In photography there are no shadows that cannot be illuminated. August Sander
They absolutely need one of these too… 567 Now I don’t know whether I seem to have a lot of problems with authority figures, but I have always felt that dealing with a copper on the beat has always been a fraught affair. If they have one idea and you have another well they do … Continue reading And For The Photojournalist That Has Everything..
It is with some trepidation that I raise this subject in the wake of Australia Day* but I believe that Australians really do need to update their image. And I am not alone… The Australian Flag as it stands doesn’t really represent Australia with all of its diversity in inhabitants or its rich Aboriginal history. … Continue reading Between The Flags…
Its definitely unlikely to happen…ever… he has about a snowflakes chance in hell of ever being nominated… Which is funny when you think about it, considering TIME Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ front cover, which is a hotly contested and deliberated choice THAT does still have enough clout to make people pay attention, was nearly … Continue reading Julian Assange for Australian of the Year…
This is a portrait I took of a friend of mine Maurial Spearim. I call it ‘My Spirit Goes Before Me’. She is a proud Murri woman from the Gamilaroy mob of north western NSW. She is an intelligent, beautiful and very fine actor who is performing in a solo show at this very minute … Continue reading My Spirit Goes Before Me…
It was with an overwhelming sadness that I have read of the remarkable photojournalist Penny Tweedies passing. And it was with especial sadness I read that it was by her own hand. I send my utmost condolences to her family and friends. Of course I do not know the circumstances which led her to her … Continue reading The Game of Life…
This was just sent to me by Ben Chesterton of ‘Mighty Duckrabbit’ fame. It is a great example of the things we don’t discuss when we talk about any situation in the middle east. Each time a new squabble arises and the boys rattle their missiles at each other or the dispossession of one bunch … Continue reading The Left Behind
By now the world has surely heard of the terrible floods that have afflicted the Australian state of Queensland and Brazil in South America. It is remarkable of course that these events that have occurred almost simultaneously but almost an entire world apart have elicited such resoundingly different responses. Australia has, by and large, won the … Continue reading After the Flood
