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NEW - History of the Australian Photo Industry Published!
This book is an anthology written by various people working in that business and would be of interest to professional photographers,...


REMEBERING THE STELLA POLARIS
This is an excerpt from my latest book Tales from Great Passenger Ships. This tells the stories of 36 famous passenger ships: By 1965 I...


REMEMBERING MS VICTORIA
Below another excerpt from my book Tales from the Great Passenger Ships, published by History Press. This book tells the story of 36...



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NEW - History of the Australian Photo Industry Published!
This book is an anthology written by various people working in that business and would be of interest to professional photographers,...
Paul Curtis
Oct 10, 20241 min read


REMEBERING THE STELLA POLARIS
This is an excerpt from my latest book Tales from Great Passenger Ships. This tells the stories of 36 famous passenger ships: By 1965 I...
Paul Curtis
Jun 22, 20249 min read


REMEMBERING MS VICTORIA
Below another excerpt from my book Tales from the Great Passenger Ships, published by History Press. This book tells the story of 36...
Paul Curtis
Jun 22, 20249 min read


Paul Curtis
Jun 21, 20240 min read

Publishing Conundrums
Hard to understand why today when a book is published in Europe before Christmas, it takes until now for it to go on sale in print and...
Paul Curtis
Jun 21, 20241 min read


The Secret is Out!
There has been a lot of speculation and promotions by book sellers on the internet for the last few months, but I can now reveal that my...
Paul Curtis
Aug 3, 20231 min read


Strange Things Happen at Sea
For both passenger and cargo shipping the bid for carbon-neutral designs has been making great strides. Apart from new fuels, more and...
Paul Curtis
Aug 3, 20231 min read


Going Overboard!
Looking alone at the sea boiling up at the stern at is something you should never do at night. If you spend too long, the sparkling,...
Paul Curtis
Mar 21, 20231 min read


Then and Now
IT IS 1963. I am an 18 year old ship’s photographer, enjoying a quiet stroll of the deserted open decks of my ship as she rapidly...
Paul Curtis
Mar 21, 20231 min read


Passengers Now Boarding!
Great to see visitors returning to the Mary after her recent years of surviving a dangerous passage. I thought this would be a good...
Paul Curtis
Dec 17, 20221 min read


Birthday Surprise!
On the day of my birthday, amongst the surprises was an advance copy of my latest book to be released November 25th. It's called Around...
Paul Curtis
Oct 28, 20221 min read


My Two Penneth
Sorting through my old files I found three different copies of the English Weekly Illustrated with stories on the build of the Queen...
Paul Curtis
Jun 11, 20221 min read


Choosing a Schooner!
I asked John Quirk when he was doing the illustrations for my new book, Better Boating Blunders, to please do me a drawing illustrating...
Paul Curtis
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Leaving Your Moorings!
30 knots on the nose in a steep sea running against the wind can raise your attention level, but it's much easier to deal with then...
Paul Curtis
Dec 16, 20211 min read


It's a Hard Life!
While Covid has kept me from writing about Big Ships, it did at least give me a chance to finish a book on small boats. Sadly, I must...
Paul Curtis
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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