MAY 2012

- Returned from a ‘motel run’ road trip  in the family truckster to Melbourne and received my copy of the new issue of Waitrose Kitchen with my cover shot beautifully prepped and styled by the fab Joss Herd. Thanks to Tabitha for the sweet props and Art Direction. Collaborating with Tim @ Fibre on my first real directorial video shoot, cannot wait for the final edit. Prevention Magazine had me shooting a Vietnamese Pho story with Food Editor [& health nut] Judy Davie – loving the hot and spicy flavours!

APRIL 2012

- I was fortunate to photograph, and subsequently eat, some the worlds best smoked salmon and ocean trout as we shot Petuna’s new website recipes with the talented Michele Cranston and Nick Banbury. Art Director Teresa Lane gave me the low down on the finer points of ‘tweeting’ during the shoot – thanks T! Note to self – must get tweeting on @brettshotwhat, by the way what exactly is hootsuite anyway?!?!

MARCH 2012

- Some great shoots were on this month for Selector Magazine with Art Director Christian Lawler and we went all out with Eurovision kitsch for the  new SBS Feast Magazine with Stylist David Morgan – a great day for the whole crewwith the ABBA soundtrack playing, we knew all the words.

Art Director and Zumbo collaborator, Hugh Ford opened his new exhibition to great reviews – my favourite – ‘Grand Opening of the Giant Scissor Factory’ - have a couple of his pieces already but this new collection is pretty sweet.

FEBRUARY 2012

- Headed to London for a couple of weeks to work with some great colleagues at Waitrose Kitchen, Sainsburys Magazine, Your M&S Magazine, Morrisons to name a few, it was a Queens Jubilee fest! The cold February weather gave way to some beautiful pre-spring sunshine! Landed back into Sydney and headed straight from the airport to a great ‘Classic Cake’ shoot for Womens Weekly with Stylist David Morgan

JANUARY 2012

-Traditionally a quieter time of the year but I have just walked into my local newsagent to see I had seven covers on display, five magazines and two books…..all side by side! It’s new high point for me and a great start to the year ahead. Great shoots this month for SBS Feast and a cover shoot for Australian Good Taste.

DECEMBER 2011

- After just completing Pete Evans’ latest book project with stylist Yael Grinham and Creative Director Reuben Crossman, I headed off for a week long shoot in Shanghai,

China – dumpling capital of the world! Managed to work in some personal images whilst I was there, hope to get these up on display soon. ‘Zumbo’ wins Australian component of Gourmand World Food Cookbook Awards 2011 – Stylist Matt Page and I noted that funnily enough it was in the Health and Nutrition category.