Once again, thanks to Peter Waterman, BMM has been involved in a major film event. 'Me'. Peter's 3rd cinema length movie was released at Elizabeth St Theatre in the last couple of weeks.

Peter Waterman introduces the artisans lenses, discussing their use and qualities.

A short film by Ry Waters, filmed in January 2026, about trying to do it all and missing life in the process. Logline: A man juggling ambitions and obligations is forced to confront the life he’s truly living.

As it was shot in 4K, I thought that I should upload it in 4k. Depicts beautiful drone footage of Glasshouse Mountains in SE Queensland.

Redwood forests in the State and National Parks of northern California hold some of the tallest trees in the world. Before Europeans arrived during the gold rush in the 1850s, coastal redwoods covered some two million acres of northern California. Prized for their durability and suitability, they have been so heavily logged that today only five percent of the world’s old-growth redwood forest remain. According to the U.S. National Parks Service nearly half of that, some 40-thousand acres, is in Redwood National and State Parks, the rest, 1.2 million acres, is on privately owned land. Since the turn of the 20th century governments and passional conservationists have fought to protect the pockets of old growth forests and encourage new growth. The U.S. National Parks Service estimates that tourism to Redwood National Park contributes $37 million to the local economy with more than 400-thousand visitors a year. Scientists now fear the biggest threat to redwood forests isn’t logging. It’s climate change. They say the redwoods have weathered climate change before, but not the way they are seeing it now.

If you use my references can you please reference me also: Henry Jordans work: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-410741519/view?partId=nla.obj-410741774# Other references: 1) The Brisbane Riot of September 1866 by Paul D. Wilson, B.A. 2) https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/new-south-wales-left-queensland-broke-from-day-one-20170728-gxl38l.html 3) https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2001/2001-07/intermittent-failures-and-runs-1850-1890.html 4) PROBLEMS OF EARLY QUEENSLAND 1859-1870 Dr. D. J. Famfield 5) https://hccda.ada.edu.au/Collated_Census_Tables/QLD-1864-census.html 6) https://germanydownunder.com/they-came-and-they-stayed/#:~:text=The%20first%20really%20concentrated%20German,into%20a%20farming%20mosaic%20landscape. 7) https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-410741519/view?partId=nla.obj-410743729#page/n15/mode/2up 8) https://www.qld.gov.au/about/about-queensland/history/creation-of-state 9) https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/ourhistory/the-queensland-rail-journey#:~:text=1864:%20Construction%20began%20on%20the,line%20from%20Ipswich%20to%20Brisbane. 10) https://paulbuddehistory.com/convict-history-of-brisbane/financial-and-political-crisis-of-1866/#:~:text=So%20both%20the%20State%20and,a%20new%20bridge%20was%20built. 11) https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Visit-and-learn/History/History-of-Parliament-House/Building-Parliament-House 12) https://research.usq.edu.au/download/... 13) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/288318092/32638062 14) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20309528/2458648 15) https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/brisbanes-bread-or-blood-riot-1866 16) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/288317028 17) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20310550/2458768 18) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20310550/2458769 19) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/288315417 20) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20310550/2458768 21) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75517247/7519050 22) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20309634 23) https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/museum-of-lands/surveying/borders/post-proclamation

A brief promotional trailer for Quiet Achievers of SE Queensland.

Iluka is a coastal village that feels like it’s been gently carved by the tides themselves — a place where the river breathes, the sea hums, and the natural world still leads the rhythm of daily life. Tucked between the wide embrace of the Clarence River and the rolling sweep of the Pacific Ocean, Iluka is both sanctuary and storybook. Fishing boats glide out at dawn, their silhouettes soft against the pastel sky. Pelicans drift lazily along the river’s edge, waiting for the day’s catch. The scent of salt, mangroves, and sun-warmed timber lingers in the air, grounding you in a landscape that has remained beautifully unhurried. Wander through Iluka Nature Reserve and you step into an ancient world — towering littoral rainforest, dappled light, and the quiet rustle of creatures hidden in the green. Follow the path to the headland and the ocean opens before you, wild and endless, waves folding into the shore with a steady, timeless heartbeat. Life here is simple in the most luxurious way. Days revolve around tides, fishing lines, river swims, and the slow golden drift of sunset over the water. Locals greet you like an old friend. The horizon feels wider. Your breath feels deeper. Iluka isn’t just a place you visit — it’s a place that gently reminds you of what matters: nature, stillness, community, and the quiet joy of being close to the water. Song for Iluka is a music video that celebrates all that is Iluka. @peterwatermanstoryteller@Iluka@originalsong@music@beauty@naure@wildlife@boats@fishing@birds