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Hi folks and welcome on this auspicious suspicious occasion, the grand opening of … my blog 
I’m sure there will be thousands hundreds, well at least 2 readers – hi Mum & Dad 
I’m a newbie at this here blogging thangy, so do bear with me.
So, by way of introduction, hi I’m Tim. That’s me hangin’ in a Lao ricefield above. I’m an Aussie who grew up in Papua New Guinea as a Missionaries Kid, living in The highlands for four years and on a separate occasion in Lae for three years. This time led to a lifelong interest in cross-cultural communication and an affinity with people from various cultures. It’s also where my incurable wanderlust began.
My background is a mix of international development and photography/visual art. I completed a degree with majors in International Development and Visual Art from Avondale College in 2005 and am currently studying for a Master’s in International and Community Development with Deakin University. I’ve also had training in Monitoring & Evaluation and Project Planning from the ADRA Professional Leadership Institute. Most recently I spent two years with ADRA Laos as project coordinator, working on water & sanitation, health education, HIV/AIDS awareness and tobacco control projects. I also provided photography and graphic design and layout services for PR materials.
I’ve been a photographer since my Dad lent me his old pentax SLR when I was in high school. I was initially taken with landscape photography, until a trip to Cambodia in 2001 with camera in hand planted the humanitarian photography seed. It was, and remains, the perfect amalgamation of my passions, skills and interests.
And thus, I am a highly passionate humanitarian, world and cultural photographer and have produced images for ADRA Laos, ADRA Australia and Metamorphic International. I am currently working with Metamorphic as a photographer and project coordinator.
I’ve got lot’s of exciting travel and photography projects in the pipeline that I’m looking forward to sharing with you all.
Like many others, I’ve hit on the whole Social Media/Networking experience this past year, so you can find and connect with me via a number of venues, depending on your taste. You’ll have the most luck connecting with me on twitter, where I can be found @fotofugitive. Otherwise, you can become a fan at the fotofugitive facebook page, check out my travel plans at dopplr, network on linkedin, or follow me at virb. As time goes on, I’ll also be adding visual content to flickr and vimeo.
Oh, and by way of celebrating the addition of one more blog to the cajillions out there on the innertwebs, I’m giving away a copy of new friend and mentor David duChemin’s greatly anticipated book ‘VisionMongers, Making a Life and a Living in Photography’ which I believe goes to press this week and will be available next month. From David’s site:
“VisionMongers is a sketchbook of essential ideas and wisdom for people making the difficult transition to vocational photographer, whether that’s full time, part time, or just wanting to get your feet wet with weekend gigs to pay for your habit, and it’s an infusion of fresh ideas for photographers who’ve been doing this a while and need to tweak their business and marketing practices.
This isn’t a system, and it’s no “get rich quick” thing. Just real wisdom about listening to that persistent voice in your head that tells you that you’ve got to follow this dream. I’m pretty open about how hard this can be, but if you want it badly enough you’ll keep reading and find not only wisdom but encouragement. My own story is accompanied by the stories of other successful vocational photographers like Chase Jarvis, Zack Arias, Gavin Gough, Karl Grobl and others. Find sample material HERE on the Peachpit Site. Follow the Sample Content tab.”
One lucky person will get a pre-ordered copy delivered to their door. Anywhere. Worldwide. BUT (and there’s always a catch, no?), you need to help me out a little. So, to be in the running you need to do one (or all) of the following (you get an extra ‘ticket’ in the draw for each step you complete):
- Follow me on twitter AND tweet a link to this blog (be sure to reference @fotofugitive so I know about it)
- Leave a comment here. Say hi, introduce yourself, whatever
- Fan the fotofugitive facebook page and leave a comment
- Subscribe to the blog’s email updates (in the side column to the right)
Thar it be mateys. Too easy. You only need to do one of the above to be in the draw, but you increase your chances if you do more. As a matter of fact, I’ll count each time you tweet a link, so your odds are up to you. Just don’t go spamming your followers with too many tweets. That’s just not cricket. The winner will be drawn at a random date and time between now and the book’s release.
And while you’re at it, why not head on over to David’s site and pick yourself up a bargain. At the time of writing, David’s fantastic eBooks “Ten” and “Ten More” are still selling for just $5 each! That’s half price folks. But be quick, as I believe they return to the normal price soon. I highly recommend both of them. You can find both of David’s eBooks here.
Thanks for joining me here folks. Be sure to subscribe to my RSS feed and/or email notifications to keep up to date on proceedings.
Honor,
Tim
Tags: About, Giveaways, Introduction, Prize, Welcome
Welcome to the blogosphere. I’m currently half-way through “Within The Frame” and loving it, so VisionMongers would be the next to add to my collection.
Hi Tim,
Can wait to read more about your work, and learn a lot of it.
I’m new on photography and highly passionate about it. I would follow you, and if you don’t mind will try to contact you to ask for advice.
Regards, and happy bloggin
Tim, I can’t wait to see what kind of stuff you post here! Congratulations on getting this started.
I’ll take a copy of that book, thanks.
HI! Best of luck to you in your endeavors and looking forward to following your blog here.
@Jeffrey, @Scott – Thanks so much!
@Jose – Now worries, fire away. I’ll do my best to answer any questions.
Hey, nice site. About time you get it all up and running. At least you’ve written more than my poor blog…I really should do more..Hope all is well,
Same, Kids, wife..
Dan
@George – Thanks mate. You ready for http://whiskerino.org/2009/ ? It’s gonna be epic. EPIC!
Peace…
I echo everyone else’s welcome to the world of blogging. I’m still working on getting something started, and you’ve given me some inspiration there. I look forward to seeing your work!
Nice blog, great idea. Photography with a conscience is a great idea. I did some pictures for free for a local theater group last night – it made me feel good.
Wow, are you in Noosaville? Far out. I’m a couple of kms away on the other side of Weyba Creek. The world really is small eh…
@Geoff – LOL! What are the odds?
We should have a chat sometime. Drop us a line sometime if you want to catch up.
Congratulations on the new blog. It’s already a cool place to hang out! Looking forward to seeing more of your work and hearing the stories behind it.
@Stuart – I know the feeling! =) Inspiration certainly helps.
@Sabrina – Thanks Sabrina! Let’s hope the Kenya trip pans out, then we can swap stories in person!
Congrats on joining the blogging world
I look forward to seeing your photos and hearing what you’ve got to share.
Nice little home here! You are on my feed and looking forward to future posts! Congratulations!
Hello Tim, I welcome your addition to the blogging world with great anticipation. I’m looking forward to reading the stories behind the photographs.
@Amanda, @Sue, @Jérôme – Thanks for the kind words. It’s appreciated.
Good luck to you with your blog, Tim!
Ya, I could use another DuChemin book!
hey Tim, Awesome to see the blog up and running, looking forward to seeing the photos as well. Congrats, Kent
Hi Kent, thanks mate. Good to hear from you. There are some photos on the home page, and they are also on flickr here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotofugitive/sets/72157622597728590/
and FB page here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=151616&id=71635346227
More to come …
-Tim
Great site. Good to see photography used for good. : )
Hi Tim, in checking and finally deleting all my emails I care across your web page. Hope all goes well. Raelene