tim ritchie

Darling Harbour is a sparkling pocket on Sydney Harbour. It’s a clear dawn with a light cool breeze that tells you know that you’re alive.

McLachlan Way on the eastern boarder of Sydney’s Darlinghurst is well lit, but still gives off a psycho vibe.

A study in bodies of water and bridges. Looking across Rozelle Bay, on to White Bay and the Sydney Harbour I encounter ANZAC Bridge with the Sydney Harbour Bridge huddled below. Benign clouds and not too cool at dawn.

Sir Charles Fitzroy was Governor of New South Wales 1846-55. And they named this street in Sydney’s Surry Hills after him. And what were once humble workers cottage now start at 6 figures. Times change.

The Old Fitz Theatre in Sydney’s Woolloomooloo is in the basement of the 150 year old Ild Fitzroy Hotel. The theatre can only seat 55 people, so book early. I’m here particularly early, no one at the stage door.

I cop some flack when I comment on the cold, but this morning was bitter. The soon to rise sun is at my back as I look across Farm Cove from Mrs Macquarie’s point to the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

It’s my wife’s birthday, so I had to get home before she woke. A clear cool morning on Sydney Harbour with just a hint of first light off the end of the Double Bay ferry wharf.

A little damp this morning, Bourke Street south of Cleveland Street. This part is in Sydney’s Redfern.

I do hunt colour drama at dawn, Sydney this morning was a little damp this morning, so the sky was quite muted. I do admire the swimmers doing laps in a naturally cool ocean pool.

Did anyone else catch Ali France's maiden speech to Parliament? What a Labor hero she is!

In the days of the colony, landowner, John Macarther, held a picnic on this peninsula on a fine December day in 1806. He noted a natural water spring and named the peninsula after a spa town in northern Germany. Sydney’s Pyrmont has changed a lot since then.

The few lights on the Sofitel at Sydney’s Darling Harbour indicates I’m out early. The bright lights at the International Convention Centre says it’s more expensive to turn the off than the cost to have them on all night.

The Walsh Bay Arts Precinct is home to nine resident companies across music, dance and theatre. For more than four decades, Sydneysiders and visitors have been entertained, challenged and made to smile. This is the three side of Pier 2/3.

There is serenity in the confusion of city lights dancing on Sydney Harbour in the early hours of the day. No one but me watching the ballet, it’s quiet and calm as the city sleeps.

I saw the new production of Opera Australia’s Rusalka by Dvorak last night. The singing, production, costumes and music were outstanding. The soprano amazing. So I went back (dreary eyed) for a pre dawn shot of the venue on a clear morning.

I’m at the Lighthouse Reserve which is located above a cliff at Sydney’s Dover Heights. My weather app says it feels like 2C, but I think that is optimistic as the dawn breeze off the ocean is really crisp.

There is speculation the Collins Lane in Sydney’s Surry Hills was named after David Collins (1756-1810) who was the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemans Land (first European name for Tasmania). Collins died while serving in this role.

Cloudy morning, but a shimmer of glamour on the dawn horizon….. and a sparkling icon.

Getting caught taking a peek at an old boiler. Eveleigh Railway workshops, Sydney.

The dog beach as Sydney’s Rose Bay was houndless under a moon trying to peak through the clouds. I love being alone at places that are usually full of people (and in this case, dogs).