MARK 5:28
It might pass for a Caravaggio painting redolent of his trademark chiaroscuro technique, but my photo of proto-punk icon Iggy Pop was taken at the Sydney Opera House in April 2019 as he performed The Stooges’ 1969 song No Fun surrounded by fans responding to Iggy’s command to “get up here and dance with me”; demonstrating the wholehearted welcome Aussies give overseas artists who travel long distances to reach Australia. Its biblical mien heralds the arrival of Easter just four days away; a fan’s desperate lunge to touch Iggy resembling the biblical scene depicted in Mark 5:25-34 especially line 28 which eventually became the photo’s title “Mark 5:28”.
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The Photographers’ Corner collective gathered for our annual meet-up in Canberra over a weekend in mid-October 2018.
What's interesting about a street photograph is that it carries a moment from the past into the present. We're looking at a time capsule of the way things were. Here I am in Sydney with two fellow photographers Simone Cheung and Simon Ross capturing that time capsule of Sydney life in the Autumn of 2018.
The neighbours in Cascade Road, Norfolk Island objected to the choice of colour for the roof of a new house to be built in their street. The construction went ahead with the coloured roof and on completion the owners placed a sign on their front fence proudly announcing their new roof.
This is a photo essay of what followed...
A poem by Terry Veling with images of Whitney Plantation.
The facades on display in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
“Buy a good pair of comfortable shoes, have a camera around your neck at all times, keep your elbows in, be patient, optimistic and don’t forget to smile.” Words of wisdom from Matt Stuart, one of the most experienced and influential street photographers of the modern era. He has been shooting the streets of London for over 20 years and taken his craft around the world, making compelling images and passing on his passion for street photography wherever he travels. He has taught workshops for Leica across Europe, America, and Asia. AUSSIE STREET is delighted to be bringing Matt to Australia to teach and present his work for the first time as part of the AS2019 street photography festival. Held over September 20-22, 2019 at Comber St Studios, Paddington.