Mark McLaren Photography

27/07/2025

That’s a wrap …

25/07/2025

Big day tomorrow filming the Roebourne races for North West Jockey Club . Looking forward to the day ..

If you see me out and about say hi :)

But tonight i may be found here .. Hampton Harbour Boat & Sailing Club . This was my view today ..

Beautiful vista here in Dampier .. Not a ripple ...

Have a lovely weekend :)

24/07/2025

I caught a ferry to the Mackerel Islands 2 days ago.
I was out there filming for a client on behalf of Flying Fox Media Creation and blessed with a huge chalet all to myself ..
All the staff from Onslow Beach Club to everyone out at the Mackerel Islands were so lovely !

The weather changed on us yesterday but made the filming ...challenging .

We succeeded and these little happy snaps from my phone pre departure and from my patio hammock.. Tough right ... :)

So what is Markie, a make us jealous post ..?

No not at all... i just wanted to share a wee thing that happened whilst there..
Of course i had to set the scene ..

It was on the morning of the second day .. early morning.. around 4:30am.. pitch black and very still.
I headed out in waddle still sleeping shuffle, onto the patio wearing a hoodie and sat in the total stillness with only a blanket of stars and the sound of crashing waves onto the beach in front of me for company.

I zoned out .. Lost all track of time and was gone .. Where i went im not sure.. The hypnotic sound of the waves was all that was needed it seems..

At some point my consciousness brought me back , Thats when i realised i had been outside for a while i was cold and covered in a zen like aura.. cant explain or barely describe.. But it was lovely ..

I headed back to bed for a wee nap and got up for sunrise to film some stuff.

As i sat awaiting my my taxi boat (barge) back to Onslow so sat to watch the clouds rollover the Island , and now totally chilled i sat back and enjoyed that..

It was a lovely introduction to the Mackerel Islands and looks like i will be heading back ..

Stay tuned for some epic video and images . Once i finally upload all the media to the other cloud ;)

19/07/2025

I see you ...

I wonder when it slipped back under the surface of that deep blue water, if it gives the heads up to the rest of the pod ..

I also wonder if the conversation went along the lines of ... (In whale noises)

"Markies back " ... "Naw" .... ! "Really"? "Whos's Markie" ? "Been a while".. "That fella with the accent .." .... "Awww... I remember him" !

Meanwhile back on the surface im fumbling for a bigger lens .. dropping stuff and chittering away like a squirrel thats been nibbling on catnip...

I digress..

Its the little moments like these that make me smile on the inside as well as the outside..

19/07/2025

Sunset filming recent road works in Karratha with Flying Fox Media Creation and this unit went by ..

Got to find the owner to give them the full size image ..

Love the plate ! ..

Tag anyone who may know a truckie .

17/07/2025

As Friday barges into my lounge sits itself down and kicks off its shoes. I ask what happened to Wednesday and Thursday .. they were only here a minute ago..

So here is sunrise at Karratha .. As Friday says " Get amongst it " !

It was a struggle carrying up my trumpet, piano and drums to play as i filmed.. You know me .. Whats a sunrise without tunes .. ;)

Have a great weekend beautiful people !

12/07/2025

Overdue and well deserved !

MURUJUGA has just been awarded as an UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
Perseverance and determination made this happen from all concerned .

WE join a very good club.. Pyramids , Stonehenge, Great Wall of China.. and lots more !

I created a wee video celebrating this historic milestone :) Made up from video shot over the last 10 years ..

Check it out here :)

UNESCO Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation,

Located on the Burrup Peninsula in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, has officially been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.This recognition plac...

12/07/2025

The thing about living in the Pilbara .. at this time of year is the temp..

Its quite literally perfect .. Lovely and warm during the day and "cold"at night.

I say cold .. Not Scottish ...or Iceland cold .. but colder than the day ;)

As usual i digress..

I sat around a fire last night lost in the flickering flames..

Until i looked up and this was looking down .
Before i knew it , i was wading through the darkness to the house to find a camera to share a pic ..

Click .. !

and here you can see last nights moon lighting up the Pilbara :)

Mark McLaren Photography

11/07/2025

And just like that we are kickstarting another weekend …

Well as my little weekend engine splutters into life with a cough a fart and a puff of black smoke . I thought , tonight I’m going to share something .. I’ve never shared …

Nothing too fantastical .. or wondrous .. but a thing .. a simple thing..

But before I do ….
Let me share something else …

As you know I have a handful , a small handful of wonderful friends . Hand picked from the tideline of life .

I digress ..!

I don’t see them often or hear from for a while , life , family , logistics.. that’s what they tell me 😉

However, when I do .. a smile .. an eye creasing smile appears on my Scottish weathered dial ..

So today when my phone rang , that very thing happened ..

I may have to sprinkle some additional text to allow you to see why that these phone calls took place ,

Remember that handful of friends ?

Well apart from the usual chit chat that gets exchanged . They get a call from me .. and I sing a song .. it is always met with total silence… then “thank you” It happens annually.

But today was my turn it seems !

This is what I wanted to share ..

My phone rang and I was met with that very same song .
The song is an old favourite and we all know it I’m sure …

“Happy Birthday… to you “… I told you you knew it ..

Yes I felt very loved and humbled and appreciated , which just goes to prove what ever you put out .. comes back ..

Another year older .. another year wiser ?

I’m not sure ..

Have a appreciative weekend beautiful people

08/07/2025

Didn’t even see this bird till it was right in front of me . It took off and perched in a better vantage point . This is a Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus). I haven’t seen one this close before ! This bird of prey is commonly found across the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and parts of Australia — especially around coastal areas and wetlands ….

06/07/2025

Fancy a wee flight ..

Come check out the Pilbara landscape ..

Ill even serve drinks .. Buckle up ..

Shot in 4K , be sure to adjut your You Tube settings

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