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Jonathan Bowman-Yeend

Jonathan Bowman-Yeend

Life-long local, Blue Mountains based musician, drone pilot, and photographer. I got my start performing violin at a very young age, and have performed in both solo and group settings many times over the years. From the Sydney Opera House in a youth orchestra, to the streets of Katoomba, I've always gotten a special joy out of bringing music to others, and entertaining. I've also recently found the pleasure in recording music, with my violin featuring on multiple releases by local musician Wolf van Der Made (Springtime in the Mountains, Going to the Western Shore, She Likes Pain), the soundtrack to the short film Shattered Mural (2021), among other projects small and large. As much as I've enjoyed entertaining and being on stage, I've also developed a special love for being behind the scenes and documenting moments through a camera lens (whether that lens be on the ground, or in the air!). I have become a CASA certified drone pilot, and I hold a current Remote Operator's Certificate, Remote Pilot's License (sub-25kg), and Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate. Whether I'm capturing the beauty of the mountains, the cosy homes perched upon their peaks, the action of automotive events, or the rawness of live music performances, I bring the same passion and energy to each project. Continuing my collaboration with Wolf van Der Made, I've had the pleasure of putting together various album covers for him (She Likes Pain, Ruin, Nature's Law), and look forward to any opportunities to document or collaborate with local artists.

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Damien Milan

Damien Milan

Thank you for stopping by. I see myself as a dreamer and nomad at heart. I never really planned to become a photographer. My interest for photography grew from an incessant thirst for discovering new places and cultures. The beautiful complexity between people, emotions and places always fascinated me. Although I grew up in Belgium, I moved to Australia in 2007 and today I feel very lucky to call Katoomba my home with my wife Nastia who is a mural artist, our gorgeous daughter Mia and our cat Frida. As my relatives all live in Belgium, we take this opportunity to regularly travel to Europe during summer time to see them and also photograph a limited number of destination weddings. I love that weddings allow me to have a peek into people’s life for one day. I find it incredibly rewarding to be trusted to tell people's story on one of the most important days of their life. My work can be described as raw, cinematic, emotive and timeless. When documenting people's stories, I like to take the back seat and play the role of a quiet observer. Light is the core of my work and I am always up for experimenting with it in an intentional and artful way. All my photography packages include 35 mm film coverage as I love how film helps me to capture images in a more intentional way and I find the analog process very meditative. It pushes my creative boundaries and the beautiful imperfections of film suit the timeless nature of my work. Alongside weddings I also shoot elopements and after recently becoming a dad myself I started taking bookings for short family sessions in the Blue Mountains.

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