Redbubble feature
I discovered a few days ago one of my images (see below) was featured on the Redbubble home page.
Thanks to the curator who chose to feature my work.
It was particularly satisfying to have this image chose as scene of Paris represents my teenage exploration of photography and my decision to put this work out to the world.
One small step for sanity
This news item published by pdn (Photo District News) in the United States is a small victory against the relentless march of authoritarian interference with the freedom to photograph public buildings.
It took the New York Civil Liberties Foundation taking on the US Government in court to lead to a mediated settlement as a result of which the photographer will receive modest compensation. More i…
Rediscovering me
In July this year I wrote a journal about revisiting my old photographic friends, images I had not looked at for awhile. If you missed it you will find this journal here
Rediscovering those images taken a few years earlier in some cases, allowed me to see them anew and see their potential. After processing, some of them became some of my most interesting images.
Now I have gone back even furthe…
More intrusion into the freedom to photograph
Geoffrey Strong, a senior writer with the The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia has written a thoughtful article about the intrusive and authoritarian restrictions on photography in Australia. See his article Photography bans leave ordinary life out of the picture
Also worth reading are the comments made by readers of The Age in reply to the article.
Mr Strong’s most interesting points…
A risk free world? Fear drives restrictions on photography
Centered around the anecdotal experiences of landscape photographer Ken Duncan and Rex Dupain, carrying on his family tradition of documenting Australian life, this article sets out the hostility towards photography and photographers. Thanks to the The Weekend Australian for running this item.
Many of us involved in street photography or photographing Australia’s landmarks and landscapes h…
Taking it to the streets - street photography under pressure
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald article on street photography and the release of a new book on this genre made me think of my own experience of street photography.
First, it is much easier in Europe. Thanks to the invasion of those historic cities by battalions of hopeless photographers and the more specialised forces of photographers with heavy duty equipment, the residents of walled cities…
Arts Freedom Australia rally
LIke a number of other Redbubble members I also attended the rally last Sunday opposite the Opera House at Campbell’s Cove.
Getting photographers to mobilise was a success in itself. I think we may be approaching the critical mass that may turn our professional concern about bureaucratic restrictions into a mainstream community issue. We can only hope there are enough examples of professi…
Piccolo Bar: small space - large heart
I am not the first photographer to be enchanted by Vittorio at Piccolo Bar Vittorio has been a fixture in Sydney’s Kings Cross for decades. Film makers just love the location and so do I.
This tiny café is like no other. It is so small you have to squeeze in to find a seat on the benches around the wall. The walls are filled with photographs of actors, musicians, and the famous and so is…
Eyes wide open
My friend Chris has been a short hop from death most of his life. He has a heart related condition which has lead to several open heart operations. He has had periods during which his physical condition deteriorated to the extent he could barely walk. These days you would not know he is managing a condition – he looks great.
Do not for a moment think Chris is therefore permanently tragic…
Truth and love
I attended a funeral today. I did not know what to expect and wondered what would be said.
You see, the step-father of a old school friend died recently after a period of ill health. He was a difficult man who, particularly in the later years of his life made his family’s life very unpleasant and difficult. In spite of this, his family made sure he was well cared for and he died with his…