tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36238753215642499202024-03-04T23:51:42.234-08:00Photography Work by Tony RobertsonTony Robertson a Community Photographer Based in BrisbaneTony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-58380842975828002532023-11-06T16:51:00.001-08:002023-11-06T16:51:18.986-08:00Welcome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Welcome to my work as a Community Photographer</b>. I approach my work as a form of social documentary, capturing the lives and faces of people. I also document social gatherings from political rallies to friends parties. I exhibit and share my work both online and in public space.</div>
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are advised that this collection includes images of deceased persons. They are published with deep respect and gratitude for the opportunity to photograph them.</div>
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Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-66831280408207992722023-11-06T16:51:00.000-08:002023-11-06T16:51:01.658-08:00National Portrait Gallery<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36F16Hh4OyJabD7xdRUNlpPQ-KHsvafX6wGmMMl5lQsly7EquYseMRYkWffk64QD0NMTvA_6nRLp2IKjU6Kd7Jf0sVZiIwbA57CCeVMzNFK8BrIX1Nr90h805aoU0GvRDyow_Zdlx_2AO7mOFvy_ekjj4LUhUSY97exm6ui5lhmfVZQFYZl45METiFrMe/s526/397932658_6479864132379_6459580318734777757_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36F16Hh4OyJabD7xdRUNlpPQ-KHsvafX6wGmMMl5lQsly7EquYseMRYkWffk64QD0NMTvA_6nRLp2IKjU6Kd7Jf0sVZiIwbA57CCeVMzNFK8BrIX1Nr90h805aoU0GvRDyow_Zdlx_2AO7mOFvy_ekjj4LUhUSY97exm6ui5lhmfVZQFYZl45METiFrMe/s320/397932658_6479864132379_6459580318734777757_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.portrait.gov.au/nppp-callforentries.php">National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024, National Portrait Gallery</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-2899247696464072392022-08-03T14:04:00.002-07:002023-05-14T03:21:00.531-07:00Celebrating National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 2022<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/justimages/VMwo39" style="text-align: left;">Celebrating Women Through My Lens</a><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br />To celebrate International Women's Day 2021 I have published a random selection of 100 images of women taken though my lens. This collection reflects diversity. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are advised that this collection includes images of deceased persons. They are published with deep respect.</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-87637679411062205242020-12-06T18:38:00.002-08:002020-12-06T18:38:09.385-08:00Celebrating An Innovate Reconciliation Plan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbOWqpzu8JBgSgDjQRIYl1Hr5ZWFaZVtCEMQZbFUaaad_SPdteuI9rGt98DB4aILAG6taMrbKMpwLFsKJ9Ek1myc-oR2T3i1k_oarAO6os_T9h8ZfMY95ned-k0FaXM9YzjWqCTz9Y6-p/s940/122705957_2840004622900104_5040858994419394997_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbOWqpzu8JBgSgDjQRIYl1Hr5ZWFaZVtCEMQZbFUaaad_SPdteuI9rGt98DB4aILAG6taMrbKMpwLFsKJ9Ek1myc-oR2T3i1k_oarAO6os_T9h8ZfMY95ned-k0FaXM9YzjWqCTz9Y6-p/s320/122705957_2840004622900104_5040858994419394997_n.png" width="320" /></a></div><b>During 2020 I was invited to provide a series of images for the <a href="https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/life/reconciliation-action-plan/">Archdiocese of Brisbane Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.</a></b><p></p><p>The launch of the RAP was held at the Cathedral of St Stephen in November 2020 with a cultural welcome ceremony conducted by Tribal experiences.</p><p>This was the second RAP Plan to which I had contributed photography from my collection. The first was the <a href="https://micahprojects.org.au/assets/docs/Publications/20171109-Innovate-RAP-Nov-17-Nov-19_Final.pdf">Micah Projects RAP plan.</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiIwb_CyoK1aNCVtnQ4EIVqGdzbdBiCmn-YMclBH06OHGgT08METSNgIzDXY3-24ewwbrJf7SBj-3LSiAkcAAFQbGG3EkOOXemawv37gFYge8nArEVd98e4hO5U2ECiUX3PUjJzb5E8QQ/s2048/49889825671_f81846955d_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1814" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiIwb_CyoK1aNCVtnQ4EIVqGdzbdBiCmn-YMclBH06OHGgT08METSNgIzDXY3-24ewwbrJf7SBj-3LSiAkcAAFQbGG3EkOOXemawv37gFYge8nArEVd98e4hO5U2ECiUX3PUjJzb5E8QQ/s320/49889825671_f81846955d_o.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmNaEnAA">Archdiocese of Brisbane RAP Images</a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdwdxkvBifiMBIiX1qniKeIgmD_lj4S4Q5-wXFMfdpdqxchrqdMvPpnR10Dh8KTy0rfIMlSk-MbbeJRZmfl7LnwntoijACmIrTBeTesAapT1nUWBGLl65SFsiELWJ59_JdxcspFRqVlnu/s3111/50684347211_7946f0a1dc_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="3111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdwdxkvBifiMBIiX1qniKeIgmD_lj4S4Q5-wXFMfdpdqxchrqdMvPpnR10Dh8KTy0rfIMlSk-MbbeJRZmfl7LnwntoijACmIrTBeTesAapT1nUWBGLl65SFsiELWJ59_JdxcspFRqVlnu/s320/50684347211_7946f0a1dc_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSAitBw">Archdiocesan Launch of Innovare Reconciliation Action Plan</a></div><p><br /></p>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-10067480926951236912018-03-27T20:38:00.001-07:002019-12-27T04:38:08.753-08:00: People and PersonalitiesMy album of <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/hLwDj5XhEjKTcu9K2">People and Personalities </a>explores the diversity of those who appear in front f my lens. These images feature portraits of those I have met in community and cultural settings from celebrities to the suburban.<br />
