Veterans Instameet 11

Mathew Bell –MRyan PhotographyMathew served six years in the Australian Army, he saw two deployment, the first to East Timor in 2008 and then to Afghanistan in 2012. Throughout his deployment to Afghanistan Mathew carried his camera with him, photographing the daily lives of the soldiers on the ground.Upon his return he discharged from the Army and moved back to Sydney where he went on to publish a book of his photographs, held an exhibition and was then featured in the Australian War Memorial on the personal request of Dr Brendan Nelson. Mathew currently works in real estate sales in Sydney’s South West region. He has continued to peruse his love of photography through weddings, events, landscapes and the instameets.https://www.facebook.com/pages/MRyan-Photographywww.MRyanPhotography.comInstagram - @MRyan_photography

MRyan Photography - Veteran Instameet Founder

Come and join the Veterans Instameet team for our first over night expedition outside of Sydney on Saturday 13th May 2017. This Instameet with see us escape the hustle and bustle of Sydney, instead getting in touch with nature away from wifi and flushing toilets. The plan is to arrive around 3:00pm on Saturday 13th May 2017 at our over night camp site. We have changed the location from the original due to accessibility issues for those without four wheel drives. See the below link for the new location and how to get there: http://mailchi.mp/1cfebbadc3f2/veterans-instameet-11-lithgow-astro-shoot-glow-worm-tunnel
 Once you arrive start setting up your tent and getting to know everyone. Most of the admin team will be there to help if you need anything. The plan is to get there early enough to give us enough time to set up camp and then catch the sunset over the rocky outcrops. Once the sun goes down we will try a spot of light paining and steel wool spinning whist waiting on the stars.  Once it gets dark enough and the stars are out in full force Warrick and Joel will take us Astro-rookies through the tips and tricks to shooting the stars. Please note that there are no amenities at the over night location, you will need to bring everything. We also ask, what ever you carry in with you, please carry it out with you when you leave. We want to protect the environment. The plan for the Sunday is to pack up camp and head to the glow worm tunnel. We plan on leaving camp first thing in the morning to get to the tunnels before the mid morning crowds. Due to the poor road conditions, we will carpool in the 4WD's for the 45min drive out to the tunnels. After the tunnels we will make our way back to the cars, time is yours from there. If you want to explore some more, we are open to ideas! We strongly suggest bringing along the following items: - Tent - Sleeping Bag - Warm weather and wet weather clothing - Food - Toilet Paper - Hiking Shoes - A torch - Plenty of water, enough to last two days - Camera, tripod and remote (if you have one) Don't forget to tag all your photos with #veterans_instameet ! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to get in touch with one of the team: Warrick Eady - 0431 295 953 Mathew Bell - 0409 241 419 Andrew Judson - 0425 244 597 Joel Vogler - 0418 240 283 We should be in for a good night, fingers crossed for clear skies! We hope to see you there! If you require any more information please email us verteransinsta@gmail.com We look forward to shooting with you! The #veterans_instameet ‘s was the brain child of Warrick Eady Photography and MRyan Photography, both Afghanistan veterans. They had set out to bring together veterans that share a passion for photography in a relaxed friendly environment wanting their participants to share their combined knowledge of cameras and photography in order to help everyone develop their skills behind the camera. Everyone is welcome to join - Veterans, ex and current serving ADF and Emergency Service members plus the general public to show their support - this event is open to everyone with a keen interest in photography, it doesn't matter what you use! Phones, point and shoots, GoPro's or SLR's, or video, everyone is welcome to attend in support of those that have served.  https://www.facebook.com/VeteransInstameet/

Glow Worm Tunnel

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