Greg Hardwick Freelance Journalist & Photographer

Why do we see faces in the rocks

Greg Hardwick — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:07:30 +0000

What makes us believe certain things, see certain things, be they a face in the rock or a shape in the clouds? I was in a boat in the Gulf of Thailand, with several other travellers and a few Thais. We passed beneath a rocky outcrop on a small island just off the coast of Kho Phangan and all I could see as we slowly passed by was a face...[Read More]

A fresh new look

Greg Hardwick — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:24:42 +0000

I’ve recently put some time into re-designing this site. I was after a cleaner look that used images to promote parts of my portfolio and any recent posts filed under the blogging page. I realise many blogs avoid introductory pages to ensure good google rankings, but I was after ‘looks’ before rankings. The site is now based on the Genesis Framework from the guys at StudioPress. It has some smart...[Read More]

Eco news issue 14 complete

Greg Hardwick — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:45:24 +0000

Completed Eco news issue 14, the last for 2009. In this issue we take another look at climate change. But this time we examine the reasons and the thought processes behind those who deny the science of climate change. No matter how many times the science is presented, for many people, it’s simply easier to deny the problem exists, or latch onto one of two pieces of so-called evidence —...[Read More]

Wizzbins’ new website

Greg Hardwick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:31:10 +0000

Client: Wizzbins The Brief: Design a simple website for a high-pressure water and steaming cleaning company with room for future expansion and display of future jobs and results of services. Client must have the ability to make future updates. Why the colour scheme? Colours and layout are based on an existing business card. The site is designed to therefore match the current business identity. What’s running the site? WordPress with...[Read More]

Population and consumption

Greg Hardwick — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:16:46 +0000

Just completed the October/November edition of Eco news. In this edition we take a look at the pressure being placed on the Sunshine Coast by two new development sites which would encourage an extra 50,000 people. The general theme for this, the 13th edition, is population in an era of climate change. It’s not just southeast Queensland, nor is it only Australia — the world is facing the problem of...[Read More]

Dust storms bring the desert to the coast

Greg Hardwick — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:48:21 +0000

About a decade ago I travelled to the desert regions of the New South Wales and Queensland border area to the west and north of Hungerford on a scientific research trip. I’ve always wanted to go back and take another look at that vast country. However today it came to visit us on the coast of Queensland as dust from the interior travelled on westerly winds and filled the air...[Read More]

Ignite Life Weight Loss Retreat

Greg Hardwick — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:11:05 +0000

The client: Ignite Life Weight Loss Retreat The brief: Design a website, which promotes a new weight-loss retreat to potential domestic and international customers. Client supplied their current corporate colours. Site must be easily updated, with the flexibility to grow in the future to allow more content and space for advertisements. What’s running the site? WordPress, and a base theme from StudioPress, called Lifestyle. This is a professional theme, well...[Read More]

Latest version of Eco out now

Greg Hardwick — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:35:14 +0000

I’m breathing a sigh of relief after completing the latest print version of Eco news. Independent media is facing an interesting future, although it is inherently under-funded. And that’s where we need greater collaboration between the growing array of media outlets. A lack of funding often means we work many hours as volunteers. As Eco news is an environmental and conservation-based newspaper, it’s all to easy to slip into a...[Read More]

Darwin’s lesson for journalists

Greg Hardwick — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:18:12 +0000

There has been a lot of talk lately about the future of journalism. Negative forecasts of the demise of the print newspaper echo around the world. “High levels of debt, falling revenues and collapsing share prices, have led many [newspapers] into a vicious cost-cutting cycle. More than 12,000 journalists have lost their jobs so far this year, on top of about 2,200 in 2007,” wrote Christopher Warren in The Future...[Read More]

Rediscovering that groove

Greg Hardwick — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:05:18 +0000

Why do we travel? I seem to ask myself that question during almost every journey I take. And it always appears unannounced in my head at about the same time. It’s when I’m starting to get that settled and calm feeling – kind of like getting in the groove. The travel groove. Everything appears easier, as if you have stopped resisting the cultural differences and just start to float in...[Read More]