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Here is a sample of the people and personalities that hav ebeen on the other side of my lens<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b>How can photography add to welcome for new and emerging communities in our suburbs? </b>My work and passion take me into festivals, community celebratiosn, religious gatherings and cultural opportunities that allow me to capture faces of diversity. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The publication and sharing of these images is an important project that puts cultural diversity in the public square. The highlight of today's Welcome Fest was the exchamge of greetings and gifts between the First Nations Elders and Leaders. from New Communities in Brisbane.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b>I love the opportunity to explore our public and private buildings durng this "Open House" weekend.</b> One of the features of St John's Anglican Cathedral is that itis still being completed so each visit unveils a new aspect of the building. By strange conincidence this year both the Catholic and Anglican Cathedrals were wrapped in scaffolding. This provided another persective beyond the neat tourist shots of clean lines and neat landscapes. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The other aspect of religious buildings that makes them fascinating for events like this is that they are living spaces with life happening around and within. On Saturday for example there were two wedding groups at the Cathedral of St Stepehn that provided some colour and pazzaz to my images. </span></div>
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We Walk Together for those who are unable to walk freely from detention centres.<br />We Walk Together for those whose journey to freedom has been thwarted by cruelty and injustice.<br />We Walk Together for people seekiing refuge and asylum who have been demonised and betrayed.<br />We Walk Together to confront the political inertia that leaves people languishing in detention centres.<br />We are the faces of compassion and welcome.<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />We are the voices of justice and human dignity<br />We are the community of welcome and acceptance.</span></div>
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<b>Since 2007 the West End Community have gathered under the Dornoch Bridge in Boundary Steet to race into the main strip of the suburb on wheels of every description.</b></div>
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The Kurilpa Derby began as the Whellchair Derby inspired and led by the late Aunty Malinjarli Dillon. In the weeks leading up to the 2016 Kurilpa Derby West End's beloved "Aunty" passed away.</div>
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By way of acknowledgement and respect members of Aunty Malinjarli's family and friends led the parade this year carrying<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> a favourite portrait.</span></div>
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These images capture the colour, the creativity and the people who bring life, colour and community to West End.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">This is a collaboration with </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100007567518028" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007567518028" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Rob Crapnell</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">featuring two very different perspectives on Brisbane cityscapes.</span><br />
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This exhibition showcases my images of the city reflected in glass towers. A feature of this collection is a set that presents gothic heritage of St John's and St. Stephen's Cathedrals in a very different view.</div>
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My thanks to <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=556912822" href="https://www.facebook.com/michelle.bowden.794" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Michelle Bowden</a> and Warrior Women for their support and the invitation to exhibi<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">t. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Exhibition opened 8th of October and continues to the 4th of November.</span><br />
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Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-21158522971089138162016-04-14T19:27:00.000-07:002016-04-14T19:27:25.090-07:00Jane Street Community Garden<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="791" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbrisbaneimages%2Fposts%2F1744657075768203&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-26616611235479147212016-03-07T11:46:00.003-08:002016-03-07T11:46:44.144-08:00Queensland Women's Week Photography<div 0px="" 16px="" 1em="" 24px="" baseline="" c3e50="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" ource="" outline:="" padding:="" pro="" sans-serif="" sans="" vertical-align:="">
<img alt="2012-11-11 17.37.14" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1182" height="280" src="https://cultureboy.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/2012-11-11-17-37-14.jpg?w=300&h=280" style="display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-right: 1.5em; max-width: 100%;" width="300" />In 2016 Queensland will expand International Women’s Day celebrations into a week-long, state-wide series of events and activities called <a href="https://www.qld.gov.au/community/women/events-queensland-womens-week/" style="border: 0px; color: #2c3e50; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.25s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">Queensland Women’s Week.</a>The week will recognise and celebrate the achievements of all Queensland women, with activities taking place throughout the state’s urban, rural, regional and remote communities. These activities offer opportunities for women of all ages and linguistic and cultural backgrounds to join together in celebration.<br />
