Australian Contemporary Photography
Featured Work
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Tjapukai by Craig Hender
Members of the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park in Cairns, North Queensland. Nikon D300, 80 – 400mm f/4.5 at 195mm, 1/200 sec at f/5.3, ISO 200. / . /
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I have a Dream ..... mural in Kings Street Newtown by Juilee Pryor
Behold, the dreamer cometh, / Come now thereforth / and let us slay him…. / and we shall see / what will become / of his dreams….. This is a picture taken in Newtown recently of a legendary mural that adorns the main throughfare, King street. Its a very old (painted in 1991) illegal bit of street art that has subsequently become an iconic part of the area. A very simple design. The face of Martin Luther King next to a large and now very faded reresentation of the world and under that are the first couple of words from a very famous speech given by Dr King. ’ I have a dream….”Underneath it is a representation of the Aboriginal flag. It was a wonderful speech and its a wonderful and enduring mural. It was painted all that time ago by two people who were both very damaged and maybe even a bit mad at the time. He was on the run from the law for a terrible crime and she had just been abandoned by her husband, leaving her destitute with three tiny children and an imminant eviction. They were both artists and met one day when they were both painting something on the side of a building on the same street. In their mutally recognized despair and confusion they decided to reach inside to somewere really deep and give a gift of themselves to all around in order to stave off the darkness that otherwise would have engulfed them and tumbled them right down into the pits of hell. Not far from where they were was a blank three story wall on the side of building on the main street. Perfect. So less than two weeks after they they had met they painted this great humanist message on the side of this building, knowing full well that they risked imprisonment for defacing the street with this simple but profound message of peace and love. And they poured it out over two days and two nights. Never even signed it but rather gave it as a gift to anyone who could see it for what it really meant. Then walked away in the silence of the night not really expecting much from it. But the people of Newtown took this gift in to their hearts and in the ensuing 18 years it has become one of the best loved and most iconic representations of this amazingly diverse and vibrant community. Almost a sacred symbol of Newtown really. Funny story this one. The artists never made a penny out of it and are not even really know for their own work but sometimes just sometimes one of them reflects on the inanity and shallowness of the artworld and wonders why she bothers and then she remembers that sometimes just sometimes the gift of the spirit moves in her and no matter how hard it all is sometimes …. that it really is worthwhile to give of yourself. That it can make a difference to work from the heart. And that thought helps her get through the next bit of time.
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By Memory Alone by Bryan Freeman
That’s how these shutters remain on this WWII era bunker. The shutter on the left is the same as this one but of course, from outside. I was in two minds whether to upload this photo. Not sure if it is any good or not so I would appreciate some thoughtful criticism. 15 October 2009 Featured in Australian Contemporary Photography
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First Light by Andrew Davoll
Slide sandwich of first light on a Jacaranda tree (Hyde Park)with a fresh wind blowing coupled with a textured slide of rust
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cold conviction... by Nicolette Thain
Canon EOS 400D / Old Melbourne Gaol /
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azure sky above me by Juilee Pryor
having a bit of a blue day…....
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Beaded Curtain by Aileen David
This is actually a glass beaded bracelet, but on macro, they look a whole lot more interesting.
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Job Centres in Newcastle - A World Apart by smithrankenART
The daily conveyor belt of millions of Australians left out of the economy.
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WASH n WEAR by SHAZZ
Last night this photograph was announced the winning entry in “THE BRIGALOW ARTS FESTIVAL”. An annual Art Competition that’s held locally here in Biloela. The theme for the Photography Section was “AUSTRALIANA”. The Hill’s Hoist is an Australian icon and of course the thongs are the national footwear of the nation.
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kangIRoos by lightsmith
Study of Kangaroos in Infrared. Some slight brightness and contrast adjustment only. / Shot in Ballarat.
