Veterans Instameet #36
Come and join the Veterans Instameet crew for our thirty sixth instameet on Saturday 13th May 2023.
We will be heading to Middle Head for an afternoon exploring the military instillations and waiting for the sun to go down and the stars to come out. This will be our first night based photography event in a long while.
We will be meeting at the carpark at 4:00pm with the aim of seeing as much of the military instillations before dusk. After sunset, once it gets dark enough we'll be there to photograph the stars.
Be sure to bring plenty of water and some snacks as there are no stores nor dinner stops. We still strongly encourage wearing appropriate footwear and bringing some warm weather gear as it's bound to get chilly after dark.
The amazing team at On Track Meals put their hands up to support us with snacks for the evening. A huge thank you goes out to them for the support once again.
If you can't make it along, please SHARE this event with any Veterans you know that are into photography, word of mouth is our best tool in spreading our reach and growing the community.
We have three cameras available to anyone who wishes to try their hand at photography but doesn't want to commit to buying their own gear. If you'd like to borrow the cameras and tripods please let me know beforehand.
Let us know if you have any questions or queries.
Mathew Bell - 0409 241 419
Andrew Judson - 0425 244 597
Who is the Veterans Instameet?
We are a veterans photography group called the Veterans Instameet. Initially set up in 2014 by myself, Mathew Bell and an ex-engineer, Warrick Eady. We had both just come back from service in Afghanistan and found common ground through photography. After discharge we both felt completely disconnected from the defence community and found there was no photography outlets or groups veteran based. We felt that having this shared interest, we could get other like minded veterans together with photography as the basis and have fun and keep the connections to members post discharge. We soon expanded the group to include families of defence members and then the emergency services. We welcomed Andrew Judson on as one of the event coordinators, with his 10 years in defence, a background in personal training and budding outdoorsman.
We have since run 35 events in and around Sydney, Canberra and the Gold Coast.
We are comprised of former ADF members, current serving members, children of veterans, the emergency services, SES and a number of non serving civilians who support us and what we've been through.
Each event carries risk and by registering and attending the event, each participant agrees to take responsibility for their own safety. Safety is everyone's responsibility and if in doubt, or if anyone feels unsafe it is the individual’s responsibility to sit out the event or highlight it to the other members. Each participant assumes all risk associated with any activity whilst with the Veterans Instameet. Each participant assumes full responsibility for themselves, their choices, their actions and their equipment.