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<img alt="418681_10151161821427033_1870293166_n" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1180" height="300" src="https://cultureboy.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/418681_10151161821427033_1870293166_n.jpg?w=289&h=300" style="display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-left: 1.5em; max-width: 100%;" width="289" />As a contribution to this week of recognition and celebration I am publishing a selection of images I have taken of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1726028880964356.1073741839.1607137939520118&type=1&l=2e75bb2cd9" style="border: 0px; color: #2c3e50; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.25s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">Queensland Women.</a></div>
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As a community photographer I have taken my camera to political. cultural and community events. In researching this collection I have attempted to honour the diversity and presence of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1726028880964356.1073741839.1607137939520118&type=1&l=2e75bb2cd9" style="border: 0px; color: #2c3e50; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.25s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">Women in Queensland.</a></div>
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Some of these faces have been photographed because of their political or public status. Many are women who have worked for justice and equity and our paths have crossed at rallies, campaigns and meetings. Some are women who I have captured because they twll a great story.</div>
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Please feel free to add your comments, tags and memories as some of these images go back a few years.</div>
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this collection may include images of deceased people.They have been included with deep respect.</div>
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Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-78767334227806968532015-12-06T13:43:00.000-08:002015-12-06T13:43:43.563-08:00Clancestry 2015<div style="color: #3d596d; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
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<a data-mce-href="Clancestry, a Celebration of Country is an annual week-long festival celebrating the arts and cultural practices of the world’s First Nations Peoples, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The festival draws on rich spiritual culture and provides a space to learn about, and connect with, clan groups across the country and the globe. In presenting performances, workshops, free events and conversations, the festival celebrates a diverse and stimulating mix of the traditional and contemporary. Since the inaugural festival in 2013, Clancestry has become one of QPAC’s signature annual events, recognised for its collaboration and interactions between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, artists, industry and the public. https://www.qpac.com.au/clancestry/about-clancestry.html Some of the guest curators this year are freinds I have knwon throught work with First Nations peoples. https://www.qpac.com.au/clancestry/guest-curators.html Fred Havea Bulanyi Leone Dame-Nadine McDonald-Dowd Nancy Bamaga These images were taken on Saturday 5th December while I travelled between the two perfomance areas." href="https://wordpress.com/Clancestry,%20a%20Celebration%20of%20Country%20is%20an%20annual%20week-long%20festival%20celebrating%20the%20arts%20and%20cultural%20practices%20of%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20First%20Nations%20Peoples,%20with%20a%20particular%20focus%20on%20Aboriginal%20and%20Torres%20Strait%20Islanders.%20%20%20The%20festival%20draws%20on%20rich%20spiritual%20culture%20and%20provides%20a%20space%20to%20learn%20about,%20and%20connect%20with,%20clan%20groups%20across%20the%20country%20and%20the%20globe.%20In%20presenting%20performances,%20workshops,%20free%20events%20and%20conversations,%20the%20festival%20celebrates%20a%20diverse%20and%20stimulating%20mix%20of%20the%20traditional%20and%20contemporary.%20%20%20Since%20the%20inaugural%20festival%20in%202013,%20Clancestry%20has%20become%20one%20of%20QPAC%E2%80%99s%20signature%20annual%20events,%20recognised%20for%20its%20collaboration%20and%20interactions%20between%20the%20Aboriginal%20and%20Torres%20Strait%20Islander%20community,%20artists,%20industry%20and%20the%20public.%20%20%20https://www.qpac.com.au/clancestry/about-clancestry.html%20%20Some%20of%20the%20guest%20curators%20this%20year%20are%20freinds%20I%20have%20knwon%20throught%20work%20with%20First%20Nations%20peoples.%20%20https://www.qpac.com.au/clancestry/guest-curators.html%20%20Fred%20Havea%20Bulanyi%20Leone%20Dame-Nadine%20McDonald-Dowd%20Nancy%20Bamaga%20%20%20These%20images%20were%20taken%20on%20Saturday%205th%20December%20while%20I%20travelled%20between%20the%20two%20perfomance%20areas." style="color: #00aadc;">Clancestry,</a> a Celebration of Country is an annual week-long festival celebrating the arts and cultural practices of the world’s First Nations Peoples, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.<br /><br />The festival draws on rich spiritual culture and provides a space to learn about, and connect with, clan groups across the country and the globe. In presenting performances, workshops, free events and conversations, the festival celebrates a diverse and stimulating mix of the traditional and contemporary.<br /><br />Since the inaugural festival in 2013, Clancestry has become one of QPAC’s signature annual events, recognised for its collaboration and interactions between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, artists, industry and the public.