WHY PHOTOGRAPHY ?
As we know the unseen influence of water is directly linked to our wellbeing, so too is photography as it also goes along way helping you to be better physically & mentally.
Photography is a fantastic mindfulness tool, as we look through lens its as nothing else in the world matters. We switch on the creative side of our minds which is a calming drug.
SOCIAL CONNECTION
Humans are a pack animal, it's proven that those who have social connections with others simply live a longer, healthier and live a more fulfilling life.
We get ideas and learn more in group settings, you'll see how others get an angle to compose an interesting shot and others may get inspired by the way you do the same. You may even strike up a conversation while on our activities 🙂
Veterans’ Health Week (VHW) is a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) program that aims to generate interest in, and raise awareness around, improving health and wellbeing for former and current serving Australian Defence Force personnel, their families and carers. Four priority health and wellbeing themes for VHW rotate on an annual basis --they are physical activity, nutrition, mental wellness and social connection.
Supporting the health and wellbeing of veterans, social connection is the key focus for the Covid year of 2020.
We get ideas and learn more in group settings, you'll see how others get an angle to compose an interesting shot and others may get inspired by the way you do the same. You may even strike up a conversation while on our activities 🙂
Veterans’ Health Week (VHW) is a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) program that aims to generate interest in, and raise awareness around, improving health and wellbeing for former and current serving Australian Defence Force personnel, their families and carers. Four priority health and wellbeing themes for VHW rotate on an annual basis --they are physical activity, nutrition, mental wellness and social connection.
Supporting the health and wellbeing of veterans, social connection is the key focus for the Covid year of 2020.
DVA VETERAN HEALTH WEEK ACTIVITIES
Please register your interest HERE or phone Grant on 0477 255540
Free entry, breakfast, lunch or dinner for all former and current serving Australian Defence Force personnel, their families and carers to the below DVA Health Week supported activities.
Free entry, breakfast, lunch or dinner for all former and current serving Australian Defence Force personnel, their families and carers to the below DVA Health Week supported activities.
Capture a Warship
- Thu 29 Oct 2020
- Queensland Maritime Museum, 412 Stanley St, South Brisbane
- Capture a Warship photography work shop at the Queensland Maritime Museum as we look at HMAS Diamantina and the museum from a different perspective.
ANZAC Rock-Hop Sheet
- Fri 30 Oct
- Caloundra Surf Life Saving Club 1 Spender Lane, Kings Beach
- Be creative, get outdoor, move and get social. Sunrise headland walk and rock-hop. Get up early to learn the basics of photography along the ANZAC coastline trail.
Drone Beach Fishing
- Mon 2 Nov
- Bribie Island RSL, 99 Toorbul St, Bongaree QLD
- Intro to drone fishing on our social hookup, enjoy the outdoors, sun, sea and sand. Starts with our RSL breakfast.
Fit Phots @ Noosa Heads National Park
- Tue 3 Nov 2020
- Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, 69 Hastings St, Noosa Heads QLD
- Learn photography basics in a healthy environment, walk through ways of capturing breathtaking images around Noosa National Park beaches. A group meet up and National Park trek with BBQ lunch.
Capturing old logging at The Gantry
- Wed 4 Nov 2020
- The Gantry, D'Aguilar National Park Sellin Rd, Mount Mee QLD
- Learn photography basics of macro and depth of field as we move through the old growth timber mill. Experience how we use a drone to capture a view we normally couldn't get to.
Sunset over Brisbane River - Photography 101 in the Golden Hour
- Thu 5 Nov 2020
- Kangaroo Point river front at
- A social connect while we walk and talk along Brisbane River to capture images of last light and the night
Capture the beauty
- Fri 6 Nov 2020
- Qld Govt Water Operations Precinct, 1 Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba
- Social walk along the river fishing community, beach foreshore then up the HMAS Brisbane Memorial for newly photographers
Eye in the skies over Brisbane Trams
- Sat 7 Nov 2020
- QLD Brisbane Tramway Museum 50 Tramway Street, Ferny Grove
- Intro to drones and photography on our social connect to the Tram Museum, capture unique images of rare Brisbane history as the museum operate a tram for us to shot
Fit Phots - Glass House Mountains summit camera assault
- Mon 9 Nov
- Beerwah Day Use Area, Mount Beerwah Road, Glass House Mountains
- Mountain Assault - Healthy way to socialise while we learn a bit about photography. Take our time to capture the moment.
Noosa Wet Lens
- Tue 10 Nov 20
- Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, 69 Hastings St, Noosa Heads QLD
- Experience different angles to capture that photo from, in, on and around the waters edge at Noosa National Park.
Air Power through a lens at Queensland Air Museum
- Thu 12 Nov 2020
- Queensland Air Museum, 7 Pathfinder Drive, Caloundra
- Fascinating setting to hold our intro to photography workshop amongst the living history of nearly 100 of Australia's retired aircraft. We start with a tour then we learn a little about photo composition.
Capture a Croc – Australia Zoo
- Fri 13 Nov 2020
- Australia Zoo,1638 Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah
- Intro to photography workshop & self guided tour through Australia Zoo as we focus on the wild residents.
HEALTH
Our workshops are meant to be casual, and always in interesting locations to promote health and well-being. As we conduct various workshops for a number of Veteran External Support Organisations (ESO's), one thing that's a constant is that all are based in nature or the outdoors.
We encourage our pier group to get active and stay active therefor our workshops range from being on or in the water, walking, climbing mountains, boating, sailing, drone fishing, sunrise, sunsets, street scape and military themed museums (some activities are suitable for mobility impaired).
We encourage our pier group to get active and stay active therefor our workshops range from being on or in the water, walking, climbing mountains, boating, sailing, drone fishing, sunrise, sunsets, street scape and military themed museums (some activities are suitable for mobility impaired).
OUR KIT
BYO any of your gear from smart phones, pocket camera, DSLR or drone. can use ours if it's free at the time of the activity.