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Work by grahampattison
Oxford Street
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Sunday by NAPaul
Modelling by Paul Photography by Naomi Clarke
Recent Work
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I’ve just had 40,000 postcards printed of this kombi image and would like to send some to members of the RB community. Image can be found @ / http://www.redbubble.com/mybubble/art/3110514-2-itchy-feet-vw-kombi/edit I’ve had a framed print sale of it + it won the last Surfing group challenge. It is currently being used as the Surfing group avatar. I’m giving away a free postcard of the image to the first 15 people who send their details through my website – www.timcrawshaw.com
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Jewellery Collection by Karin Mai
Collection of jewellery that I have been given with gemstones in each one. Austraian Mountain Rock crystals, shell, African Jade, African ruby, Amber, fossiled shell, Onxy, green onxy, Mosiac Jasper
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As promised this will be my last journal entry re: sales. Thanks to whoever bought the T-Shirt - You have helped me acheive my first RB miulestone which was to sell 10 T-shirts!!! Merry Xmas, and I hope the t-shirt serves you well, Helen.
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Jewellery by Karin Mai
Papua Shell, Austrian Mounatin Rock Crystals, pearls, Green Onxy, Garnet, Onxy, Mosiac Jasper, Amber, African Ruby, Jade Some pieces have been given to me and some i have brought two of my favorites are the bracelet to the left of the photo this was given too me from my Oma (Grandmother) when I was 16 years old, it had been in her mothers side of the family for over 100 years. It is a bracelet from Russia it is hand made with Austrian Mountain Rock Crystals in it and it is solid silver. It comes from the wife of my ancestor who was a personal physican to a Russian Prince. / Another piece is the amber brooch that looks like it has wave patterns in it, it was my Great Grandmothers from Austria My mother gave it too me a few years ago. I like it because it comes from nature but it looks so plastic, its a great talking piece when i am waring it out.
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Japanese Doors by Karin Mai
These doors lead into the most amazing Japanese Shop that i have been too
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Locked Up by Karin Mai
Lock to a door that leads into a room at Beechworth Insitution, Victoria, Australia
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Doors by Karin Mai
these doors lead into the most amazing japanese shop in Myrtleford Victoria australia
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Buttermans Track by Karin Mai
This old farm house has been abandoned on Buttermans track just outside Yarra Glen leading across to St Andrews.
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The Long Walk To Hell by Karin Mai
The Walk way is at the old beechworth Insitution or as some people call these places assylums. beechworth was opened some hundred years ago to house the disabled and people with mental health issues. / These people were locked away from the community usually housed in places like this, up on a hill and a fair way out of town away from the general public. beechworth would have been shut down in similar times as Jane field in Bundoora, KRS in Kew, Rosaleen in Mt Evelyn, Black Springs in Wandin East in The Yarra valley and so forth. These places were shut down and the people moved into homes like you and i live in with usually up to 6 people in them. It was all designed for intergration into the community so that people with disablilities and mental health were not treated like animals and locked away into places like this, so they could live like you and I and go out into the general public and to be treated with dignity and respect like every person on this planet expects to be treated. Funny enough Australia followed Canda and England with closing place like this down and intergrating people back into the community they have now found that they need to rebuild places like this. Australia is about ten years behind England and Canda and it will be interesting to find out what comes up in the next ten years.
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tree by streetlight by Zefira
hues and tones are straight from camera jonson st byron bay australia
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Beside You All The Way by Aileen David
These series of tulip et al shots were taken in October ‘09 during the Floriade Festival in Canberra, Australia. It is an annual springtime event gardeners and nature-lovers of all sorts look forward to. It mainly features a wide variety of Tulip species, marquees from exhibitors of gardening products, garden decorations, flower arrangements, flower shops and other stuff like organic products, organic food, hats, brick-a-brack, jewellery and most things you’d expect to find at the markets for spring. This is a close-up of the “Friendship” shot. I just though it deserved it.
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Our group is for photographers who are based in Australia, or those who have spent time in Australia, or are influenced by or have an affinity with Australia and its inhabitants.
We hope to promote cultural and aesthetic diversity within the medium of photography and help overcome stereotypes of what it means to be part of Australia today. We especially welcome photographs exploring the immigrant and indigenous experience and from those marginalised by mainstream society.
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