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It was New Year's Eve 2005, and I had
been working hard to avoid the party-scene. About 8:30pm I decided
to go to the local marina area here in Port Macquarie to try some
'available light' photographs of the carnival that arrived each year
for the holidaymakers. I might even get to see the local fireworks
display. Five minutes after arriving, the skies opened up with the most torrential downpour that I think I have ever seen, and people were scurrying to get under the minimal cover that was around some of the sideshows. Not wanting to get my camera flooded, I also tried to get some measure of cover, but the tiny awnings were also collapsing under the weight of the water, and within seconds, everyone was soaked and walking around in at least 6 inches of water. Nonchalantly walking through the mass of people were three teenage girls that cared less about their drowned rat appearances. One of them stood out to me because she was a dead-ringer for Nicole Kidman in her first movie, 'BMX bandits'. Knowing that Baz Luhrmann was casting for his upcoming film 'Australia' starring Nicole Kidman, gave me an inspiration. Perhaps this teenager could be used in a 'flashback scene' in the movie. I approached the threesome and handed my business card to the young girl, with a single comment, "Please get your parents to contact me - I have an idea." With that, I left the marina, and went back home to dry out - I never did see the New Year in. It was two weeks before I got a phone call from Izzy's mum. They had thought about the business card a few times, and eventually, curiosity got the better of them. As a result of that call, we made an arrangement to shoot later that week, at dawn, on their property, a few miles out of town.
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