2011 was one of the worst years on record for me.. Though they say that when you are at the bottom the only way is up… Finally and though belatedly for 2011, circumstances in the last two weeks have appeared to have staged a complete reversal of the negative trends which have seemed to have …
Well its that really strange part of the year when magazines fill their pages with best of lists, where people buy completely ridiculous and pointless rubbish and masquerade it as gifts and families get together and eat enormous amounts of food, drink too much wine and collapse into a comatose state while watching reruns of … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season…
There are few things in life that anger me more than people taking advantage of other people and their vulnerabilities. It is perhaps the most sickening thing in the world to hear of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals and small children, by people who are in positions of power over them… or to … Continue reading The Snake Oil Salesman and The Two Hearts…
Mwhahahahahaha…. I absolutely love this…I laughed so hard I nearly cried….But how is it beer advertisements are always the smartest, the funniest and often the most intelligent ads in the new world… I mean how many brain cells get killed every year by the stuff? The premise of this is so true… A question to … Continue reading I Wanna Be Protected….
Meet George… He is the spruiker at one of the infamous strip joints on Darlinghurst Road at Kings Cross. He is a friendly chappy… after a very few conversations with me he willingly offered himself up, firstly to be my boyfriend and secondly to be my pimp. Whilst it was a charming offer, I did have … Continue reading X Portraits…
Cross Dogs has been born of a commission to shoot some reportage of Sydney’s once infamous red light district, Kings Cross. I have a particular love of the area as its where my family lived for 15 years and I had my first tentative beginnings. Strangely my reconnection to this area has begun as the … Continue reading Cross Dogs…
Lisa Hogben Photojournalist 