Reports of person with a gun causes government lockdown!

There was a report of the person seen holding a gun around the Australian government, Department of human services building in Tuggeranong at around 9:30 AM today.

The Australian Federal police responded by closing down to surrounding roads of the building went into lockdown with all staff secured inside.

As part of my other hat I also do photojournalism and as soon as I heard of this I kissed my daughter good bye and told her I was going to photograph some person with a shotgun an sword, grabbed my equipment and jumped in the car to see what I could capture.

Arriving on location where were several police cars driving around and surrounding building that was lockdown. Joining me were TV crews and reporters all eager to capture the story.

I must say we are a strange bunch as we run to the danger while others hide and I don’t think my friends can really understand why it is that I do this.

As we tried to ascertain the exact extent of what was going on I did my thang….. 🙂

Police attending lockdown after deciding sighting of a man with a gun
Police attending lockdown after getting a report of a man with a gun
One of the police vehicles investigating the sighting of a man with a gun
One of the police vehicles investigating the sighting of a man with a gun
Some of the office workers standing by the windows to get a better view of the street below
Some of the office workers standing by the windows to get a better view of the street below

After around half an hour or so the police could not confirm the siding, the street was open again, and the people within the building were once again free to move around.

The police leaving the scene after giving it all clear
The police leaving the scene after giving it all clear Investigating

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Well, I must say what an interesting day, today has turned out to be..  Not one I would have thought would be happening…  but it might actually be a reality…  🙂

I would love to tell more but the contracts have to go through the lawyers in Austria first… bwhahahaha  Yep Austria…  bwhahahaha  Who would of thunk….

Either way, it is very cool if it comes off…  Stay tuned…

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What a wonderful week it is going to be!!!

For the next couple of days I get to go along travel in particular part of southern New South Wales along the Victorian border that I’ve never been before.

I will get to photograph some magnificent lakes and early-morning sunrises, while partaking in a cold drink while watching the sunset over the lake. One of the other things I’ll be doing will be catching up with the model which from all accounts doesn’t normally have access to photographers given her location. It should be an interesting experience for her and I, as I have never been to the location and I believe she will be bringing a whole heap of helium balloons along for the shoot.

I’ll also be taking along a friend to not only keep me company but also I will be putting him to work. 🙂

He is a budding landscape photographe and together we will be capturing some of these sunrises, while I pass on some of my knowledge in the short amount of time we will have.
So all in all it should be a fantastic week ahead, so if you don’t hear from me please don’t worry as I’ll be enjoying the best that this country has to offer.

And I hope I’ll be able to capture some unique images and bring them back to show all, hopefully it will inspire you to get out there in the early morning visit places which you may have never thought of visiting, so you too can capture the splendour that is Australia.

Let the sun shine through!!!
Let the sun shine through!!!