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About ELECTIC eclectic noun a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. About STEFAN Stefan Stefan is an experienced teacher, media producer, photographer, film reviewer , travel blogger and writer who lives in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). He has worked in the media industry on radio with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, for Australian Community Media, is a member of the Australian Society of Authors and runs a small media production business, including producing projects for Students Need School Libraries , Royal Life Saving Society Australia, Education Directorate ACT, ACT Health and the ACT government. ​ His coffees of choice are a long macchiato and espressos that are black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. He wears Vinylize eyewear cut from a Miles Davis vinyl album*. ​ *Original release vinyl albums were not harmed in the making of the eyewear; only new pressed vinyl albums produced specifically for this purpose were used to manufacture the eyewear. Member | Australian Society of Authors eclectic STEFAN on LinkedIn

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BOOKS SAVE MONEY Book Buying Tips Footsteps in the Sand i macchiato therefore i am espresso | doppio | double shot Mr. Natural | A Body of Work You Can't Drive to Greece Turn Right at London Footsteps in the Sand Oman | Jordan A blogger's journal Share chasing dolphins, rockin' a wadi, Oman's Grand Canyon, sand dune bashing, Petra, floating in The Dead Sea, The Holy Land, and the pursuit of Hungry Bunny through photos and Eclectic Stefan's factual and, at times, idiosyncratic observations about Oman and Jordan. The next best thing to being there. Experience the adventures and see the wonders of wonderful Oman and amazing Jordan. Based on Eclectic Stefan's blog, Footsteps in the Sand. ​ Available as a hardcover book. 120 Full Colour Pages | Deluxe Photo Paper Large Square | 12 x 12 in | 30 x 30 cm Limited Edition: Available on Request | Contact Eclectic Stefan Preview Sample Double Page Spreads (Web Quality PDF) Footsteps in the Sand i macchiato therefore i am a collection of macchiato coffee photographs Macchiato (pronounced mah-kee-ah-to), an Italian word meaning "stained", is an espresso stained with a little milk. ​ Stefan has discovered that a long macchiato can be an espresso, double shot, doppio, long, short, milky, layered, stained, frothy foam espresso coffee. He continues to drink and photograph long macchiatos in Australia and across the world to capture the variations of coffee called a long macchiato. ​ Available as a softcover book. 102 Full Colour Pages | Pro Line Uncoated Paper Small Square | 7 x 7 in | 18 x 18 cm Preview | Buy Now from Blurb Online Bookstore i macchiato therefore i am espresso | doppio | double shot espresso. doppio. double shot a collection of espresso coffee photographs Espresso, an Italian word meaning "pressed coffee", is a strong coffee prepared by forcing live steam under pressure, or boiling water, through ground dark-roast coffee beans.​ By any other name, Stefan enjoys an espresso, doppio, double shot that is black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. ​ Available as a softcover book. 92 Full Colour Pages | Pro Line Uncoated Paper Small Square | 7 x 7 in | 18 x 18 cm Preview | Buy Now from Blurb Online Bookstore Mr. Natural | A Body of Work Mr. Natural A Body of Work From his gluteus maximus and pectoralis major to his palmaris longus and vastus medialis, Harry Haureliuk was, literally, a body of work. Harry’s bodybuilding career is a story of success on the local, national and international levels over many decades. Harry not only trained and competed himself but mentored new bodybuilders of all ages and, in his role as a Physical Culture Consultant, inspired people to achieve the best they can, regardless of their health and fitness levels. Harry was a larger than life character with a wicked sense of humour. Mr. Natural: A Body of Work celebrates Harry’s career in bodybuilding. Stefan compiled this book to celebrate the vastness of Harry’s lifelong accomplishments as a bodybuilder. DELUXE EDITION Available as a hardcover book. Linen Cover | Dust Jacket | 52 Full Colour Pages Deluxe Photo Paper Portrait | 8 X 10 in | 21 x 26 cm Preview Deluxe Edition | Buy Now from Blurb Online Bookstore STANDARD EDITION Available as a soft cover publication (Magazine Style). Flexible high-gloss laminated soft cover | 52 Full Colour Pages Standard Photo Paper Portrait | 8 X 10 in | 21 x 26 cm Preview Standard Edition | Buy Now from Blurb Online Bookstore Film Speak Film Speak A guide to terms used in fillums and pitchas Illustrated by Jo Dougal What does a gaffer do? What is the relationship between French bread and Gene Autry? Who was Hollis Wood? Where was Pee Wee Herman when he was caught giving an impression of a film buff? Film Speak takes a funny, irreverent and informative look at film gossip, film terminology, film making processes and personalities from Academy Awards to zoom lens. Out of Print You Can't Drive to Greece You Can't Drive to Greece Athens | Crete | Kythera A blogger's journal Dogs behind the steering wheel of a car on Kythera, the changing of the guard at the Presidential Palace in Athens, former leper colonies on Spinalonga, the magnificence of the Acropolis, making yamista at Arolithos, visiting Suda Bay War Cemetery, the aphrodisiac powers of dittany, 3000 year old olive trees at Gortyn, and a Smart car made of stainless steel in Syntagma Square that has a sign advising you to "Hand Wash Only and Do Not Iron" the car, You Can't Drive to Greece shares an historical and, often, quirky, offbeat approach to the delights of ancient, modern and off-the-tourist track Greece. And we haven't even mentioned the pristine, crystal-clear, warm waters of the beach at Elafonisos. ​ Limited Edition: Out of Print Turn Right at London Turn Right At London London | Old Europe | Croatia Photographs & Memories From the sprawling, stunning floral displays at the Chelsea Flower Show and the Physik Garden, eating trdlo in Prague, and the opulent St. Vitus Cathedral in Cesky Krumlov, to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Berlin, the stunning natural beauty of Plitvicka Jezera Lakes and the House of the Guardsman of the Cabbage in Salzburg, Turn Right at London explores through Stefan's idiosyncratic lens and words the incredible diversity of sights and attractions, created by nature and humans from London and across Europe. ​ Limited Edition: Out of Print

