Bridge’s of The Sutherland Shire

There’s something beautiful about a well des bridge, besides the fact that they take you from A to B.

The shapes and the structure of each individual bridge, they all have their own personalities and with a great angle and some great light they can really add to a awesome photograph.

Living in Sydney at the moment I’d say definitely the hardest part about being in lockdown as a photographer is being confined to your own council area.

Being landlocked to one area has added to the frustration on top of the normal Covid lockdown frustrations.

So the normal travels that I’ve been able to get out and about have been restricted to my local area. I’m very fortunate to call Southern Sydney my home, with life in the Sutherland Shire and some of the best beaches and National Parks in our country and I’ve been lucky to still be able to take some pictures within the local boarders.

But with the frustration of not being able to cross the many bridges here in the Shire, I thought it was a good time to go through the archives to find some of my favourite bridge photographs that link the Sutherland Shire and it’s surrounding regions.

Alfords Point Bridge

Captain Cook Bridge

Tom Ugly’s Bridge

Woronora Bridge



Como Bridge



One day hopefully soon, we will be able to cross our bridges and get back on the road, cameras in hand and on to some more awesome adventures. What life and photography is all about.

Til next time!

Chris

Photos:The Best of The Blue Mountains

If you haven’t been to the beautiful Blue Mountains in Western Sydney, NSW then you are missing out. Especially if you live within driving distance of the amazing mountains.

Named after the blue haze that surrounds the mountains due to the many eucalyptus trees there that emit a blue cast, the Blue Mountains are a must visit.

After living and working in Sydney my whole life I only recently headed out the explore the region which is only a two hour drive from the CBD.

I always thought it was too far and what would be out there anyway. I was so wrong and I can admit it now that I should have started to explore and photograph this amazing place years ago. It’s definitely one of my regrets not getting out there sooner, but I’m glad I have started my mission to photograph the major and not so major sites.

Unfortunately due to Covid and all of the lock downs we have had over the last couple of years, it has slowed down my weekend adventures. But hopefully in time we will be able to get back to doing the things we love yet again. My personal favorite is exploring awesome places like the Blue Mountains and I’ll be back as soon as possible.

But in the meantime here are a few of my favorite places to photograph in the Blue Mountains, looking forward to trekking there again to see the rest of the region.

The Three Sisters and Echo Point, Katoomba

Hanging Rock, Blackheath

The Grand Canyon Walk, Blackheath

Katoomba Falls, Katoomba

Til next time!

Chris

The Bridges of Sydney

Sydney is home to many great looking bridges. Some you can walk over and some you can drive over. And if you are a train user you’ll probably cross some via rain too.

They all are great to photograph in their own way, and with so many different angles and times of day it is really endless to how much you can shoot.

The list of Sydney bridges is a long one and far more than I thought myself, but here are some of the great Sydney bridges I have photographed so far, and I’ll get to many more over the years and add them in one day too.

Anzac Bridge

Joining the CBD to the Inner West and the Western Sydney suburbs is the beautif Anzac Bridge. Combined with the skyline of Sydney here at sunrise, it is just a great location all round.

Tom Uglys Bridge

Linking St George on the north side and the Sutherland Shire on the south. It’s a unique bridge in that it looks like a Macarno set on one side going north and a standard bridge going south. The perspective is pretty different but a great sport to shoot.

Como Bridge

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Another bridge linking St George and Sutherland, with Oatley in the north and Como on the side side. Both are beautiful suburbs and this one is reserved for trains and pedestrians so you can’t drive over this one but it surrounds are just awesome.

Captain Cook Bridge

Captain Cook Bridge, again joins the St George and Sutherland Shire. It runs parallel to Tom Uglys Bridge and on a sunny day it is picture perfect.

Woronora Bridge

Southern Sydney’s own Woronora Bridge, links the the east and west of the Sutherland Shire and in the middle is the river suburb Woronora. A beautiful looking bridge at night time as shown here as the pillars are in the river itself.

Sea Cliff Bridge

Wollongong’s own Sea Cliff Bridge, although it’s not in Sydney as it is further south, but it’s still close enough to claim. Linking the norther end of Wollongong, you can both drive and walk along it. The view alone is worth the trip.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

But my favourite bridge of all has to be the perfect Sydney Harbour Bridge, just an amazing sight that joins the CBD to North Sydney, but really links so much of our city. It looks great from any angle but I think the best is from The Rocks as shown in the last shot.

There are a fair few more great bridges in Sydney and it’s surrounds, and as soon as I can get to tick the rest of them off I’ll be there. So if you are up for some different things to photograph in Sydney I’d definitely recommend a few day trips to check these and more out.

Til next time!

Chris