I remember the last time I saw my Dad fully conscious before he died. I was a brand new photographer. I had only bought a camera about eighteen months before I had my last conversation with him. And as I made my final visit to him before the life zapping operation he endured, I dragged … Continue reading Photojournalism…now and then…
… And We Want It Now! So go the lyrics of one of the seminal songs of the 1960’s “When The Music’s Over” by Jim Morrison and The Doors. Jim Morrison was a great poet and iconic ‘rock-star’ who challenged the actions of the generations that had proceeded him with his songs, in what were considered to be … Continue reading We Want The World….
Wow.. now thats a header that going to be a hard one to live up too! But then anything that inspires change is never going to be easy really is it? If it was then I am sure that we would all be riding on an endless merry-go-round of possibilities to improve our environments, our … Continue reading Inspiring Change…
I am not a romantic… Well at least thats what I have told everyone all my life… in fear, I guess, of the greater probability of all romantic notions failing abysmally when it comes to reality… Take for instance the romance of the idea that we could all be equal in our dealings with one … Continue reading Two Minds One Heart….
…I wonder what he, she, it or they would think of the way we treat one another on this small blue spinning sphere we call earth…. I do often feel like an alien to this planet when I witness what people are capable of doing to one another in anger, spite or frustration…Human beings can … Continue reading What If God Was One Of Us…
Last week I attended the opening event for the exhibition See Jane Run which has definitely been one of the hot tickets in this years Headon Photo Festival. Four exceptionally talented and gracious women photographers (Emma Phillips, Julie Sundberg, Anna Warr and Fiona Wolf) have collaborated in presenting an exhibition which examines the effects of … Continue reading See Jane Succeed!
There is no doubt about it…. Magnum sure knows how to pick them… I am simply in awe of the recent work by David Alan Harvey that is on display at The Australian Centre for Photography as part of the ubiquitous Head On Photo Festival currently underway in Sydney. The last time I have seen … Continue reading David Alan Harvey and a True Story…
Chasing a dream is one of the most invigorating and terrifying pursuits in the whole gamut of human endeavour. It invariably seems that for every inch toward your goal you make there is another entire foot that you must traverse before reaching it. Dreams vary but the theme that pushes us beyond our limits to … Continue reading The Direction Of Your Dreams…
Well here I am…Thats my BFF Lou McDonald and Alex Wisser in the photo and now my exhibition is on the walls, the people are invited and all I should have to do now is simply wait for opening night… Life as an artist would appear to be proceeding at a leisurely pace if anyone … Continue reading On with the show! This is it…
Now sing along to the tune of the Flintstones cartoon… Fergussons. Meet the Fergussons. They’re the modern type of family. From the town of Sydney, They’re a page right out of history. When you’re with the Fergussons You’ll have a yabba dabba doo time. A dabba doo time. You’ll have a gay old time! This … Continue reading Meet The Fergussons…
Lisa Hogben Photojournalist 