<br /><br />Some of the <a data-mce-href="https://www.qpac.com.au/clancestry/guest-curators.html" href="https://www.qpac.com.au/clancestry/guest-curators.html" style="color: #00aadc;">guest curators</a> this year are friends I have known through work with First Nations peoples. <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=598967317&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/fred.leone.5" href="https://www.facebook.com/fred.leone.5" style="color: #00aadc;">Fred Havea Bulanyi Leone</a> <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=698615574&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/nadine.dowd" href="https://www.facebook.com/nadine.dowd" style="color: #00aadc;">Dame-Nadine McDonald-Dowd</a><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=567936714&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/nancy.bamaga" href="https://www.facebook.com/nancy.bamaga" style="color: #00aadc;">Nancy Bamaga</a><br /><br /><a data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153887196922033.1073741928.652752032&type=1&l=bb4021ae17" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153887196922033.1073741928.652752032&type=1&l=bb4021ae17" style="color: #00aadc;">Clancestry 2015 Saturday 5th December</a></div>
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Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-8923576435563733672015-03-28T16:49:00.000-07:002015-12-06T14:28:38.076-08:00Blogging in Boundary Exhibition<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; overflow: hidden;">
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Drop by and engage with some of my Boundary Street images. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Exhibition running until 11 April in cafe hours.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Leave a comment, a like and a tag.</span><br />
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Let"s build a story wall of Boundary Street<br />
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See the online version of the exhibition <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cultureboy/sets/72157651373232587/">here</a></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The </span><a href="http://www.worldphoto.org/about-the-sony-world-photography-awards/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">2015 Sony World Photography Awards</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> started accepting entries last year, ushering in a months-long competition poised to unearth the best emerging and professional photographers around the globe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The Huffington Past has been following the contest since </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/15/sony-world-photography-aw_n_5813362.html" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6f6f6f; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">last September</a><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">, showcasing </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/world-photography-awards_n_6296276.html" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6f6f6f; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">the best entries</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> submitted </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/26/world-photography_n_6368744.html" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6f6f6f; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">in categories like</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> travel, arts and culture, landscape, nature and wildlife, architecture, people and contemporary issues. You can view their selection of 35 of the best shortlisted photos <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/24/world-photography-awards-shortlist-2015_n_6746224.html?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067">here</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; line-height: 21px;">Australian, <a href="http://www.fotoblur.com/portfolio/lettuceinn">Gina Anderson Hicks </a>, </span><a href="http://www.zolstraub.com.au/#!light-painting/c20y0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0373b3; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Zol Straub</a> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; line-height: 21px;">and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melissa-Little-Photography/231513853653972">Melissa Little</a> have been shortlisted. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">See their entries <a href="http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/sony-world-photography-awards-celebrate-aussie-photos-in-london/story-e6frfqai-1227238945511">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">If you are travelling a selection of the short-listed images will be exhibited at London’s historic </span><a href="http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0373b3; font-family: LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Somerset House</a> from 24 April — 10 May.Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-79938450393424958582014-10-17T20:21:00.000-07:002015-12-06T14:29:12.426-08:00 Images: Kurilpa Celebrates<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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Brisbane has been my home now for 22 years. It has been my home city for the longest continual period in my life. And in that time West End and South Brisbane on the Kurilpa Peninsula have been my home, workplace and preferred social venues.</div>
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My camera travels with me capturing friends, neighbours and life among the people who make up my community.</div>
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Today was something of an extraordinary opportunity to spend time at<a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=492595920835350" href="https://www.facebook.com/SanityFairQLD" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Sanity Fair 2014</a> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=227408863958733" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brisbane-Open-House/227408863958733" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Brisbane Open House</a> and West End Festival.</div>
