being places usually teeming with people, but empty for me. Sunrises are fine, but painting a scene with scant urban lights tickles my brain.
Out at stupid o’clock again I find myself at Balmain. Once a slum, now housing here unaffordable to most people. And also the bedroom to some of the Sydney Harbour Ferry Fleet.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Out at stupid o’clock again I find myself at Balmain. Once a slum, now housing here unaffordable to most people. And also the bedroom to some of the Sydney Harbour Ferry Fleet.
Before the sunrise, before the showers, before the possible thunderstorm…. The old brick works at Sydney’s St Peters stands still as the clouds race by.
November 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Before the sunrise, before the showers, before the possible thunderstorm…. The old brick works at Sydney’s St Peters stands still as the clouds race by.
Ruby (the staffy cross) is behind my resting in the long grasses while I get some vitamin D sitting in Wimbo Park, Surry Hills.
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Ruby (the staffy cross) is behind my resting in the long grasses while I get some vitamin D sitting in Wimbo Park, Surry Hills.
Nestled in the south west corner of Sydney’s Centennial Park is a great spot to grab a sunrise at this time of year.
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Nestled in the south west corner of Sydney’s Centennial Park is a great spot to grab a sunrise at this time of year.
A dawn of hues above a waking Sydney.
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A dawn of hues above a waking Sydney.
A nicely crisp Sydney dawn. Clear sky, rising floors.
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A nicely crisp Sydney dawn. Clear sky, rising floors.
I know I spend too much time at Bronte’s ocean pool. It is such a photogenic part of Sydney, even on a cool and cloudy dawn, it calls me and those fit folk who put in the laps.
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I know I spend too much time at Bronte’s ocean pool. It is such a photogenic part of Sydney, even on a cool and cloudy dawn, it calls me and those fit folk who put in the laps.
Graffiti in the parts of Sydney that I visit most is stuck in time. Nothing added in the last couple of decades, and there’s a strange appeal. Not quite a museum, but a time capsule.
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Graffiti in the parts of Sydney that I visit most is stuck in time. Nothing added in the last couple of decades, and there’s a strange appeal. Not quite a museum, but a time capsule.
Sydney’s Woolloomooloo is full of contradictions. On a dawn resplendent with lovely spring clouds, you can note warships and luxury ocean boats. The wharf has fine dining with a pie truck out the front. Public housing next to multi million dollar houses.
I love it.
I love it.
November 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Sydney’s Woolloomooloo is full of contradictions. On a dawn resplendent with lovely spring clouds, you can note warships and luxury ocean boats. The wharf has fine dining with a pie truck out the front. Public housing next to multi million dollar houses.
I love it.
I love it.
My Melbourne mission is complete, out for a stroll on a clear morning before heading back to Sydney to present When The Levee Breaks on 2SER tonight, 6-8pm.
November 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My Melbourne mission is complete, out for a stroll on a clear morning before heading back to Sydney to present When The Levee Breaks on 2SER tonight, 6-8pm.
If you’re a Sydneysider, you might have heard some heavy overnight rain. Before dawn it was a solid blanket of cloud, but as the sun got involved, it burnt off.
Centennial Park in dawn glory.
Centennial Park in dawn glory.
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you’re a Sydneysider, you might have heard some heavy overnight rain. Before dawn it was a solid blanket of cloud, but as the sun got involved, it burnt off.
Centennial Park in dawn glory.
Centennial Park in dawn glory.
It’s a still morning after some overnight drizzle. The Tasman Sea meets the light cloud, the demarcation line is hard to make out as the slight sunrise sits just above the horizon.
A Sydney delight.
A Sydney delight.
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It’s a still morning after some overnight drizzle. The Tasman Sea meets the light cloud, the demarcation line is hard to make out as the slight sunrise sits just above the horizon.
A Sydney delight.
A Sydney delight.
I love the somewhat timeless nature of the old dunny lanes of Sydney. This one is in the glamorous suburb of Paddington, but looks the same as the lanes in the less salubrious suburbs.
It felt like autumn this morning. Cool and cloudy.
It felt like autumn this morning. Cool and cloudy.
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I love the somewhat timeless nature of the old dunny lanes of Sydney. This one is in the glamorous suburb of Paddington, but looks the same as the lanes in the less salubrious suburbs.
It felt like autumn this morning. Cool and cloudy.
It felt like autumn this morning. Cool and cloudy.
In the late 1970s, I briefly lived in Sydney’s Kirribilli, not on the harbour foreshore, but next to a noisy expressway.
This shot is from the Beulah Street Wharf. It’s popular with fishers, but seldomly visited by ferries.
This shot is from the Beulah Street Wharf. It’s popular with fishers, but seldomly visited by ferries.
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
In the late 1970s, I briefly lived in Sydney’s Kirribilli, not on the harbour foreshore, but next to a noisy expressway.
This shot is from the Beulah Street Wharf. It’s popular with fishers, but seldomly visited by ferries.
This shot is from the Beulah Street Wharf. It’s popular with fishers, but seldomly visited by ferries.