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 Penrith Plaza
(Apr 2000) While walking through the Plaza one day, I noticed a few parents liked to use the shopping trolleys as child … (more)
... strollers. |
 Penrith supermarket
(Apr 2003) A Penrith teenager hitches a ride on her parent's supermarket trolley. (more)
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 Smallgoods counter, Katoomba
(Jul 2004) Waiting for service at the small-goods counter of a Katoomba supermarket. (more)
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 Penrith Supermarket meats
(Oct 2001) Another Penrith teenager, this time in the packaged meat section of a local supermarket. As in other parts of the … (more)
... world in the last twenty years [1], supermarket meat departments have been responsible for a huge decline in the number of independent butcher retailers [2]. (This image was included in the 2001 Family of Man 2 selection [3].) |
 Bondi Junction supermarket
(Dec 2004) Keeping the children under control while leaving a supermarket at Bondi Junction plaza, in Sydney's eastern suburbs. (more)
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 Penrith Plaza family
(Dec 2004) While Thursday night shopping at Penrith Plaza, I noticed a family had stood aside to administer Asthma medication to their … (more)
... daughter (you can still see the medication applicator in the woman's hands). |
 Penrith supermarket checkout
(Apr 2003) Waiting for purchases to be scanned at a supermarket checkout in Penrith. Supermarkets are a rich and untapped source for … (more)
... candid photos. You have to tread lightly though, as shop managers have an intractable hostility towards photographers, mainly to protect the store's aisle displays from market analysis by competitors. |
 Department store make-up
(Mar 2003) A make-up display in a Penrith department store. (more)
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 Bankstown Square manicure
(Apr 2003) In the last decade there was an upsurge in the number of manicure parlours throughout Sydney. Although there have always … (more)
... been beauty-parlours in the CBD and eastern suburbs, the general growth in disposable income and (let's be honest) hedonism has increased the demand for manicures, pedicures and facial treatments in all suburbs. |
 Penrith Plaza fish market
(Dec 2004) Thursday night fish merchants and shoppers at Penrith Plaza. (more)
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 Department store stock-take sale
(Jun 2002) In a large Sydney department store, hunting for business-shirt bargains at an end of financial-year sale. (more)
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 Penrith Wednesday markets
(Jul 2003) A clothes stall at the once-a-week "flea market" at Penrith Showground. Tech note: the cyan cast is due to sunlight … (more)
... filtering through the yellow/blue tarpaulin covering the stall. |
 Supermarket freezer, Katoomba
(Dec 2003) Deciding between brands of frozen sausage-rolls in the freezer section of a Katoomba supermarket. (This image was included in the … (more)
... 2004 Family of Man 2 selection [1].) |
 Hornsby Mall TV shopper
(Apr 2005) A shopper examines bargain TV sets inside the Westfield Hornsby, an enormous shopping centre in Sydney's north [1]. I visited … (more)
... Hornsby with the belief that it would be similar to Penrith — an outlying area suffering from urban decay. Much to my surprise I discovered the region actually contains some of Sydney's wealthiest suburbs. |
 Supermarket scooter, Katoomba
(Dec 2003) Zipping around the grocery section on a battery powered scooter, with sunglasses, gloves and a windproof jacket. (more)
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 Randwick Supermarket shopper
(Aug 2006) A shopper carefully examines the refrigerated groceries at the Royal Randwick Shopping Centre [1]. (more)
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 Penrith supermarket
(Apr 2004) Waiting for the rest of the family to return in a Penrith supermarket. (more)
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 Discount variety store, Katoomba
(Jun 2003) A young girl with her pillow in a discount variety store. Hundreds of these stores have sprung up in the … (more)
... last couple of decades. The reasons appear to be (1) they are a low-capital way for immigrant merchants to start businesses and (2) Coles and Woolworths, who used to have a duopoly in this area, have moved on to supermarkets and Walmart-type department stores, leaving the field clear for smaller entrants. BTW I had to work cautiously for this shot, for one of the store clerks was watching me closely from another aisle. |
 Supermarket magazine browsers, Penrith
