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Hold Still Photography

Hi! I'm professional photographer Paul Kerr,
from Canberra, Australia.

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Machine Head rolled into UCLivex last night for th

Machine Head rolled into UCLivex last night for their Good Things Festival sideshow, and I was lucky enough to capture the chaos for Metal-Roos.

With the unexpected shift to performing as a three-piece, you might’ve wondered how the set would land — but Robb Flynn and crew didn’t just rise to the challenge… they obliterated it.

No support acts.
No filler.
No bullshit.
Just pure, unrelenting power from the first note to the last.

The stripped-back lineup only sharpened the edges — tighter riffs, heavier grooves, and a level of intensity I haven’t seen in a long time. And judging by the reactions from everyone I ran into on the night, it wasn’t just me… they absolutely crushed it.

Our full gallery alongside gig review from Daniel Boyle now live on Metal-Roos: https://metal-roos.com.au/gig-review-good-things-festival-sideshow-machine-head-canberra-03rd-december/

Aurora in Motion After sharing a the stills from

Aurora in Motion

After sharing a the stills from the night, here’s the moment where everything finally comes together — a timelapse of the Aurora Australis from that incredible evening on 12 November.

What made this night so unforgettable wasn’t just the colour, but the movement:
the SAR arc glowing steadily across the sky,
the active beams punching upward, and
the clouds rushing through Namadgi as if trying to keep pace with the show above.
Even the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds drifted through frame in perfect clarity, reminding me why this region is such a gift for nightscaper work.

Watching it back, you really get a sense of just how alive the southern sky was — far more than a single frame could show.

Music: www.purple-planet.com

Just a reminder when you get nights like this, it's always handy having a @jamesbaroud_aunz Roof Top Tent on @p.t.k._crew available in case the night keeps giving like this, I can safely find a place to crash.

Available here on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/HEzTWiZJeqw

Canon 6D
Canon 16-35mm F/2.8
Canon 5D Mk IV
Sigma 35mm ART lens
Interval timelapses

#AuroraAustralis #southernlights #australia #canberra #namadginationalpark nightscaper timelapse aurora SARarc astronomy holdstillphotography milkyway_nightscapes milkywaychasers

More Southern Sky Magic Following on from last we

More Southern Sky Magic

Following on from last week’s images, here’s another mini panorama from the unforgettable night of 12 November. This one was taken later in the evening, after the colours had deepened and the sky really came alive.

The SAR arc was still glowing strong, but what made this frame even more special was catching both the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds rising clear and bright above the landscape. Add in the active beams dancing across the sky at the time and it became one of those rare nights where every direction held something happening.

Also making its debut in this shot: my new Hold Still Photography watermark, a little nod to the continued growth of both my astro and music photography work. It feels right to mark images like this with it — scenes that remind me exactly why I keep heading out into the dark.

Canon R6 Mk II
Canon 24-70mm
ISO 10000
Mini panorama

#auroraaustralis #SARarc #southernlights #LMC #SMC astrophotography nightscaper namadginationalpark canberra bushcapital holdstillphotography milkyway_nightscapes milkywaychasers

Calm Before the Storm at Camel Rock 🌧️🪨 A moment

Calm Before the Storm at Camel Rock 🌧️🪨

A moment of contrast along the Sapphire Coast — the tide pool in front of me sat perfectly still, its clear water revealing seaweed and stones below, untouched by the chaos building just beyond.

Out behind Camel Rock, the ocean moving in rhythmic rolls while the storm clouds began stacking fast, rain out behind those jagged peaks. Yet here, in this small sheltered pocket, everything was calm. It’s amazing how the coastline can offer two completely different worlds only metres apart.

Canon R6 Mk II
Canon 24–70mm
ISO 100 | 1/160s

#camelrock #bermagui #nswcoast #sapphirecoast #landscapephotography #seascape #australianlandscape #visitnsw #coastalstorms #momentsofcalm #stormyweather

Another capture from Wednesday night 🌌✨ Swipe for

Another capture from Wednesday night 🌌✨

Swipe for full view --->

This one is a 180-degree panorama revealing something truly special — a glowing SAR arc arcing high above the main aurora display.

A SAR (Stable Auroral Red) arc isn’t your typical aurora. While the main aurora dances with greens and purples created by charged particles funnelled down magnetic field lines, a SAR arc forms much higher in the atmosphere and glows a deep red. It’s caused by heat energy building up in the ionosphere during geomagnetic disturbances — a rare, slow-moving ribbon of red light that often sits well above the brighter auroral curtains below.

Seeing both the SAR arc and the active aurora together was incredible — two different atmospheric phenomena stacking in the sky at once. Nights like this don’t come around often.

Canon R6 Mk II
Canon 24–70mm
ISO 6400 | 20s per exposure

#auroraaustralis #southernlights #sararc #nightscape #astrophotography #australianphotography #panorama #nightscapephotography #milkyway_nightscapes #milkywaychasers #longexposurephotography #holdstillphotography #jamesbaroudaustralia #toyotaaustralia #LMC #SMC

Australis Road 🌌✨ Luckily, I had a few back-pocke

Australis Road 🌌✨

Luckily, I had a few back-pocket spots picked out — and they sure came in handy after my son’s birthday dinner wrapped up. It was after dark that I hit the road, dodging the crowds searching for their perfect vantage point.

This little country lane was one I’d scouted before for a Milky Way session — quiet, remote, and perfectly positioned. As I set up, the sky came alive with colour, and for several hours it just kept on giving.

Canon 5D Mk IV
Sigma 35mm
ISO 6400 | 13s

#southernlights #auroraaustralis #australisroad #nightscaper #astrophotography #australianlandscape #nightscapes #milkyway_nightscapes #milkywaychasers #holdstillphotography #longexposurephotography #canonaustralia #lightchasers

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