Scott Andrew Bird
Writer, Photographer & Fitness Enthusiast
Environment
A large part of my writing addresses environmental issues, and I've listed the primary articles below. As you'll quickly discover, these generally look at the many lifestyle changes associated with energy conservation, water management and waste reduction.
Energy Conservation
- Reaching Energy Nirvana : 7 Ways You Can Massively Reduce Your Electricity Bills
- 7 Lifestyle Changes That Will Help The Environment
Water Management
Waste Reduction
images of sydney
To give you an idea of the types of things I photograph, here are a few images I've captured nearby (Sydney, Australia). As you can see, it's a beautiful place.
For the full gallery, swing by SmugMug.
watching
I've listened to and watched a number of podcasts over the years, covering a great range of topics. One of my favourites is Ted Forbes' 'The Art of Photography' - wonderful show.
To give you an idea :
Other Podcasts I Like :
Over to you : what are you watching/listening to these days?
keywords
I photograph a number of Australia's heritage sites - particularly those covering the first century or so of European occupation. To get an idea of the exact locations & names covered, head over to the Keywords page on my SmugMug site.
community
I use Twitter quite a lot myself, both to research (and share) my own work and to see what everyone else is doing. If you tweet a lot about Photography, Creativity or Australian Heritage, let me know.
Tweets from https://twitter.com/scottbird/lists/australian-heritage
research
I frequently use a number of history-related sites to research the various sites I photograph, and to share discoveries with. Of particular note :
- ABC radio national hindsight
- australian screen online (@australiascreen)
- blue mountains history blog
- city of sydney history & archives (@cityofsydney)
- inside history magazine (@InsideHistory)
- dictionary of sydney (@dictionaryofsyd)
- engineering heritage register (@EngAustralia)
- glebe society (@glebesociety)
- granville historical society (@granhistorical)
- historical atlas of sydney
- historypin (@historypin)
- leichhardt local history blog
- national library of australia (@nlagovau)
- newtown project
- nsw state records (@srnsw)
- police & justice museum
- state library of nsw (@statelibrarynsw)
- sydney architecture (@archipaedia)
- sydney culture walks app
- sydney - city and suburbs
- screen australia
- sydney sidetracks
- trove (@troveaustralia)
- speakers corner
- sydney observatory (@sydneyobs)
- And on flickr : powerhouse flickr, slnsw and nsw state records
recommended
This is the main photo-sharing service I use, and is easily my favourite (full review here). Whether you're looking to purchase prints, check out my portfolio or set up your own site, SmugMug's ideal.
This is a large collection of downloadable books & courses (think of it as an online shopping mall), and I use it frequently. Each time a friend of mine asks what I think of their new offering, or someone points me to a specific book/course I might find interesting.
(And if you'd like to do that yourself, drop me a line).
Although it's primarily a way to enjoy your iTunes library on a big screen (think movies on your TV), it's also a great way to share your photos with friends and family. You can either show the photos (again, on your TV) that are stored on a Macbook/iPhone/iPad, or view the ones stored in Photos.
Either way, it's a beautiful way to share them.