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TROPIC • UP FRONT
Scene Around Tropic profiles an amazing image from the Tropical North
Scene Around Location: I snapped this shot on the put you and your work out there. It all
Q&A rooftop carpark at Rusty’s Markets. pays off in the end. Dreams don’t work
unless you do.
I have a bit of a thing with capturing
with photographer photos in weird places and I’d been
Ben McKay wanting to take a friend up there to I love this shot because: Of the way
it captures the cityscape. It shows a
capture a sunset for ages! The shots just
kinda flowed from there. different perspective of the Cairns CBD
that I think most people don’t tend to
Challenges: I think trying to develop see. Also, when you’re shooting with
your own style organically when legends like the beautiful @kauri_eddie,
starting out can be hard. For me, there’s not much to complain about. It
I’ve always been attracted to urban sounds like a cliché but photography
tones and punchy, emotive images. I has led me to meet and build ties
endeavour to ripple these foundations with so many interesting and unique
through my images. At the end of the individuals that I may never have met if
day, your own individual style and I wasn’t doing it. I love being able to tell
MORE: Check out Ben on aesthetic is what makes you stand stories about people and brands in my
Instagram @_benmckay out as a photographer or an artist in own unique way and help bring their
general. You’ve gotta work hard to ideas and imagination to life!
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