Photographing Broadmeadow

by Ben Howland on October 16, 2011

When originally thinking of Broadmeadow, all that came to mind was the train station and the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, although on closer inspection there is a bit more to it. As if it has some sort of split personality, the suburb is populated with a duopoly of both neatly kept family homes, and overgrown dwellings that are more nature reserve than residential. A high number of houses were protected by dual lions - of the garden variety. There was plenty of colour to be found, even on an overcast day.

Each week “The Grid” features photos of a selected area of the Newcastle & Hunter region, capturing moments that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Ben Howland

Ben is a 21 year old photographer who loves capturing the emotion of a moment. He focuses on wedding & portrait photography, but doesn't mind trying his hand at other genres from time to time either. Ben spends most of his spare time reading about photography, practicing new photography techniques and spending all his money on new photography toys. Growing up in Gloucester & moving after completing school, he is now studying a Bachelor of Business at the University of Newcastle. A self-confessed geek, you can follow his stream of consciousness on Twitter or see the latest work on his blog.

2 comments

Hi Ben
Lovely to see your pix of Broadmeadow. If you’d like to (virtually) cross Griffiths Road, I have a similar thing going for Hamilton North. Major difference is that my focus is words rather than pictures; I don’t have your photographer’s eye!
Cheers
Mark