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.
I wait for the frame to settle and usually take just a single shot to capture the moment properly.
 
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 Few Shots..

A black and white photograph of a three-meter-high Devonian granite boulder at Dog Rocks in Batesford, curving upward like a wave from a grassy field under a dramatic cloudy sky.

A silhouette of the Viva Energy refinery industrial stacks across the water at sunset, framed by a rocky shoreline in the foreground under a vibrant orange sky.

snapper sashimi. buttermilk. heirloom tomato. muntries. spring onion

Flickr Explore 13/08/2024 A high-contrast black and white photograph of a dirt track winding through tall grassy fields toward a small utility shed under a dramatic, stormy sky near the Werribee River.

A close-up photograph of a yellow and brown Paphiopedilum slipper orchid flower isolated against a solid black background.

A high-contrast black and white studio portrait of a pit bull type dog looking directly forward with soulful eyes against a solid black background.