(Apr 2004) A couple browse through women's magazines while waiting their turn at a supermarket checkout. (more)
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 Penrith Christmas couple
(Nov 2001) A Penrith couple wonder why the Plaza Christmas decorations were already up in November… (more)
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 Bookstore magazine browser
(Dec 2003) A young girl carefully studies the women's fashion magazines in a CBD bookstore. (This image was included in the 2004 … (more)
... Family of Man 2 selection [1].) |
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| At Work |
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 Anzac Day canine police
(Apr 2003) NSW police officers and dog make their presence felt during an Anzac Day march. (more)
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 NSW Police, Hyde Park
(Apr 2003) Members of the NSW police force keep tabs on a crowd at Hyde Park in Sydney. Surprisingly local police don't … (more)
... appear to mind having their picture taken. If they object they simply ask you to stop or move on. This is unlike other subjects (or even bystanders), who can become hysterical enough to run across a busy street to yell at you. |
 Panthers Park Police
(Jul 2003) Members of the NSW Police force check their walkie-talkies after a football match. (more)
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 Swans victory parade
(Sep 2005) NSW police officers try to keep the ruckus down on George Street, after the Swans 2005 AFL victory parade. (more)
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 Castlereagh Street workers
(Jun 1998) After a five year break, in June '98 I grabbed a couple of cameras and headed into Sydney to try … (more)
... shooting a few people candids. Unfortunately most of the results were pretty dull, but I did manage to fluke this one of a couple of workers re-paving a section of Castlereagh Street. |
 Circular Quay Violinist
(Jan 1999) A young (conservatory?) student busking at Circular Quay East, in front of yet another construction site. (more)
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 Scots College Pipers
(Apr 2003) Boys from Scots College [1] take a break from performing on Anzac Day. Apparently in some parts of Sydney being … (more)
... in the school pipe-band is a highly prestigious achievement. In 2007 the retiring school captain of Knox Grammar, Mitchell Donaldson, lambasted the parents of his fellow students for scheming to get their children into the top sport teams or pipe-band [2]. Many were shocked at his suggestion that parents were using their children to status-seek. Surely this would never happen in classless and egalitarian Sydney?… |
 Devonshire Tunnel busker
(Oct 2005) The Devonshire Street tunnel connects the southern part of Central station to Railway Square. Hundreds of people walk through it … (more)
... every day, making it an ideal haunt for buskers and other street performers. |
 Motor Show Bentley stand
(Oct 2005) The Australian International Motor Show is held every October in the Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre in Darling Harbour [1]. … (more)
... This is a shot of the Bentley stand. Like the other prestige car displays, you could only examine the cars by invitation. |
 Sydney Olympics Guides
(Sep 2000) Corporate guides at Darling Harbour during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games [1]. During the games fortnight, the city filled with … (more)
... lanyard wearing officials, volunteers and corporate hospitality guides (like these from a US Beverage company). |
 Aust. Square fountain
(Aug 2003) A lunch break and glass of beer at the Australia Square Fountain, in the heart of Sydney's financial district. (more)
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 Office workers, Pitt Street
(Jul 2003) A couple of office workers return from lunch, outside the "Select House" on Pitt Street. (more)
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 Oriental massage, Burwood Plaza
(Jan 2003) Taken inside the Burwood Westfield Plaza, a vast shopping complex in Sydney's inner west. There are a large number of … (more)
... these "oriental" massages throughout Sydney, symptomatic of a rise in popularity for alternative therapies. |
 Nepean Square trolley pickup
(Apr 2003) Shopping trolley contractor at Nepean Square. Many grocery shoppers don't bother to bring their trolleys back after loading their cars, … (more)
... so men like these are paid to go out and retrieve them instead. |
 Paddys Markets wig stall, Haymarket
(Jan 2003) The wigs and hair-piece stall at the indoor "Paddys Markets" in Haymarket, near Sydney's Chinatown. There was a large sign … (more)
... (RHS out of frame) which said "Absolutely No Photography!"… |
 Paddys Markets Grocer
