The story of an Australian icon
We had a the pleasure recently of advising on a collection that included one of Australia’s photo-icons. Click here for my essay on this image and the background to the photo — by Axel Poignant.
Tag Archives: Australian photography
Axel Poignant, Mt Warning 1953
On Our Collections
I have researched and uploaded a piece about one of Axel Poignant’s favourite photographs, Mount Warning 1953. This led me into research about ring-barked trees and how artists have portrayed the dramatic change to the Australian landscapes — that may be the subject of another piece one day soon.
Meanwhile here’s the piece on this photograph — that is in our collection.
Parting with your Art — copyright
Copyright and Australian Photography
Have uploaded some comments (not legal advice) about the complex topic of copyright and Australian photography — click here
Australian Photography since the 1970s
Michael Riley’s Cloud (2000)
Generations: Australian Photography since the 1970s
This essay was originally published in the catalogue Photographica Australis
for the 2002 exhibition by the Australian Centre of Photography
Curated by Alasdair Foster. Click here
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For the list of my essays (being updated) click here
The Unflinching Gaze
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