ROBERT SLATER PHOTOGRAPHY

I am a photographer based in Geelong, working quietly with a Leica and manual prime lenses.

My approach is straightforward and deliberate. I don’t use motor-drives, spray-and-pray techniques, or AI shortcuts.

If you have a local project, event, or business around the coast that needs honest storytelling, let’s grab a coffee and talk about it.

A wet brick alleyway at night lit by streetlamps, with a restaurant line cook in an apron taking a break in a dark doorway.
Close-up portrait of a Black woman looking forward, wearing a vibrant Kente cloth headwrap and long beaded earrings against a dark background.
Modern Heritage — A study in vibrant Kente patterns, textured beadwork, and studio lighting.
A dense forest of eucalyptus trees with vibrant orange bark under a canopy of green leaves, framed by fallen branches in the foreground.
Last light at the You Yangs. The afternoon sun sets the smooth eucalyptus bark ablaze with striking shades of copper and gold.
A high-contrast black and white photograph of a large, three-meter-high granite boulder curving like a wave out of a grassy field at Dog Rocks in Batesford under a stormy sky.
Tuesday Night in Footscray. Shot on a Leica CL , 50mm F1.2
Flickr Explore 13/08/2024
Should have taken the train.
Photo of cockatoos on power lines seen from below

A closer look.

A short collection of macro experiments, studio lighting, and obsessive focus nerdery

snapper sashimi. buttermilk. heirloom tomato. muntries. spring onion
The Raw. Geelong Waterfront
Orange Uranium vase shot against orange background. Light painted