(Oct 2003) Decades ago "Paddy's Markets" used to be the main wholesale distributor of the city's groceries and flowers. This changed in … (more)
... the '80s when the markets were transferred to larger premises at Flemington, leaving behind smaller traders to serve local shoppers. A note about the price of bananas: back in 2003 it was typically $2/kg, but due to the effects of Cyclone Larry in March 2006 [1], it shot up to $12-15/kg for a few months [2], making them more expensive than many cuts of meat (!) |
 Randwick Supermarket shopper
(Aug 2006) A supermarket clerk stacks the shelves with groceries in the pleasantly lit Royal Randwick Shopping Centre [1]. (more)
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 Penrith High Street "carny"
(Mar 2003) In March 2003 there was a large parade in Penrith which closed off the main street for an entire day. … (more)
... This "carny" was one of the many sideshow operators trying to entice passers by. The truncated LHS sign said in full: "Have a punt - 10 11 shots for $5.00" |
 Big Issue seller
(Oct 2004) A paper seller across the road from the Sydney Town Hall. "The Big Issue" was a news-magazine sold by homeless … (more)
... people to (a) prevent them from begging and (b) provide yuppie management with an opportunity to hijack social security funds. Tech note: This shot was taken at night under ambient street light. |
 CBD Charity workers
(Feb 2003) Australian Red Cross charity collectors work the lunchtime crowd at Martin Place. Colloquially known as "Chuggers" [1], such charity collection … (more)
... has earned a poor reputation in recent years [2], either due to worker exploitation, offensively manipulative begging techniques, or the realisation that most of the collectors actually work for third-party fundraising agencies [3], who take a substantial cut before passing the remainder on. |
 Martin Place station construction worker
(Jan 2002) A construction worker waits for an evening train at Martin Place underground station. (more)
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 Train Guard at Central Station
(Oct 2004) A guard rings the bell as the train departs a Central station suburban platform. (more)
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 Pitt Street Taxi-driver
(Apr 2005) Taxi drivers face two problems when working in Sydney: (1) everyone looks down on them; (2) they look down on … (more)
... everyone else. |
 Town Hall subway
(Aug 2001) An office worker with his mobile phone in the Town Hall underground subway. Tech note: Like "park-bench" or "from-behind" snaps, … (more)
... images of people fiddling with their mobile-phones have become a dull street photography cliché. Despite this, I have included the pic to show Australia is as much in the grip of the cellular craze as anywhere else (after Israel, our per capita ownership is second in the world). |
 Galleries Victoria lunchtime office workers
(May 2003) Lunchtime office workers again, picking through their food at the Galleries Victoria, a collection of subterranean boutiques near Town Hall. (more)
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 Martin place lunchtime office workers
(May 2003) Office workers having lunch at Martin Place, in the center of Sydney's CBD. BTW this is the kind of harmless … (more)
... image which landed Quebec photographer Gilbert Duclos [1] in so much trouble in 1998 [2]. |
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 Entrance Hall, AGNSW
(Jan 2002) Brushing up on Buddha at the entrance of the Art Gallery of NSW. (more)
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 HSC Art Express student, AGNSW
(Feb 2003) "Art Express" is a yearly exhibition held in the Art Gallery of NSW, showcasing the best entries in the previous … (more)
... year's HSC Arts exam [1]. Every year it is quite crowded, usually with students seeking inspiration for their own works for the following year's HSC. |
 Waterloo Gallery opening
(Sep 2006) During the opening-night of a photography exhibition at the Danks Street gallery complex in eastern Sydney [1], patrons exchange views … (more)
... over a glass or two. |
 Darling Harbour promenade
(Dec 2003) A couple share a tender moment on the Cockle Bay promenade at Darling Harbour. Originally created as a shopping precinct … (more)
... in the 1980s, Darling Harbour is also a romantic place for couples to meet and socialize on weekends. |
 Aust. Day couple
(Jan 2005) A couple enjoy each other's company during Australia Day celebrations at Hyde Park in central Sydney. (more)
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 Zoo ferry couple
(Apr 2005) A couple enjoy the view on the Taronga Zoo / Circular Quay ferry. (more)
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 Opera House tourists
