Art school colleague, photographer and friend Jodie Barker came to visit the mountains for the weekend and took some photos of the studio.

We also visited Mount Wilson, on a rainy, wet day huddled under a single umbrella hoping the downpour would abate. The autumn colours in Breenhold Gardens made it almost impossible to take a bad photograph.

I'm so grateful for keeping in touch over the years with Jodie since art school days. I find it difficult to believe 15 years have gone by since playing in the dark room at NAS.

Jodie lives and works in Sydney as a freelance photographer.

Photography by Jodie Barker