Anthony Palmowski Images

Anthony Palmowski Images Newcastle based photographer specialising in portraiture, and landscape. CASA licensed drone pilot. Passionate about portraiture, and landscape photography.

Professional photographer with twenty years experience in digital and analogue film.

Legends 💪 JOTC and Universal Weapons
09/04/2026

Legends 💪 JOTC and Universal Weapons

The amazing crew at JOTC and Universal Weapons ⚔️ Iron Sharpens Iron
09/04/2026

The amazing crew at JOTC and Universal Weapons ⚔️ Iron Sharpens Iron

This rugged operator is Frank Battaglia. He served in many units including the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) - th...
09/04/2026

This rugged operator is Frank Battaglia. He served in many units including the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) - this warrior is a Green Beret. He's is also a highly talented armorer at Universal Weapons and one of the cadre of trainers at JOTC.

I've never met a more calm and quietly spoken giant of a man. He let me work with some very special fi****ms and taught me how to use them properly. It's beyond empowering when these heroes speak encouragement into your life, and help you overcome obstacles.

On one of our last nights, he was teaching me to shoot in the dark - something you would never learn in Australia. He's another one that I wished I could have spent more time with, but our conversations continue online until we meet again. It was a privilege to listen to his stories, and an honour to shoot his portrait.

This legend here is Shaun Hendricks, 2 Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment. He is a hunter and one of the incredibly brave he...
09/04/2026

This legend here is Shaun Hendricks, 2 Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment. He is a hunter and one of the incredibly brave heroes who fought in Iraq in 2009. When he got home, he fought demons on home turf - the ones that live inside. He prevails.

The only thing more colourful than his chest full of medals is his personality. He's got a big heart. He stood by me and taught me to be calm under pressure. His encouragement pushed me on a 7mile ruck march. His guidance on fi****ms and tactical shooting with the crew at Joint Operations Training Center had me blazing technical courses in no time - and i fu***ng loved every moment of it.

Most importantly, he was my shield when i was running around with the camera and helped me to not get shot. We had an immediate connection and I wish I could have spent more time with him, one on one, and listened to his stories. A good excuse to go back! In a very short amount of time he became like a brother to me and I still miss him. ⚔️

This is Rich Ganey, retired SWAT Commander from Florida, assault team leader, sniper, and principal trainer. He's also o...
09/04/2026

This is Rich Ganey, retired SWAT Commander from Florida, assault team leader, sniper, and principal trainer. He's also one of the best servant-leaders I've ever had the pleasure to spend time with. We bonded the first time we spoke and it deepened the first time we met. He taught me many things: fi****ms, tactical shooting, marksmanship, first aid, knife defence... and humility. He and his cadre of warriors at Joint Operations Training Centre are first class men, who truly know their craft. Joint Operations Training Center consists of elements from Universal Weapons, Black 56 Tactical, and Security Applications Group.

It was an absolute honour to spend a week with them in Florida and film our event.

Kōyasan Eki (Koyasan Station) - Japan. 2025.Japanese maples and yellow Ginkos catch the afternoon light as we depart the...
03/01/2026

Kōyasan Eki (Koyasan Station) - Japan. 2025.

Japanese maples and yellow Ginkos catch the afternoon light as we depart the sacred Buddhist complex of Mount Koya.

It's a serene image captured in less than 5 seconds amidst a hoard of people all rushing to get on the Nankai Cable Car.

Happy new year Facebook friends 🎉.Saiho-ji Temple - Kyoto. 2025Fuji X100vi with 0.8x teleconverter
31/12/2025

Happy new year Facebook friends 🎉.

Saiho-ji Temple - Kyoto. 2025

Fuji X100vi with 0.8x teleconverter

FramesMy wife and I took our first overseas holiday in more than 6 years and we chose Japan as our destination. The dest...
08/12/2025

Frames

My wife and I took our first overseas holiday in more than 6 years and we chose Japan as our destination. The destination had been on our bucket list for a long time, and we prepared for a year in advance. A curated destination list which included spiritual sites, ceramics and pottery prefectures, art galleries and museums, restaurants, cities, and of course, photographic landmarks for me.

During our adventure, it took us both time to start winding down, leaving our Australian lives behind, and immersing ourselves completely in the culture. It was two weeks before my creative vision started to reset, and when it did, the photographic mindset started to reveal an emergent pattern - frames.

When I was tense, my vision was centered and focused on the subject. When i relaxed, my vision opened up. It became less about the target of my attention, and more about the bigger picture. How it was framed. The context. Over the coming weeks, I’ll share my favourite images from the trip and what made them special.

The first is the iconic Mt Fuji. Reverently referred to by the locals as Fuji-san. The kanji for this title is 富士山.

富 - abundant

士 - samurai/gentleman

山 - mountain

The second thing I'd like to share with you all, is the brief departure from my earlier photography style. It is expressed in the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi Sabi. It is a philosophical view that finds beauty in imperfection, acceptance of natural cycles of growth and decay, and the value of humble craftsmanship.

Previously, I would have offered you a highly edited version of this image. One with less grain, cloned out distractions, geometrically corrected perspectives etc. But here I offer you an image that is mostly straight out of camera and includes the falling red leaves of the maple which appear as red specs, some blown highlights in the clouds, film grain and a slightly off centre mountain. The pursuit of perfection has held me back for a long time and even prevented me from posting and working through backlogs of photographs. Time to let that go, and start sharing my art, warts and all.

My apologies for the long-winded story, but better for you to have the full depth of the picture, the story, and my open heart.

Much love and seasons greetings to you all.

Image shot handheld from the Fuji X100vi

Some photographers that I know (some of them world famous) have an opinion that Bo***ir photography is just soft p**n. T...
08/09/2025

Some photographers that I know (some of them world famous) have an opinion that Bo***ir photography is just soft p**n. They're wrong.

Bo***ir is not about baring it all — it's about revealing confidence, vulnerability, and strength in the most intimate and artistic way. Sensual, not sexual. Empowering, not objectifying. This is where elegance meets emotion.

It's World Photography Day 🥳If you've been following along in my photographic journey over the last two decades, you wil...
19/08/2025

It's World Photography Day 🥳

If you've been following along in my photographic journey over the last two decades, you will know that the images I create, are the way that I see the world. Picking up a camera has helped me to see things differently, to look closer, and experience life more deeply. And raising a camera to the eye is a different psychological experience (at least for me), than holding your phone out and clicking away shots, rarely ever reflecting on the images you've taken.

Every photograph becomes a captured moment of how I experienced the world at that granular point in time. In this case, walking the streets of Italy in 2011 with my wife at dusk, looking for a cosy tratoria to share some pasta and wine in.

Angelina 26.
Canon 5dMKII, 24-70L
f4.0, 1/30s, ISO1600, handheld.
(still one of my favourite cameras despite its age)

Fire and Ice.In my post yesterday we were talking about fog machines. This image of Monica was taken last year in Melbou...
05/08/2025

Fire and Ice.

In my post yesterday we were talking about fog machines. This image of Monica was taken last year in Melbourne using two lights and gels to provide colour contrast. Monica was the same model who was at our N**e Art workshop earlier this year.

Some new suppliers sent us some products to try out. If you want to try some new camera straps, quick release buckles or...
04/08/2025

Some new suppliers sent us some products to try out. If you want to try some new camera straps, quick release buckles or a LensGo fog machine for free, reach out. Would love to hear your thoughts before we stock them.

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