About PhotoChronicles
PhotoChronicles is dedicated to capturing history through the lens — preserving the stories, textures, and traces of the past before they fade from view.
Our Purpose — Unveiling the Layers of History
We believe history isn’t locked away in textbooks or archives. It lives in the stones beneath our feet, the walls that outlast generations, and the quiet corners of cities shaped by those who came before us.
Our mission is simple:
Preserve the Past We document the places, structures, and moments that risk slipping into oblivion. From ancient temples to forgotten storefronts, every photograph becomes a fragment of time — a record of what once was.
Connect the Stories History is a web, not a timeline. A Roman aqueduct whispers engineering brilliance; a crumbling Berlin wall echoes political upheaval. By connecting these threads, we reveal the deeper narrative of human experience.
Where We Explore — From Local Treasures to Global Icons
Sydney is our home base and our starting point. We wander its alleys and sandstone corridors, uncovering hidden plaques, convict‑built walls, and the quiet echoes of the Eora people. The Opera House may be the icon, but the city’s forgotten corners hold stories just as powerful.
Our lens also travels the world — from the Colosseum glowing at sunset to the Great Wall stretching across rugged mountains. Each image adds another chapter to the collective memory.
Our Photographic Philosophy
Photography, for us, is more than technique. It’s a way of seeing.
The Essence of the Click Every shutter press freezes a moment that will never exist again. It’s not just capturing light — it’s capturing life.
Images That Stay With You We seek the photographs that “wound” the onlooker — the ones that linger, stir emotion, and make you pause.
The Mechanical and the Human The camera is mechanical, but the choice of moment, angle, and story is deeply human. That tension is where our work lives.
The Unseen Story Every photograph holds two narratives: the visible subject and the invisible context. We aim to reveal both — the image and the heartbeat behind it.
About Mike Fernandes — Founder of PhotoChronicles
PhotoChronicles was created by Mike Fernandes, a multidisciplinary designer, photographer, and storyteller driven by a lifelong fascination with history, place, and the quiet details most people overlook. For Mike, photography isn’t just a craft — it’s a way of preserving the traces of time before they disappear.
His journey began with a Box Brownie camera and a curiosity that never faded. Where others saw walls, he saw stories. Where others walked past weathered stone or fading paint, he saw the fingerprints of those who came before us. That instinct — to notice, to document, to honour — became the foundation of PhotoChronicles.
Mike’s work spans design thinking, visual narrative, product innovation, and brand storytelling, but photography remains his first language. His lens is drawn to the forgotten corners of cities, the textures of old architecture, and the echoes of history embedded in everyday places. Whether wandering Sydney’s sandstone corridors or exploring global icons like the Colosseum or the Great Wall, he approaches each scene with the same intention: to capture the visible moment and the unseen story behind it.
PhotoChronicles is his way of preserving memory, connecting eras, and giving history a voice through images that linger long after the shutter closes.
PhotoChronicles exists to honour the whispers, the traces, and the memories left behind. Every click is a tribute to those who shaped the world we walk through today.