Robert Vine Landscape Art

16/10/2026

A Canberra Art Fair workshop selected one of my photographs to paint today and it’s amazing to see the different interpretations of my image! Great work by lb_art_creation my neighbour for the fair.

16/10/2026

Canberra Art Fair let’s go! Sat 10-5 and Sun 10-4 at Quokka Pavillion, Epic Showgrounds. Over 100 amazing artists representing their work, workshops and live demonstrations!

12/10/2026

Getting close to the big event! I’ll be there all weekend with a huge display of 20 years worth of work and excited to chat about all things life, art and photography!

"The founder and chief organiser of the Canberra Art Fair, artist Margaret Hadfield, may look as if she’s a one-woman band but this is far from the truth," writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.

23/09/2026

Sometimes the greatest discoveries are closer than we think.

I photographed this remarkable natural rock formation at London Bridge, near Googong, not far from home. At the time, I had no idea just how important the idea of exploring locally was about to become.

Not long afterwards, COVID arrived and suddenly our world became much smaller. Travel stopped, plans changed, and I began to appreciate just how much beauty was waiting to be discovered in the landscape around us.

It made me wonder whether this is true everywhere. How many beautiful places do we overlook simply because they're familiar?

Sometimes you don't need to travel further. You just need to look a little closer.

I've written about the story behind this photograph in my latest blog post.

📷 Hidden Treasures Close to Home

09/09/2026

For much of my photography journey, I was drawn to the water. Beaches, harbours and the ocean were landscapes I understood.

Then I moved inland.

Without the sea nearby, I had to learn to see differently. Around Burra, I began noticing the way light moved across rolling hills, the changing colours of the countryside and the drama of those enormous inland skies.

Looking back, that change in my photography mirrored something happening in my life. I was changing how I viewed the world at the same time I was beginning to change how I viewed myself and my future.

This photograph captures one of those moments—a break in the clouds, a hillside illuminated in gold, and the beginning of a new way of seeing.

Read the story behind the image in my latest blog at Robert Vine Landscape Art.

04/09/2026

There’s something about black and white photography that suits the architecture of the High Court of Australia.

Inside, the scale of the building is striking — soaring spaces, strong geometric lines, deep shadows and enormous windows that seem to turn the people moving through them into silhouettes.

For this photograph, I was drawn to the symmetry of the ramp leading towards the light, with the figures at the end providing a sense of just how imposing the space really is.

Sometimes removing colour allows you to see a familiar place differently — less about the details and more about light, shape, scale and the people within it.

A very different side of Canberra to photograph.

03/09/2026

The first signs of spring have arrived in Canberra. 🌸

The trees along Lake Burley Griffin are bursting into blossom, marking the end of another Canberra winter and the beginning of one of my favourite times of year to photograph the city.

I chose black and white for this image because it strips away the colour and lets the shapes do the talking — the line of blossoming trees following the lake towards Black Mountain, with the tower rising above it all in the distance.

After months of cold mornings and bare branches, Canberra is changing again.

Bring on spring, longer days and plenty more time behind the camera.

02/09/2026

Winter is officially behind us. No more frosty starts and mornings feeling the cold wind of the Brindabella's.

A beautiful time of year in Canberra, and a reminder that sometimes the best landscapes are found right on the edge of change.

Here’s to longer days, warmer light and a new season of photography ahead.

01/09/2026

🍂 Sometimes a change in perspective can change the direction of your life.

I took this photograph beside Lake Burley Griffin during one of Canberra’s spectacular autumn mornings. The brilliant colour and sunlight breaking through the trees captured the optimism I was beginning to feel at the time.

I was taking a fresh look at my health and starting to explore new directions in my Air Force career. I didn’t know it then, but those choices would open up new professional opportunities and help prepare me for life beyond the Air Force a few years later.

Looking back, this image feels like more than a photograph of autumn in Canberra. It represents transformation — a reminder that change doesn’t always mean something is ending. Sometimes, it’s the beginning of something you can’t see yet.