Jan Banning is an extraordinary portrait photographer. The quotes below about the difficulties of portrait photography are from a presentation...
Musings
Musings
Photography and communication
To begin with a quote from John Francis during a Ted Talk: “And so, on my 27th birthday I decided,...
Photography and objectifying women
One photographic theme I am interested in exploring is the objectification of wives by their husbands. This theme isn’t so...
Photography and visual illiteracy
I am often asked about which camera people should buy. Conversley I have never been asked which photographer is worth...
My work ‘Mourning an elder’ is a finalist in the 2013 Moran Photo Prize
I was invited to photograph the funeral of distinguished Aboriginal elder Richard Phillips, by his son. During the funeral service...
An interview with David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt is a genius – his quote from the interview below is what all photographers should absorb: How do...
Thoughts on my work – a short video interview by Steve Marshall
Transcript courtesy of Youtube I’m my divided body 0:06 design to show people things 0:10 that are important to...
On reading Geoff Dyer’s book, The Ongoing Moment
When an art wants to grow up and become a science, there’s often a lot of nonsense involved. In the...
Thoughts behind my forthcoming exhibition, Lost In Transit, part of HeadOn Photo Festival
In June 2011 I embarked on a three-month photography project that sought to marry numerous ideas I had been mulling...
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