Hi I’m Jack:

A Scientist & Street Photographer.

For my work in Science I was named the Australian University Teacher of the Year:

Press Coverage:

The Australian Courier Mail Campus Morning Mail

Street Photography is how I document life…

… and making videos is my Bokeh Therapy:

Watch on YouTube

I write about the best cameras and lenses for beginners, and how creativity leads to well-being in my weekly blog and newsletter:

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Photography Downgrades I Don’t Regret.

Why have all my favorite photos this year come from downgrades? Not just vintage lenses, (there are two I like most), but deliberate downgrades to make photography more fun? I have made 4 unexpected upgrades that each cost less than 50 bucks, but for me this year? The downgrade has been enough.

Wotancraft 2025 Giveaway

Wotancraft Holiday Gift Pack Giveaway 2025 (22-27 November 2025)

I Obsessed Over Fujifilm vs Nikon Primes?

I tested my favourite Nikon lenses against Fuji’s latest primes to see if the brand I used to love is still behind? Fuji updated their cameras, sensors, almost the entire X-mount lineup, and after comparing 10 lenses side by side on the Zf, XT5, I found 3 strange differences? Today I’m obsessing over these two systems so you don’t have to.