Raoul Wegat Blog http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog My life as a photographer/photojournalist. Tue, 11 May 2010 10:52:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The most important thing http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/05/the-most-important-thing/ http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/05/the-most-important-thing/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 10:52:14 +0000 Raoul Wegat http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/?p=451 Is to wake up every morning and be there for my boy.

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Well, the architect lifestyle upgrade redesign may have something to do with it. From the pics and floor plan it appears that from the kitchen down has been gutted & rebuilt. At least my old bedroom is still a bedroom ;-)

]]> http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/05/home-sweet-home/feed/ Why I Love Williamstown http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/02/why-i-love-williamstown/ http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/02/why-i-love-williamstown/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:29:36 +0000 Raoul Wegat http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/?p=429 Amongst other things (there’s many), container ships drifting through the harbour between me & the city.

]]> http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/02/why-i-love-williamstown/feed/ Caroline Woznicacki’s 2010 Australian Open http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/01/caroline-woznicackis-2010-australian-open/ http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/01/caroline-woznicackis-2010-australian-open/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:39:58 +0000 Raoul Wegat http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/?p=410

]]> http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/01/caroline-woznicackis-2010-australian-open/feed/ Ron Mueck at the NVG http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/01/ron-mueck-at-the-nvg/ http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/01/ron-mueck-at-the-nvg/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:40:17 +0000 Raoul Wegat http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/?p=418 One of my more interesting media assignments. This one for Getty Images.

]]> http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2010/01/ron-mueck-at-the-nvg/feed/ The Naked Brunch http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/10/the-naked-brunch/ http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/10/the-naked-brunch/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:25:34 +0000 Raoul Wegat http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/?p=400 It’s not every day I get to photograph people “in puris naturalibus”, so I knew this assignment from the get go would be interesting. Add some very low & mixed source lighting & I knew it would be more than interesting. Shot on assignment for AAP.

(Edit: The above pic was run by ABC News online as the “Top Shot” of the day :)

The event is part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. And yes, everyone except me, Jeff Turnbull from AAP, and William West from AFP, was naked. The event was held at Bebida Cafe in Smith Street, Fitzroy. Many thanks to event organiser Natalie Bak (above), for access that allowed me to make such amazing images.

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SES rescuers return from the mountain.

A team of rescuers leave for the ascent up the mountain.

Conditions at the top of Mt. Hotham were similar to that at the top of Mt. Feathertop.

Revealed. This missing MP is found at last.

Strapped into the helicopter ambulance for the ride back to Melbourne.

Happy to be back in Melbourne the day after being found.

]]> http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/09/search-rescue/feed/ The Rebuilding http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/07/the-rebuilding/ http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/07/the-rebuilding/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:02:38 +0000 Raoul Wegat http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/?p=382 Six months ago on February 7, 2009, Australia’s worst natural disaster occurred, with the black Saturday Bushfires claiming the lives of 173 people. Last weekend, I returned to the Kinglake area to cover some events for Getty Images that focused on the physical rebuilding of the area.

Temporary housing at Kinglake.

Residents at the Remake Kinglake, community consultation event.

Land for sale at Kinglake.

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]]> http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/02/victorian-bushfires/feed/ CFA Hero http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/02/cfa-hero/ http://www.raoulwegat.com/blog/2009/02/cfa-hero/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:38:00 +0000 Raoul Wegat http://blog.raoulwegat.com.au/?p=345 Not enough can be said of the selfless bravery of the volunteer CFA firefighters who, have in many instances, been victims of the fires themselves. One word perhaps describes them best. Heroes. The firefighter below symbolises that heroism for me.

A Country Fire Authority volunteer returns to the Alexandra Staging Ground from a 12 hour shift fighting the Kilmore East fire, Alexandra, in north-central Victoria, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. (AAP Image/Raoul Wegat)

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