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I am aware of the power of image and the duty of care I have as a photographer in recording people and their lives. I am also humbled by those who request as well as those who pose for my images or allow me to capture them.</div>
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This is a wonderful album of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152844481607033.1073741888.652752032&type=1&l=b7aba498f3">Kurilpa Community </a>engaging and celebrating. Please add comments, tag and join the storytelling</div>
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Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-67747397070410384312014-08-04T05:14:00.002-07:002014-08-04T05:26:59.295-07:00Photography for M-YES<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Really honoured to see one of my photos used to promote a project that I support. <a href="http://www.m-yes.org/">M-YES</a> is an exciting and innovative program providing pathways for young people from culturally diverse backgrounds.</span>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-59609437240220217412014-07-25T06:10:00.000-07:002014-07-25T06:10:37.882-07:00Images from a Reconciliation Action Plan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This publication includes a collection of images taken for Micah Projects Inc <a href="http://www.reconciliation.org.au/raphub/wp-content/uploads/raps/community/ir_117_micah-projects-rap-document-2013.pdf">Reconciliation Action Plan</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are advised that these images may include deceased people. They are published with deep respect and in honour of Elders, Keepers of the Dreamtime.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Visit the West End faces Album <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152374858772033.1073741867.652752032&type=1&l=bb73a767f2">here</a></i></span>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-17039950307376946832014-05-10T17:38:00.000-07:002014-05-10T17:38:46.424-07:00Brisbane Sovereign Tent Embassy Images 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-68091173268921888732013-12-31T14:16:00.001-08:002013-12-31T14:16:38.056-08:00Documentary Photography in an Open Society<h4>
<a href="http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/explainers/documentary-photography-open-society">What is documentary photography?</a></h4>
Documentary photography follows a single topic or story in-depth over time, as opposed to photojournalism’s real-time coverage of breaking news and events. By deepening our understanding and emotional connection to stories of injustice, documentary photography can capture and sustain public attention, and mobilize people around pressing social and human rights issues.<br />
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Why is documentary photography important to an open society?</h4>
Images have the power to highlight stories that aren’t gaining sufficient traction and to amplify a diversity of perspectives. The Open Society Foundations support documentary photography as a vital tool that can help bring about social change. Visual storytelling exposes unseen or ignored realities, and can provide evidence of human rights violations.<br />
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Can photography really inspire people to take action on social justice issues?</h4>
Tackling systemic issues—such as corruption and discrimination—is complex work that involves multiple actors and years of organizing, advocacy, or litigation. We believe that photographers can be more effective when connecting to those who are already working towards change in an ongoing way.<br />
For example, photographer <a href="http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/photography-expanded-rethinking-engagement-and-impact">Marcus Bleasdale</a> has been documenting the consequences of natural resource exploitation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2000. Human Rights Watch worked with Bleasdale to create a report and exhibition that eventually forced a Swiss company, Metalor Technologies, to stop buying Congolese gold in Uganda. As a result of these efforts and the work of other organizations, nearly $100 million in funding for warlords dried up overnight.<br />
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How do photographers document difficult situations while also respecting the dignity of the people they portray?</h4>
Effective documentary photographers work to develop strong relationships with and gain the trust of the people they photograph. They build this trust over time—by establishing their intentions upfront, engaging repeatedly with people and communities, and being open to having their assumptions challenged.<br />
Such efforts enable photographers to acquire a more nuanced understanding of the issues they document, see past generalizations and stereotypes, and become more sensitive to the cultural and political contexts in which they work. The best photographers represent people as a whole, avoid gratuitous and sensational imagery, and put safeguards in place to ensure that their documentation does not jeopardize the safety or security of the people they photograph.<br />
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What are the Open Society Foundations doing to support documentary photography?</h4>
Our Documentary Photography Project supports training, production, and audience engagement to strengthen photographers’ ability to advance human rights around the world in innovative ways.<br />
