In 2001 I started selling photography at local community markets. This was initially at the Kalmunda Village Market. While I no longer hold a store at those markets I do take opportunities such as the AstroFest events to hold a store selling my astrophotography. It’s great fun chatting to everyone!
This page contains a bunch of fun pictures and info from my market stores over the years. If nothing else, at least it lets you put a face to the name and see that I’m no fly-by-nighter!
The most regular market stall I hold in recent hears is a store at the Astrofest event held annually at Curtin University. I sell my various mugs, prints, acrylic photo blocks and other wares. It’s great fun having the opportunity to chat with my website and facebook followers, and tell people about the joys of astrophotography, and how to improve their photographs.
Astrofest 2020 (and Astrofest Exhibition Curation)
Astrofest 2019 at Curtin University (10th Year Anniversary!)
Astrofest 2018 at Curtin University
2018 was a bumper year for astrofest with record crowds visiting. The clear skies and wide range of stalls and things to do kep people coming late in to the night.
I had my stall in a different location this year but no less of a pressence, concentrating on selling some large past exhibition prints.
- Roger Groom with Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2019 in Perth, at Curtin Stadium.
- Roger Groom with Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2019 in Perth, at Curtin Stadium.
- Roger Groom with Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2019 in Perth, at Curtin Stadium.
- Roger Groom with Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2019 in Perth, at Curtin Stadium.
- Roger Groom with Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2019 in Perth, at Curtin Stadium.
- Roger Groom with Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2019 in Perth, at Curtin Stadium.
Astrofest 2017 at Curtin University
2017 was the first cloudy astrofest in a while, but 2017 proved to still be a very busy night at Astrofest in Perth! I presented a short 25 minute talk on Astrophotography to about 130 people at 8pm and manned my stall inside for the remainder of the evening. Here are some photo’s of Astrofest 2017!
Astrofest 2016 at Curtin University
Yet again Astrofest was an enormous and fantastically successful event in Perth on 13th March 2016. I was there again with my Astro Photography Australia stall having fun chatting to all the regulars plus a whole bunch new people interested in astrophotography.
This year I was promoting some amazing new acrylic face-mount prints available featuring the Milky Way and sights such as the goldfields and Lake Leschenaultia, as well as the various astrophotography workshops I run.
- Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2016 Perth
- Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2016 Perth
- Astro Photography Australia at Astrofest 2016 Perth
AstroFest 2015 at Curtin University
AstroFest 2015 was held again at Curtin University on the 28th March 2015. This fantastic event was more successful than ever, helped along by perfectly clear and steady viewing conditions.
More info about Astrofest 2015 at Perth visit http://astronomywa.net.au/index.php/General-news/astrofest-prizes-for-grabs.html
Astrofest 2015 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569310719965462/
Here are some photographs we took on the night, of the Astrofest 2015 and Astro Photography Australia stall:
AstroFest 2014 at Curtin University
- Astrofest 2014 – Astro Photography Australia
- Astrofest 2014 – Astro Photography Australia
- Astrofest 2014 – Astro Photography Australia
- Astrofest 2014 – Astro Photography Australia
- Astrofest 2014 – Astro Photography Australia
- Astrofest 2014 – Astro Photography Australia
- Astrofest 2014 – Astro Photography Australia
AstroFest 2013 at Curtin University
- Roger talking to customers at his astrophotography store, at the 2013 AstroFest event.
AstroFest 2012 at Curtin University
- A mugshot of me at my astrophotography stall.
- Astro Mugs! I love them, and they’re a hot seller at the markets and AstroFests.
- Chatting to customers about the astrophotographs.
- AstroFest 2012 Astrophotography Store – annotated.
AstroFest 2011 at Curtin University
- Roger helping customers out with prints and astrophotography produts.
- Chatting to astrophotography mates who came along to check out the AstroFest.
- Products at my astrophotography store, AstroFest 2011
- Roger helping customers at the 2011 AstroFest astrophotography stall.
- Chatting about astrophotography.
AstroFest 2009 at Curtin University
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AstroFest 2009 was the first in the new format of large Curtin University AstroFest events and coincided with The Year of Astronomy 2009. At this AstroFest I sold a range of products including my AstroMugs, mouse mats, calendars, matted prints, framed prints and rolled prints.
Last market stall at Kalamunda Village Markets, 2005
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From approximately 2000 to 2005 Roger Groom ran a regular market stall at the Kalamunda Village Markets. At the stall I sold mostly landscape, macro and nature photography but also diversified in to my astrophotography. I sold matted and framed prints. My final market stall was in 2005, ended due to time constraints making it too hard to man the store each month.