by John Raptis | Oct 8, 2022 | Melbourne
Photographically rejuvenated there is nothing I find more thrilling than just walking the streets of Melbourne with my camera. It is something I would do in the past almost every day. These days, I am finding it to be more enjoyable than shooting live music gigs with...
by John Raptis | Sep 11, 2022 | Personal
I decided to visit dad today. Of course when I arrived, I found him in his shed. Sometimes it seems he lives in this place as he pretty much is tinkering away in there all day long. Without fail. It feels so strange seeing him so old and frail now. Being old and frail...
by John Raptis | Aug 24, 2022 | Self
For the last three years, my cameras have remained dormant and alone. Never touched. Never used. Never created with. Forced into extensive lockdowns due to the COVID pandemic, my cameras were packed away in storage and not even once did they enter my mind. COVID not...
by John Raptis | Jan 11, 2022 | Tutorial
14 years ago I had this crazy idea to plant myself in an alleyway and just photograph people going by. No tripod. Just handheld. And try not to move for the life of me. I found this amazing little walkway just off Chapel Street towards the Chapel Street Bazaar. It was...
by John Raptis | Jan 8, 2022 | Denizens
I have been taking snaps of Grant Mccracken for as long as I have been taking photos of Melbourne’s streets. I first encountered him in 2003 and he made for an imposing and intimidating figure. But one that was screaming to be photographed! On that first...
