David Solkowski · Take 5 Media

The Same
Eye Sees
Everything

"The same eye that captured Keb' Mo' at Bluesfest has spent 30 years seeing what others miss on worksites across Australia."

30+
Years in the field
220+
Productions
6
Years with Frank Lee
David Solkowski, Coral Bay WA
David Solkowski with Frank Lee Burs
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Watch the documentary

Frank Lee — The Full Story · YouTube
6

Frank Lee.
Edmonton's Finest.

Most people don't last three months with Frank Lee. David lasted six years.

The discipline of the ring — pause, assess, commit, go — runs through everything David has built since. Whether it's a mining site in Port Hedland, a Shell Australia safety system, or a WHS 2026 consulting engagement in the Northern Rivers.

Frank didn't forge the line Take 5. Stay Alive. But he set an example of hard work and focus — proof that anything's possible.

Byron Bay Bluesfest · Behind the Camera

Bluesfest

For years David has been front and centre at Byron Bay Bluesfest — not as a spectator, but as a filmmaker. Keb' Mo', Gangs of Youths, Counting Crows, Jackson Browne — all captured through his lens. The same precision he brings to a safety induction, applied to the greatest stage in Australian music.

This is what Take 5 Media actually is — a production house run by someone who understands both the weight of a hard hat and the beauty of a perfectly framed shot.

Keb Mo at Bluesfest

Keb' Mo'

Byron Bay Bluesfest · Filmed by David Solkowski
Gangs of Youths at Bluesfest

Gangs of Youths

Bluesfest · Live
Gangs of Youths at Bluesfest

Gangs of Youths

Bluesfest · Live
Jackson Browne at Bluesfest

Jackson Browne

Bluesfest · Live
Jackson Browne at Bluesfest

Jackson Browne

Bluesfest · Live
Counting Crows at Bluesfest

Counting Crows

Bluesfest · Live
Live at Bluesfest

Bluesfest

Byron Bay · Live

Coral Bay · Western Australia

In the service
of the queen

Between the mining sites of Port Hedland and the broadcasting studios of Perth, there was Coral Bay. One of the most beautiful places on earth — and David knew exactly how to find it.

A man who worked in the harshest industrial environment in Australia, and then drove to its most beautiful coastline to remember why it all mattered.

That contrast — hard work and wide open spaces, discipline and freedom — is the spirit behind everything Take 5 Media does. We don't just build compliance systems. We build cultures that people actually want to work in.

David at Coral Bay WA David relaxing — in the service of the queen

The journey

How we got here

1993 — Mandurah, WA
Great Western Video Productions
220+ industrial and broadcast productions across Western Australia. The camera was always rolling. The eye was always learning.
Perth, WA
Shell Australia — Silver Medal for Safety
Led a team to a Silver Medal achievement for safety performance. Real workers. Real stakes. Real results. Not paperwork — culture.
Port Hedland, WA
Mining & Environmental Services
The sharpest, most unforgiving industrial environment in the country. If your safety systems work here, they work anywhere.
Edmonton — 6 Years
Frank Lee Boxing
Most people don't last three months. David lasted six years. Frank didn't forge the line Take 5. Stay Alive. But he set an example of hard work and focus — proof that anything's possible.
2009 — Ballina, NSW
Take 5 Media — Founded
ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 management systems. Site-specific safety induction media. Plain English. Every time. Northern Rivers NSW.
2026 — Now
WHS 2026 — Reimagining Safety with AI
Three decades of expertise. Generative intelligence. A new chapter in workplace health and safety — built right here in the Northern Rivers.

Come and have
a conversation.

We might just change the way you think about safety. No jargon. No bull. Plain English — the way it should be.

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