4/540 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda
photo: Leah Wheatley This is photographing the William Ricketts Sanctuary Let’s dive into photographing the William Ricketts Sanctuary, shall we? William Ricketts Sanctuary reopened on Monday 3 August, after a storm shut it down back in 2021 and a long, careful clean up brought it back. A few…
Watch the video https://youtu.be/pG2ALMN_ImM Wondering where’s the best photo walk in the Dandenong Ranges? There’s a place in the Dandenong Ranges that doesn’t show up on any map. Locals barely talk about it. Nobody knows who built it. And every winter, right around the solstice, it goes quiet,…
Melbourne’s biggest regular photo walk is a pretty bold claim, but is it wrong?! The Dandenong Ranges have a way of slowing you down. Not in the lazy sense, but in the kind that makes you look twice. This month’s edition of Melbourne’s biggest regular photo walk took…
From the Steps of Flinders Street to Spencer Street You could feel the vibe before you saw the 26 other photographers (and a few extras who “just happened to be nearby”) gathered at the steps of Flinders Street Station on a cool October morning. The plan? To wander…
Why Winter is Made for Black & White Photography in Olinda Olinda, Mt Dandenong – July photo walk Loop I’ve been quietly sitting, waiting for the leaves to drop, waiting for the last colour to drain from the trees and fade to grey. It’s happened now. Winter is…
The Melbourne photography community has something truly special, and if you were part of the April photo walk, you know exactly what I mean. 28 of us – 29, if you count me – gathered on the steps of Flinders Street Station, ready to hit the streets of…
Join Our Free Melbourne Photo Walk in 2025! Calling all photography lovers! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just love snapping pics on your phone, you’re invited to our Free Melbourne Photo Walk in 2025. Get ready to explore the vibrant streets of Melbourne’s CBD, meet like-minded creatives,…
The March edition of the Loop Photo Walks in the Dandenong Ranges started at the Olinda Falls Picnic Ground/Carpark. With the lower falls still closed (seriously, Parks Vic, let’s fix this already?), we took the scenic route to the Upper Falls viewing platform. From there, we got a…
Last Sunday, in the dappled shade of the George Tindale Memorial Gardens, a small crowd gathered for our biggest photo walk on Mt Dandenong to date. Not just any crowd—this was our biggest photo walk turnout on record. Nineteen signed up, a few dropped out, a few others…