(Dec 2001) Bizarre tourists at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. (more)
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 Circular Quay tourist
(Jul 2006) Another tourist does her bit to anchor the city's economy. (more)
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 George Street amusement arcade
(Sep 2003) An lunchtime electronic shoot-out in one of the many amusement arcades in Sydney's multiplex cinema strip. (more)
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 NYE revellers, Circular Quay
(Jan 2003) Circular Quay, 1AM on New Year's morning. People were starting to go home when I noticed these blokes sitting on … (more)
... the edge of the road, enjoying a nutritious snack from a US franchise. Tech note: Taken at night under ambient street light. |
 MCA lawn lunchtime
(Nov 2004) Wilting in the sun on outside the Museum of Contemporary Art in Circular Quay — visitors vs. the locals. (more)
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 Aust. Flag Seller
(Jan 2005) Australia day is a national holiday celebrated on January 26th, the anniversary of when the penal colony of New South … (more)
... Wales was founded in 1788. This photo shows one of the many flag sellers in Hyde park, in central Sydney. |
 Aust. Day skater
(Jan 2005) A skate boarder has a break among the vintage car displays at College street, on Australia day. (more)
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 Mobile Phone photographer
(Jan 2005) Taking candid snaps of vintage cars with her mobile phone, on Australia day outside St Marys Cathedral. Tech note: a … (more)
... diabolically tricky image to colour balance. The foreground was in deep shadow under foliage (cyan/ green), while the background was in full sunshine (yellow/ red). |
 Motor Show boys
(Oct 2005) A couple of boys horse around at the Australian International Motor show at Darling Harbour. (more)
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 Motor Show boys
(Oct 2005) Businessmen check out one of the cars at the Australian International Motor show at Darling Harbour. (more)
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 Olympic Torch Chariot
(Sep 2000) The Olympic Torch Relay [1] at Jamison Park in Penrith. The chariot contains the Mayor (red cape, back to camera) … (more)
... holding a flag bearing the name of a corporate sponsor. The Mayoress (?) smiles and holds the Official Olympic flag [2]. |
 Stadium Australia Open Day
(Feb 1999) A 360° panorama of Stadium Australia [1], taken during the public open day, a month before its official opening. The … (more)
... stadium was the main venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games [2], and security was so tight that I had to discreetly shoot the panorama hand-held. (Unauthorised photographers with professional-looking equipment were barred from taking pictures due to bogus "copyright" reasons [3].) |
 Martin Place Olympics Live-Site
(Sep 2000) A 360° panorama of office workers at the Martin Place Live-Site, taken during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games [1]. These … (more)
... "live-sites" were for most the only way to participate in the Games. The actual Sydney Olympics Precinct [1] at Homebush Bay was completely locked-down, meaning non-ticket holders could only watch the show on TV at home, or else on large video screens throughout the CBD. |
 Randwick racecourse punters
(Apr 2004) A couple of punters [1] watch the start of the fifth race at Royal Randwick Racecourse [2], in Sydney's eastern … (more)
... suburbs. Sydney horse racing has undergone an amazing transformation over the previous decade. Back in the 1980s it was merely a place for Blokes In Hats to launder money and swill beer. Nowadays the stands are filled with young men and women, all looking for a relaxed alternative to the hothouse atmosphere in pubs or night-clubs. |
 Randwick racecourse cheer
(Apr 2004) Randwick punters again — this time cheering and stretching to see over the heads of other spectators, during the closing … (more)
... stages of the fifth race. |
 Randwick racecourse aftermath
(Apr 2004) Randwick Racecourse again. The fifth race was over and "Lonhro", the heavily-backed pre-race favourite, lost. Not everyone seemed to mind … (more)
... (or even care). Tech note: I have no idea who these people are. I took the shot when I noticed the woman perched on the man's shoulders. Since I only raised the camera for a moment, I didn't notice the man or other woman smiling into the lens. It isn't surprising though, since people go to the races to be seen and photographed! |
 Melbourne Cup punters, Katoomba
(Nov 2003) Punters in the Katoomba hotel, watching the closing stages of the Melbourne Cup on an overhead television. A horse-racing tradition … (more)
