There is a group of young people who do skate boarding at Martin Place. I have to state that personally I consider this extremely dangerous as they perform some jumps where the landing space is so narrow the chance of successful completion of the jump without injury or a fall is very minimal. I don’t think they share my view on danger in this case. Here is one of these brave skaters performing a very spectacular jump.
Few random photographs from CoastFest 2006 – Central Coast Festival of Music, Art and Culture .
Chinese Dancers from Central Coast Chinese Association performing an umbrella dance:
This Indian cook called out: “Hey man with a big camera, why don’t you take a photograph of me?”. Could I refuse an invitation like that?
Diverse style songs and bands with plenty of character where the essence of the festival.
Statuesque Sandra is one of the bellydance teachers from a team called Desert Flame.
I have taken many photographs at Martin Place but none as moving as this one. This is Jessika and her golden retriever Lexi. Lexi is a very special dog, she is a graduate of Assistance Dogs Australia program, where dogs are specially trained to become companions for people with physical disabilities. The aim of the program is to improve quality of life for these people. According to her mother Jessika simply adores Lexi.
Here is a future graduate of the program – an adorable Labrador puppy:
And if this motorcycle club member with his big smile and even bigger heart can support this program so can anyone (visit http://www.assistancedogs.com.au/ for details):
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Paraffinalien is a young man I’ve come across at CoastFest – a local cultural festival. This portrait was taken during his preparation for fire twirling show later that night. I wanted to show his total commitment and passion for body movement, joy of his art and alternative and colourful life he obviously lives.
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