I’ve lived in the same house for my entire life. I’ve grown up in this suburb, attended the local high school and seen pretty much everything that’s worth seeing here.

It’s easy to resent the mundane. It’s easy to overlook the simple pleasures of our world when we experience it every day. We take it for granted, and that’s pretty natural.

I live in one of New South Wales’ most beloved holiday destinations, but since it’s my day-to-day world, it doesn’t feel that way to me.

One day in 2012, I decided to break the monotony of my life. I took Meredith (my camera) and drove around my hometown, experiencing my world afresh. The photos I took I submitted into the 2012 Heart of Annandale exhibition and won the North Annandale Hotel prize for Digital Art.

It’s amazing what can happen when we see our lives through a different lens.