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SAVE MONEY Blurb Online Bookstore Book Buying Tips ​Bulk orders at Blurb receive a discounted price according to the type of book and the volume ordered: ​ Blurb Volume Discounts PHOTO BOOKS 1–9 books - Base price 10–19 books - 30% 20+ books - 40% 50+ books - N/A TRADE BOOKS 1–9 books - Base price 10–19 books - 10% 20–49 books - 20% 50+ books - 25% ​ MAGAZINES 1–9 books - Base price 10–19 books - 10% 20–49 books - 20% 50+ books - 25% ​ To save on shipping costs, combine your book(s) order with friends, colleagues or business partners who wish to order a book​ ​. ​ Tip: You don't have to order multiple copies of one book to get a discount. Mix them up. Combine orders of different books with friends to reach the discount numbers. For example, three different photo book titles ordered by four people in the one order count as twelve books and qualify for a 30% discount on the book price plus shipping costs are reduced. ​ Tip: Coffee roasters/cafe owners can order a bulk purchase to buy copies of the coffee books. Place the books in your cafes as coffee table books for customers to view as they drink their coffees. A bulk order reduces the price per book as well as reducing shipping charges. ​ ​ Tip: You only want to buy one or two copies of a book(s). You don't have other people with whom you can create a bulk order. Don't Panic! Contact eclectic Stefan and we can form a bulk purchase order with other people who want to purchase single copies of a book(s). ​ If you have a Blurb account, you get regular discount offers ranging from 25% to 45% off the price of a book(s). ​ Combine your Blurb discount, if applicable, with reduced shipping costs for multiple books in one order and save even more. ​ Contact eclectic Stefan for more options on placing larger book orders. Close Book Buying Tips

​ Are the cafes still open ? Who provided the coffees? Statement about cafes and coffees where the photographs were taken. ​ Stefan ordered, paid for and drank all the long macchiatos, long blacks and espresso doppios featured in the Photo Galleries , Coffee Feature Page and Coffee Blogs on eclectic Stefan. ​ All the cafes were open for business at the named locations at the time the photographs were taken. Many cafes are still open, some will have closed, others moved locations, and/or changed their names. eclectic Stefan is not endorsing any cafe or indicating they are still open and serving coffee. Having said that, I have only posted photographs of coffees that were brewed well, had a hit of caffeine and tasted sweet. You say "coffee snob" like it's a bad thing. Read the statement, Why do I take photographs of coffee? to understand my reasons for taking coffee photographs. ​ Photos were taken on an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 6s Plus, a Nikon Coolpix P330 and a Nikon D750 DSLR. ​ BACK TO SITE

​ Why Coffee? Why Photographs? Stefan's coffees of choice are a long macchiato and an espresso doppio. ​ A long macchiato. Dark. Strong. Flavoursome. It's my favourite coffee. There's one issue with long macchiatos. Not all long macchiatos are created equal. Every time I ordered a long macchiato the waiter would ask me what I meant by a long macchiato. Was it a double shot? Doppio? A single shot? A full glass? Milky? Layered? Frothy foam? I never knew what I was going to get. ​ At one cafe, The Kitchen Cabinet, I wanted to know if the long macchiato was a full cup because I wanted a coffee with volume. The waiter stared at me and said, "It's a double shot." I asked further about the amount of liquid in the cup. She continued to look at me. She repeated, "It's a double shot." I said bring me a long macchiato. It was a double shot. ​ Since that exchange, when I order a long macchiato, I don't ask any questions about how it's made and presented. Instead, when it's served, I take photos from the top and the side of the cup to record the styles of macchiato made by individual cafes and restaurants along with the cups, glasses and containers in which they are served and the textured patterns of the table surfaces. It is all about the visual presentation. ​ To paraphrase writer Gertrude Stein's statement, "A rose is a rose is a rose" and William Shakespeare's, "That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet", a coffee by any other name is a double shot, doppio, long, short, milky, layered, stained, frothy foam macchiato and espresso coffee. ​ Stefan continues to drink and photograph long macchiatos and espresso doppio to capture the variations of coffee called a long macchiato and an espresso doppio. They are all double shots. ​ It might be time right now for a coffee that is, to quote a Turkish proverb, black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. To see the variations of macchiato , long black and espresso coffees, coffee cups and table tops at cafes across Australia and the world, visit Stefan's Coffee Photo Feature page regularly. For a full collection of macchiato and espresso photos, buy eclectic Stefan's books i macchiato therefore i am: a collection of macchiato photographs and espresso | doppio | double shot: a collection of espresso photographs . ​ BACK TO SITE