Through grants to leading organizations—such as the <a href="http://www.marketphotoworkshop.co.za/">Market Photo Workshop</a>—we support training for documentary photographers that connects their work to social justice efforts. Production is supported through organizations such as the <a href="http://magnumfoundation.org/">Magnum Foundation</a> and <a href="http://theaftermathproject.org/">Aftermath Project</a>, which provide grants to continue or create new projects.<br />
We support work that bridges photography with advocacy through the <a href="http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/audience-engagement-grant">Audience Engagement Grant</a>, for collaborative projects designed to engage viewers to take action. Through programs such as <a href="http://magnumfoundation.org/photoex.html">Photography, Expanded</a>—organized with the Magnum Foundation and <a href="http://www.newartsaxis.net/">New Arts Axis</a>—we bring together photographers with interactive designers, programmers, social media experts, and activists to explore how digital tools and interactive platforms can mobilize people around urgent issues.<br />
Our <a href="http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/moving-walls/">Moving Walls exhibit</a>, which is on view at the Open Society Foundations New York headquarters and a few additional offices, showcases photographers documenting injustices as well as the struggles to overcome them.Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-77161568336191457512013-10-01T13:49:00.003-07:002014-07-25T06:08:23.391-07:00 2013 Portraits of Peace<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>To celebrate the 2013 International Day of Peace a photographic exhibition, "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151973567857033.1073741852.652752032&type=1&l=07983efbe4">Portraits of Peace</a>" was displayed at St John's Cathedral Brisbane.</b></span><br />
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The second winning submission was an image I captured of <a href="http://www.clairemoore.net/">Senator Claire Moore </a>at the 2013 Hiroshima rally in King George Square.<br />
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My photography is more than a collection of images. It is my way of contributing to public awareness of the need for peace and justice in our community. The images of rallies and civil protest reach an audience wider than those looking on from the streets we occupy for a brief moment. The images of festival gatherings of Indigenous and Refugee communities remind my viewers of the rich cultural diversity we receive and share. The eyes of the people who appear in my images invite us to new relationships that cross the divide of religion, race and gender.<br />
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My albums on Facebook are a rich testimony to the power of photography as social media that honours story and place. Years after an image has been posted it is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/www/124970597582337">tagged</a> and a memory is cherished, a story is recalled and a moment of life is made sacred in its retelling. Over the years these and other albums continue to show the faces of some who have passed away, family members, friends and keepers of the flame. Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people are advised that they may find images of deceased persons in my collection. These images are kept to honour the sacred memory of those I have met and had the priviledge to photograph.<br />
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I am grateful to <a href="http://www.believingwomen.org.au/">Believing Women for a Culture of Peace</a> who sponsored this exhibition and competition. I also wish to acknowledge <a href="http://www.catholicreligiousaustralia.org/">Catholic Religious Australia </a>Queensland who provided generously for the awards that were presented at St John's Cathedral on September 21, International Day of Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Joint first prize: Women of Peace - Tony Robertson</span><span style="background-color: white;"> / </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Peace Aamidst the Chaos - </span><a href="http://www.peacenext.org/profile/NoraAmath" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Nora Amath</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Joint second prize: Temple in the Afternoon, Evening Prayer - Carmel Khavari / </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Loving & Co-existing Together - Nora Amath</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Joint third prize: Student Unity at Griffith - Sally Singh </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> / A Candle for Peace - Tony Robertson</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">You can visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151973567857033.1073741852.652752032&type=1&l=07983efbe4">the exhibition</a> during October at The <a href="http://www.griffith.edu.au/community/multi-faith-centre">Multi Faith Centre, Griffith University</a></span><br />
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This month's featured images are from the Kurilpa Derby in West End Brisbane. Each year since 2008 the locals have raced down the hill of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.468498557032.240435.652752032&type=1&l=65572723a3">Boundary Street West End</a> in wheelchairs, roller blades, bikes, scooters, baths beds and any other design possible on wheels.<br />
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The race finishes in the commercial stretch of the street with a festival of races including the Squid relay.<br />