... for more than a hundred years, "The Race That Stops The Nation" is held on the first Tuesday of every November, on a track just outside Melbourne [1]. |
 Rosehill Punters
(Nov 2005) Rosehill Racecourse near Parramatta, just before the 2005 Melbourne cup. Since the race is held hundreds of kilometres away, Sydneysiders … (more)
... have to watch it second-hand via TV. |
 Rosehill Melbourne Cup
(Nov 2005) Race Day chic. Ladies in the public enclosure enjoy themselves during the Cup aftermath. I found out a week later … (more)
... that "Cup Day" in Sydney also doubles as an informal "Hairdressers Picnic". Apparently a lot of salons close for the afternoon to let employees attend Cup celebrations. |
 Rosehill Race goers
(Nov 2005) Rosehill racecourse. During the afternoon, many who paid for the more expensive Members Stand (balcony above), drifted downstairs to the … (more)
... more-relaxed public enclosure. |
 Panthers Park spectators
(Jul 2003) Spectators barrack on a small hill at Panthers Park in Penrith. A record 22 000 people squeezed into the oval that … (more)
... day, to watch the Panthers v. Roosters NRL game. Tech note: although this looks like it was taken "from the hip", it was actually done at eye level. The people were on a small hill above me, hence the upward tilt. |
 Panthers Park spectators
(Jul 2003) The Panthers / Roosters game again — teenagers grow uncomfortable at the home team falling thirty points behind. I was … (more)
... surprised by the large number of young women at the game that day. You would think "The Footy" was a blokes-only thing, but not so. |
 Panthers Park grandstand
(Jul 2003) The Panthers v. Roosters game again, ten minutes before the final whistle. Penrith supporters watch the home team lose. (Elsewhere … (more)
... on this site there is a 360° interactive panorama taken in this stand a couple of months later, during the Panthers v. Broncos semi-final [1].) |
 Rugby World Cup spectators
(Oct 2003) Australian "Wallabies" supporters in the crowd at Olympic Park, prior to the Rugby World Cup 2003 opening ceremony. (more)
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 Panthers Park spectators
(Jun 2005) Enthusiastic spectators on the southern hill, at a Panthers vs. Eels match at Panthers Park in Penrith. (more)
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 Panthers Park spectators
(Jun 2005) Spectators enjoying themselves beneath the score board, at a Panthers vs. Eels match at Panthers Park. (more)
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 Balmoral Baths Structure
(Apr 2005) Late on an Autumn afternoon, a couple of boys relax after a swim, on the steps to the Baths at … (more)
... Balmoral beach. In case you're wondering, the LHS white spot in the sky is actually the moon :?) |
 Balmoral beach sleeper
(Apr 2005) A week after this photo was taken, Mosman Council erected signs along Balmoral beach to prohbit fishing, jogging, "boot camps", … (more)
... personal trainers, bicycle riding, commercial photography and even unspecified "group activities"… Presumably the sunbather was so overwhelmed by the list that he fell asleep. |
 Collaroy beachgoer
(Mar 2003) A woman walks along the promenade of Collaroy Beach in Sydney's northeastern suburbs [1] (popularly known as "The Northern Beaches"). (more)
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 Bondi beach waterline
(Mar 2003) Teenagers muck about in the sand on Bondi beach. (In an age of hysterical paranoia over lone male photographers [1], … (more)
... taking this photo was begging for trouble…) |
 Bondi beach surfers
(Mar 2003) A couple of sufers about to enter the water at Bondi beach. (more)
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 Vaucluse Beach stairs
(Dec 2000) Sunbathing on the steps at Nielsen Park beach [1] in Vaucluse, eastern Sydney. (more)
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 Coogee beach baths
(Mar 2003) A swimmer having a break from doing laps in Coogee Baths, at the southern end of Coogee beach. Owing to … (more)
... attempts by Waverly Council to ban beach photography in Jan 2005 [1], this kind of shot was almost a thing of the past! (This image was included in the 2003 Family of Man 2 selection [2].) |
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 St Marys driver
(Dec 2005) A BMW driver prepares to leave the Queen Street St Marys Town Centre, in Sydney's West. Sydneysiders love their cars … (more)
... — in this case almost literally… |
 CBD Mountain-bike Riders
(Apr 2003) Mountain-bicycles have become surprisingly popular among the middle class. Not only are they useful for fitness and projecting a "fun … (more)
... and rugged outdoors persona", but like 4WD cars, the more expensive bikes can also be execellent status-symbols [1]. |
