Half English, half Canadian, 64 years old and no longer working. I still find it strange to say "retired", but I couldn't be more ecstatic about it. I realize that 99.9% of people have had a much tougher life than me. They've worked harder, had more stress and most have made less, but that doesn't matter.It's my turn to stop, heal and recover from working in a morally corrupt corporate world, and when they spat me out, I thought it would be a good idea to start a photography business. The stress has been immense. Maybe not as much stress as you've had, but still more than I ever wanted or deserved.Now I can use my camera for the love of photography after years of taking pictures of tiny shoebox apartments and condos. I can write whatever I want, which I've always wanted to do but have never had the time.I want to share photos and write stuff. I don't want to force you to scroll through countless ads. I have these sites because I want to share, create, tell jokes and maybe have a positive effect on a handful of visitors.

2043+

Number of Grocery suppliers who couldn't stand me.

19101+

Number of properties I've made look deceptively large.

1,350,000

Photos in my Lightroom catalogue that I need to sort through now that I'm retired.

100%

Of times that I'm right in an argument.

Except in hindsight

About Me


Tesco Stores

British Supermarket

1986 - 2004


Coles Supermarkets

Australian Supermarket

2005 - 2007


Loblaw Companies Ltd

Canadian Supermarket

2007-2010


Independent Pro Photographer

Real Estate & Interior Design

2011-2025


Pura Vida

Pure Life

2026 -

Julian Mendl

Retired Photographer

I don't want anything. Don't spam me and don't steal my photos.


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