Sydney is the largest city in Australia and Oceania, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.5 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres (4,633 sq mi). Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called “the Harbour City”. It is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, reflecting its role as a major destination for immigrants to Australia.
Guest Photographer feature: “Discover Sydney through Aaron Spence’s Eyes.”
“Quality 360°panoramas located with online mapping is a match made in heaven.“
Buying an SLR camera in highschool during the late 80’s kicked off Aaron’s love for and career in photography. His plummeting grades from a straight A student to a B minus student are testament to the all consuming passion he soon gained for photography. He entered the digital age of photography in 1996 with Photoshop 3.0.5 and a Nikon Coolscan II film scanner. In 2000 after years of computer based design, web, cd-rom, audio, video & photography he finally found the perfect blend of photography & computer imaging…..the 360 degree panoramic virtual tour. Since that time, he’s continued working across many fields of digital multimedia while specializing in the shooting and production of panoramic virtual tours.
Over the past few years Aaron has done extensive research and development into panoramic photography workflows & systems for batch processing extremely high quality georeferenced panoramic imagery. The fruit of these years of labour is his Panedia project, containing thousands of panoramas from all over Australia.
More about Aaron Spence can be found at: Panedia.com.
The site of the first British colony in Australia, Sydney was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, commodore of the First Fleet. The city is built on hills surrounding Sydney Harbour – an inlet of the Tasman Sea on Australia’s south-east coast.
Sydney Opera House
Harbour Bridge
It is home to the iconic Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and its beaches. The metropolitan area is surrounded by national parks, and contains many bays, rivers and inlets.
Bronte Sea Baths on Nelson Bay
The city is home to many prominent parks, such as Hyde Park, Royal Botanical Gardens and national parks. This is a major factor, along with Sydney Harbour, that has led to the city’s reputation as one of the most beautiful in the world.
The ANZAC War Memorial, Lake of Reflections
Sydney is considered an alpha+ world city, as listed by the Loughborough University group’s 2008 inventory, is ranked 16th among global cities by Foreign Policy’s 2008 Global Cities Index and is an international centre for commerce, arts, fashion, culture, entertainment, education and tourism. Sydney ranks among the top 10 most livable cities in the world according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting and The Economist.
Luna Park Sydney, Milsons Point
In the year ending March 2008, Sydney received 2.7 million international visitors. The most well-known attractions include the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Other attractions include Royal Botanical Gardens, Luna Park, some 40 beaches and Sydney Tower.
Circular Quay
Sydney has been ranked 14th within the top 50 global financial cities as surveyed by the Mastercard Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index (2007), and 1st within Australia. Sydney has hosted major international sporting events, including the 1938 British Empire Games, 2000 Summer Olympics, the final match of the 2003 Rugby World Cup, as well as the 2008 World Youth Day. The main airport serving Sydney is Sydney Airport.
More panoramas by Aaron Spence of Sydney can seen in Arounder Sydney.
View Sydney on your iPhone downloading “aroundertouch” or by clicking here: aroundertouch@iTunes app store.