Russell P Murphy

Russell P Murphy **Due to covid-19 I have currently lost my passion for professional photography so am not presently taking bookings. My apologies.

I am hoping that one day that might return if I just give myself time. I create fresh, vibrant images that capture the essence of my subjects, from portraits, special events and landscapes, to commercial and documentary styles

Thought I'd have a crack at some 'Birds In Flight' Photography, so enrolled in a half day workshop yesterday, put on by ...
08/03/2026

Thought I'd have a crack at some 'Birds In Flight' Photography, so enrolled in a half day workshop yesterday, put on by the South Australian Photographic Federation (SAPF).

2hrs of theory followed by an hour or two of shooting. Thanks to Bill from https://www.wshieldsphotography.com/ who makes it look so easy!

Although we didn't have too many bird varieties, I did get a few "bin chickens' (White Ibis) in flight, that I was happy with.

Bill's motto of practice, practice, practice is still ringing in my ears...

Back into some beach portraits at Grange.With thanks to Ebony, Grace and Hayley for the opportunity.
17/02/2026

Back into some beach portraits at Grange.

With thanks to Ebony, Grace and Hayley for the opportunity.

This hot weather is enough to turn anyone batty! 🦇🦇🦇Some of my faves from my first ever bat shoot...* best viewed on a l...
27/01/2026

This hot weather is enough to turn anyone batty! 🦇🦇🦇

Some of my faves from my first ever bat shoot...

* best viewed on a large screen

I'm not a big fan of animal captivity in zoo's, especially for our primates.But if we must have them, to educate us on t...
16/11/2025

I'm not a big fan of animal captivity in zoo's, especially for our primates.
But if we must have them, to educate us on threats of extinction through habitat loss, I guess a not-for-profit, with the largest open range one in Australia, is one of the better ways to accomodate them.
Here are a few snaps from my visit to Monarto yesterday.

I'm not a big fan of animal captivity in zoo's, especially for our primates.But if we must have them, to educate us on t...
16/11/2025

I'm not a big fan of animal captivity in zoo's, especially for our primates.

But if we must have them, to educate us on threats of extinction through habitat loss, I guess a not-for-profit, with the largest open range one in Australia, is one of the better ways to accomodate them.

Here are a few snaps from my visit yesterday.

A bit of street photography around the historical Port Adelaide streets.
13/11/2025

A bit of street photography around the historical Port Adelaide streets.

Semaphore Sunset. Pretty tonight.
15/09/2025

Semaphore Sunset. Pretty tonight.

It's always very calming to see the last light of day....
14/09/2025

It's always very calming to see the last light of day....

Needless to say, my gear and I got absolutely saturated within 5 minutes of this shot being taken tonight....lol...camer...
27/08/2025

Needless to say, my gear and I got absolutely saturated within 5 minutes of this shot being taken tonight....lol...camera still survived!

5 shot bracketed exposure. Edited in LR as a HDR.

*Best viewed on a decent sized screen. 🙂

Mushrooms are in the news lately, so I was lucky enough to tag along early this morning with John Thomas, who showed me ...
21/06/2025

Mushrooms are in the news lately, so I was lucky enough to tag along early this morning with John Thomas, who showed me the finer points of his macro technique.

I don't own a macro lens, so these are more enviro portrait style.....

Anyways, it was cold but very worthwhile, looking for these tiny specimens and just photographing them (rather than eating them!)

"Heavy Duty Weather"With a photog event called off in the city, due to potential 'heavy duty' weather expected, I though...
15/06/2025

"Heavy Duty Weather"

With a photog event called off in the city, due to potential 'heavy duty' weather expected, I thought why not just hang around my own neighbourhood and see what I could get before the heaven's opened?

8 secs (single) exposure. NISI 6 stop. F16. 20mm. Edited in LR. Turned out it was 'all show and not much go'. Still need a lot more rain here...

Lady Aurora made a brief appearance last night.....Big thanks to Corina Gul for inviting me along for the ride.*Best vie...
03/06/2025

Lady Aurora made a brief appearance last night.....

Big thanks to Corina Gul for inviting me along for the ride.

*Best viewed on a larger screen. 4 shot vertical pano.

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Adelaide, SA
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