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Captured moments of a visionary encounter in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall. Meet this determined gentleman with big dreams! At around 70 years young, he’s aiming to pitch a jet casino concept to Richard Branson on a flight from LA. \ud83c\udfb0\u2708\ufe0f Despite retiring at 35, he’s not done dreaming big. Here he is, savoring KFC chicken bites, finding joy in the flavors of life. \ud83c\udf57\ud83d\ude0a Living by Brisbane’s CBD, he’s on a quest for creative support to elevate his vision to billionaire heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To take these photographs I used my camera A7III paired with 85mm lens to give it a more dramatic shallow depth of field and retouched in Lightroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Captured moments of a visionary encounter in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall. Meet this determined gentleman with big dreams! At around 70 years young, he’s aiming to pitch a jet casino concept to Richard Branson on a flight from LA. \ud83c\udfb0\u2708\ufe0f Despite retiring at 35, he’s not done dreaming big. Here he is, savoring KFC chicken … <\/p>\n

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