Those faboulous fish

For those of you lucky enough to be on the Yarra River during the Commonwelath Games, there's no doubt you got equally excited about those fabulous fish. With Melbourne's perfect weather, over half a million people gathered on the banks of the river to watch a spectacle of light, colour and water.

We were fortunate to secure a spot on the roof of Transit at Fed Square, where we had an unbeatable view. So with a glass of champagne in hand, friends by our side, we toasted Melbourne, our wonderful city, and those fabulous fish.

Well done Melbourne, for a superb Commonwealth Games experience!

How important is your workspace?

Working at BISON's studio, we're at the centre of our own little creative hub... Shooting interior design photography, we see the environments other people work in is quite different from our own, which lead us to think about how important our workspace really is.

Now that we're spending more time at work than ever before, bright colours and interesting design elements are featuring in most new developments.

Oliver recently photographed a few very different work spaces in Melbourne. Which one suits your personality?

Drop us an email about your workspace.

Climbing in the Austrian Alps

With the Commonwealth Games truly underway, and with Australia generally 'cleaning up' in the gold medals tally, we thought it was time to blog some of our best sports photos!

It's great to see so many countries represented and enjoying our beautiful extended summer. Blue skies most days, and warm nights (well sort of) are adding to the atmosphere... don't say it too loud though, we all know Melbourne's weather!

Oliver recently photographed Joerg in Austria, climbing in the Austrian Alps.

Commonwealth Games - 2006 Festival

A love for Australian food...

When a friend recently visited Melbourne for the first time, we thought what better way to show him around, than by taking him on a tour of our stylish bars and restaurants!

Coming from Barcelona, he was accustomed to the best in food, especially great cheeses and their famous cava and wines. What he didn't expect was Melbourne's incredible diversity in cultures.

Many international people comment on Melbourne's food scene; this especially evident when you look at the availability of produce and variety of styles of cafes and restaurants.

From the institution that is THY THY's Vietnamese restaurant in Victoria Street, Richmond, to the best in fine dining with Michael Lambie at TAXI, Fed Square... there really is something for everyone's budget.

He couldn't believe that you could have Japanese for lunch, and Greek for dinner, and all at under $20 per meal.

Without sounding like an advertisement for Tourism Victoria, yes, whether it's Indian, French, Malaysian or Nepalese - it's all on offer in our great city. He even added that our Spanish food was 'not bad'.

Oliver heard about our foodie tour and sent through some mouth-watering photos from a few photo shoots last year... love those Laurent Patisserie cakes!

Windows are the new walls.

Oliver's trip to Austria and Germany last month was all about architecture (more than snowboarding - or so he tells us)! Looking at the new portfolio it's obvious that reflections, seriously caught his eye.

It all began with Watergate in the new Dockland's precinct (Melbourne), where he captured the 'sun setting in the balconies'.

Now again in Europe, he photographed the landscape seamlessly blending into the building's exterior. It does seem that a number of new developments are using glass (and mirrored materials) more than before. Gone are the times of peering through small windows, and being surrounded by four walls. It seems now, windows are walls.

Do you think this new design concept would be equally popular for residential developments, or really is suitable only for the business world?