Ragnar Lodbrok: Invasion

One summer day, probably in 789, while "the innocent English people, spread through their plans, were enjoying themselves in tranquility and yoking their oxen to the plough", news was carried to the King's officer, the Reeve of Dorchester, that three ships had arrived on the coast. The Reeve "leapt on his horse and rode with a few men to the harbour, thinking they were merchants and not enemies. Giving his commands as one who had authority, he ordered them to be sent to the King's town; but they slew him on the spot and all who were with him." This was a foretaste of the murderous struggle which, with many changes of fortune, was to harry and devastate England for two hundred and fifty years. It was the beginning of the Viking Age.
-Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English speaking peoples, Volume 1: The Birth of Britain

Last month I was lucky enough to have a photoshoot with the awesome Jedi Ragnar, my all time favorite Ragnar Lodbrok cosplayer. The day consisted of asking Jedi Ragnar "hey, do you think you could climb that?" and him happily scaling cliffs for some of these awesome shots, along with getting soaked as we waded out into the ocean.
I'm really happy with these photos, hope you like them too.

Ragnar Lodbrok: Jedi Ragnar
Assistant: Eloquent Mx Loki

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Jörmungandr - The World Serpent

And with her husband, Loki, did Angrboða beget the world serpent. She had fulfilled her name "the one who brings grief".
But Odin feared the children from the Jötunn pair. Hella, half alive half dead, was banished to Hel, where she would rule. Fenrir, the ever-growing wolf, would be chained, but at a cost to Týr. And Jörmungandr was thrown into the sea, where he would grow so large he would encompass the world.
Angrboða mourned the loss of her children, and swore she would have revenge against the one-eyed god for what he had done. Odin's fears was justified, for his attempts to restrain the children of Angrboða and Loki would have ill effect and result in his downfall.

I did this shoot for an entry in the 'reptiles' section for the Geelong Show photography competition. I knew a lot of people would photograph just reptiles by themselves, so I wanted to be different and try something else.

Models: Eloquent Mx Loki
Jörmungandr the Black Headed Python
MUA: Miss Cee Make-up
Fur Shawl: Owl Nest Crafts
Assistant: Lisa Kruger

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Fair Ladies en Promenade Video

I finally finished my current pile of editing, so I have had time to go back and edit the video I took during the Fair Ladies en Promenade.
View all the photos from the shoot HERE.
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Remember Kids!

During Armageddon I had the opportunity to have a mini shoot with Chaos Cosplay, in her Little Sister cosplay from Bioshock. She looked very creepy, and her adam needle was awesome! She was a lot of fun to work with, even with the wind playing up and blowing a gale. Check out her page, it's full of awesome cosplays.

Little Sister: Chaos Cosplay

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The Royal Geelong Show

Yesterday I attended the Royal Geelong Show, along with Eloquent Mx Loki, Miss Cee, and Lisa of Owl Nest Crafts.
I hadn't been to the show in years, and the others, having lived in Melbourne their lives, hadn't attended the Geelong Show before. We went primarily to check out the results of the competitions Lisa and I had entered. I placed 2nd in the 'Changing faces of Australian Human Form' with my photo "Fair Ladies en Promenade". Whilst Lisa won/placed with four out her five entries!
It was a fun day out though. We petted a lot of animals in the petting zoo, and the baby goats tried to eat Mx Loki and Miss Cee's hair and jackets. I watched the horse events, Miss Cee won a huge stuffed toy, and we went on a couple of rides. We also watched the racing pigs (which was what I really wanted to see), and they were adorable! None of my pigs won, but seeing the diving pigs afterwards made me forget quickly. Mx Loki and I also visited the Blacksmith there, and watched him make a lead rope and horseshoe in front of us, it was interesting to see.
It was a quiet day because it was Thursday, which, while it gives the show a different feel, is actually better because you can walk with space around you and often get bonus items from the prize games or from stalls because you talk to the workers more.
I would like to see the fireworks this year, but I will be at Armageddon this weekend!

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Fair Ladies en Promenade

Last month I shot for Obscurae Magazine’s Creature Couture issue.
The shoot had been months in the planning between myself, models, makeup, wardrobe, and horse owner, and everything went smoothly on the day.
I want to give everyone involved a huge thank-you, especially Dick, who let us onto his property and photograph with his horse.

Models: Eloquent Mx Loki
English Rose
Dusty the horse
Makeup Artist: Miss Cee Make-up
Wardrobe: Clockwork Butterfly
Wardrobe Assistant: Cindy Hanara

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You can purchase a copy of the magazine featuring the shoot HERE

Petplay

This photoset is one I’ve been excited to reveal for a long time.
I photographed this back in August, and submitted nine photos for display in the Oz Kink Art: The Animal Within art exhibition. They were then featured again during the Provocation Fetish Expo After Party.

For this set I wanted to capture the relationship between pet and owner/trainer that is unique to petplay. I also wanted to show the new personalities the pets have when in their spaces, along with the gorgeous aesthetic of different type of gear.

I’m really proud of this set, and so pleased with the response I’ve received from it.
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I want to thank all the models for allowing me to capture a glimpse into such a private part of their lives, and I’d like to give a special thanks to Lisa of Mudget Makes for helping out with the studio and being an awesome assistant during the day!

Warning: This set contains adult themes and nudity

Puppy: Ralf

Hard House

During CHAOz I had the pleasure of photographing Tentakitten's Lt. Sasha Kaidonovsky, from Pacific Rim, cosplay. I really enjoyed Pacific Rim; the Kaidonovsky's are awesome characters, and Nat makes an amazing Sasha!
Both Nat and Shelbelly collaborated for months on this cosplay, with Nat sewing and Shelbelly casting the armour. They also won Best Overall at the CHAOz cosplay competition, congratulations!

Lt. Sasha Kaidonovsky: Nat of Tentakitten (aka LillyKitten)
Cosplay by: Tentakitten

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Oz Kink Art

Announcement~
My work "Petplay" shall be featured in an upcoming exhibition; Oz Kink Art's 'The Animal Within'!
The exhibition shall be held at D11 at Docklands from 30th August to 13th September. I will be attending opening night, for more information see the event page Here.
Please note: This exhibition is adult-orientated and features themes such as fetishes and BDSM.

Model: Ralf Fetpup
Assistants: Lisa of Mudget Makes and Eloquent Mx Loki

Crazy? Cicero? That's Madness

The other week I traveled up to the mountains to do a snow shoot with Mx Loki's Cicero. We've been wanting to do a snow shoot for ages, but never had the time. But with the end of winter nearing I was determined to do it.
It was my first time shooting in snow, and I learned a lot on the fly. Next time we will hire a cabin and spend a weekend up there, that way we can retire to warm up when it snows to heavy.
I also want to give a shout out to Karen and Jesse for driving us up and having a snow day with us!

Cicero: Eloquent Mx Loki
Blade of Woe Dagger Kongas Kreations
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