Author Archives: mark
Nikon D800
The much anticipated Nikon D800 was finally announced this week after probably the most bad luck ever inflicted on a new camera release. First the Japanese tsunami affected the Nikon Sendai plant and once manufacturing transferred to the Thailand plant, the facility was under water for nearly three months! Sendai is now back in [...]
Marco Simoncelli
I can’t believe just one week after watching Marco Simoncelli at Phillip Island, tonight i watched with millions of others as he was taken during the Malaysian MotoGP. This guy was in the same mould as Rossi and I was looking forward to him taking over the mantle of the best rider in the world, [...]
Snippets Book
Snippets by Mark Higgins | Make Your Own Book Just printed and available now. Bit pricey so basically this version for my benefit:) Cheap ipad version available late November. Snippets is a premium quality coffee table photographic book of some of my work. 40 pages long, it is a traditional large landscape format with minimal [...]
Congratulations Casey Stoner
Always good to see another Aussie World Champ. Congratulations Casey Stoner on your 2011 Win. Image taken at top of Lukey Heights, 2011 Phillip Island MotoGP. Great weekend. Tweet
MotoGP
Friday at the MotoGP. Always a great atmosphere and amazingly for the island, the weather was absolutely fantastic. No wind – which is very rare – so with the sun shining and about 25 degrees it was perfect. This of course makes for very contrasty conditions, but i managed to get a lot of shots [...]
Polaroid
The Impossible Project has given thousands of Polaroid owners a reprieve from rendering their cameras useless. A group of former employees have started the project to save this pre-digital instant imaging company from the scrap heap. While the film is still horrendously expensive (8 images a pack for $28), for certain projects or for those [...]
Docklands Rising
Vertical seems to be the way to go at Docklands. I love all the elements that are coming together in the area. Cranes, light poles, buildings and the ever present columns of the Bolte bridge as a backdrop. Tweet
My Updated Website
My new website is being updated and should be finished by the end of June 2011. Featuring a shopping cart and paypal functionality, all images will be able to be bought online in sizes ranging from A4 up to A2, including signed limited editions handmade by the artist. Printed on Canson Museo paper, one of [...]