Blast From The Past
Another blast from the past emerged. While trawling through old stories and photographs I came across this shot of prospector, Cecil Mitchell, in his old humpy near Spargoville, south of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia’s goldfields country. It’s a favourite taken back around 1988. Originally shot in colour using a Leica loaded with Kodachrome 25. I recently… Continue reading Blast From The Past
Blast From The Past
I seem to spend a lot of time trawling through old files and the other day came across some magazine cuttings from a story my colleague Trish Ainslie and I shot in about 1998. My family seem to have a background in fishing. That’s with the exception of me. I couldn’t catch a goldfish in… Continue reading Blast From The Past
‘Spuds, Onions and a Treacle Tin With the Lid Off’
Jimmy ‘Banjo’ MacKenzie sat in his wooden humpy at the back of the hotel in Gwalia. He was proud that in the incredible mess that was his kitchen everything was electric. That meant a lightbulb and a can opener. In another room was a fridge and an air-conditioner. The electricity for the small luxuries was… Continue reading ‘Spuds, Onions and a Treacle Tin With the Lid Off’
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