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You can see this year's images <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151905546517033.1073741846.652752032&type=1&l=52ff2afa04">here</a>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-22606733031507919852013-07-17T13:47:00.003-07:002014-07-25T06:10:09.368-07:00July 2013 NAIDOC Week<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This month I will feature images I captured in Brisbane during <a href="http://www.naidoc.org.au/">NAIDOC Week </a>2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151804405827033.1073741836.652752032&type=1&l=5f4702cca9">Musgrave Park Family Fun Day </a>July 12</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151804571902033.1073741838.652752032&type=1&l=0002d9e634">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mass</a> July 14 </span></div>
Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-30242544119966776522013-06-03T15:51:00.002-07:002013-06-03T15:51:40.398-07:00Thoughts on 'Amateur' and 'Professional' Photography - PetaPixel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We all know by now how Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer <a href="http://petapixel.com/2013/05/21/rip-professional-photographers/" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">unleashed the collective fury of photographers</a> and the creative community during her presentation of the new Flickr with <a href="http://instagram.com/p/Zj1zNSGopR/" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a few poorly chosen words</a>. She has since <a href="http://petapixel.com/2013/05/22/marissa-mayer-sorry-for-misstatement-on-professional-photographers/" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" title="Marissa Mayer Sorry for “Misstatement” on Professional Photographers">clarified her statement</a>, but the real issue is that the distinction between photographer and professional photographer is fuzzy at best in the minds of most people, particularly those that know little about the world of photography.<br /><span id="more-110270"></span><br />An “amateur” photographer is someone that takes photos for fun and passion. They enjoy the art of photography, and appreciate the ability to preserve memories and moments. Despite being “amateur”, they can (and do) take some of the most beautiful and breathtaking images you’ll ever see.</div>
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A professional photographer is consistently compensated for their photographic work. They have practiced and trained themselves to become at least competent at photography and to do it for others</div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /><a href="http://petapixel.com/2013/05/25/thoughts-on-amateur-and-professional-photography/#UJEQG1zks1rgAgoG.99">Read more here</a></span>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623875321564249920.post-63944751601611309262013-05-23T22:50:00.000-07:002013-05-23T22:54:26.186-07:00The Graceful Act of Photography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="background-color: white;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em;">The power of the photograph; its content, composition, message can say much more than an article, a radio grab, or even a television show - as evidenced by the adage </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">‘a picture tells a thousand words.’</span></i><br />
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<i>In 2004, I went to Cambodia for a four-month volunteer stint with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS).</i></div>
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<i>The question of whether to take a camera with me weighed heavily on my heart, but five weeks in, I realised there were stories that needed telling. </i></div>
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<i>During my time, I worked as an English teacher to Montagnard refugees from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. It was a dramatic and difficult refugee situation.</i></div>
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<i>Babies were born in squalid conditions in refugee camps in Phnom Penh and I was able to take the very first photos for the families; families were resettled or sent home; people faced the prospect of never seeing their loved ones again</i>." Read full text <a href="http://cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36468">here</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #625c5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.796875px;">One of my primary uses of social media is sharing <a href="http://cultureboyimages.blogspot.com.au/">my photography</a>. </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #625c5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.796875px;">I cover the lives and issues of vulnerable people. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #625c5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.796875px;">My subjects include Indigenous people, those living with disabilities, Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Forgotten Australians. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #625c5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.796875px;">Beth writes of discovering the rich relationships that happen when a photographer meets another person. Some of the people I photograph survived institutional childhoods and have few if any images of themselves as children. They now cherish the images of their lives as adults. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #625c5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.796875px;">My commitment to photography means that I am able to walk into many situations with vulnerable people and they know my work is about promoting their lives and issues.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #625c5a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.796875px;">I hope that <a href="http://cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36468">Beth's blogpost </a>will provoke more discussion about the role of photography both as social conscience and 'sanctifying act'</span>Tony Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745524140238854476noreply@blogger.com0