 Town Hall subway
(Jul 2001) A couple of women waiting for friends (who arrived after I took this shot) in the Town Hall underground subway. … (more)
... Despite a reputation for being knock-about and carefree place, suburban Australia is actually deeply conformist. I'm always fascinated by examples of this, here for example the inclination of many young women to dress alike. |
 Pitt Street Mall
(Nov 2004) Fashion and body language coordination again, this time at the CBD Pitt Street Mall. For some reason a lot of … (more)
... Sydney women like to walk around with their arms folded… |
 George Street pedestrians
(Apr 1999) A couple of teenagers (sisters?) horsing around while waiting for the traffic lights to change, near the Sydney Town Hall. (more)
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 Danks Street Cafe
(Mar 2006) Danks Str Waterloo [1] used to full of warehouses and small factories, but slowly they are being transformed into chi-chi … (more)
... apartments, galleries and cafés [2]. |
 Robertson Park, Watsons Bay
(Apr 2005) A mother and son unwind in Robertson Park, near South Head in Sydney's east. After twenty years of declining birth-rates, … (more)
... parts of Sydney underwent a miniature baby-boom in the first decade of 2000 [1]. Some claimed it was due to generous government subsidies [2], but I believe it was simply a case of people wanting to have children again after the child-averse 80s and 90s. |
 George Street pedestrians
(Jun 2002) CBD Office workers hoping for a chance cross George Street. (more)
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 Hunter Street pedestrians
(Jul 2004) Office workers and a man with his teddy bear make their way down Hunter street, in the heart of Sydney's … (more)
... financial district. (This image was included in the 2004 Family of Man 2 selection [1].) |
 Westpoint Plaza atrium, Blacktown
(Jul 2003) On the indoor escalator of a large shopping centre in Blacktown, on the western edge of Sydney. (more)
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 Anzac Day interview
(Apr 2004) A Japanese "NTDTV" journalist interviews a WW2 veteran in Elizabeth Street, just after the end of the Anzac Day march. … (more)
... Anzac day — "The one day of the year" — is held on April 25th to honour soldiers who served or died in the nation's wars [1]. The actual date was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in 1915 — the first time Australian troops, as a federated national force, participated in an international war. |
 Flag bearer leading an Anzac Day battalion
(Apr 2003) A flag-bearer at the head of one of the battalions participating in the Anzac Day march. I have included this … (more)
... image to show there is more to Anzac Day than marching, games of "two-up" or old blokes swilling beer. Alongside the imperialist overtones, from the beginning it has also been a day of patriotism and national pride. BTW few people are aware the word "ANZAC" has been protected by legislation since 1920 to prevent its unauthorised use in trade or entertainment [1]. |
 Anzac Day marchers
(Apr 2005) WW2 veterans assemble outside St James Church in Elizabeth street, prior to taking part in the annual Anzac Day march. (more)
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 Anzac Day RAAF marchers
(Apr 2005) WW2 RAAF veterans start their Anzac Day march, near St James on Elizabeth street. (more)
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 Anzac Day spectators
(Apr 2004) Spectators on Bathurst Street, watching the end of the Anzac Day march. The man facing the camera is wearing an … (more)
... Australian flag vest — note the prominent (and controversial) Union Jack emblem. |
 EIIR Punters
(Mar 2006) Spectators wait to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II [1] at Sydney Town Hall. (more)
...ey Town Hall. |
 St Andrew's Square churchgoers
(Mar 2006) A well-dressed couple go for a stroll after the Commonwealth Day Observance at St Andrew's Cathedral [1], next to Town … (more)
... Hall. |
 Swans victory parade
(Sep 2005) In September 2005 the Sydney Swans won the AFL grand final [1]. To celebrate, a victory parade down George Street … (more)
... was held a week later [2]. When the parade was over, many people grabbed handfuls of used "ticker tape" and threw it around. |
 Swans victory parade
(Sep 2005) Standing on a traffic barrier on Park street near Sydney Town Hall, a family watches the presentation speeches after the … (more)
... Sydney Swans victory parade. |
 Martin Place homeless person
(Aug 2002) I generally avoid photographing homeless people as they already have a hard enough life without some clown exploiting them for … (more)
... a cheap shot. However I did take this photo because: (1) the subject was completely unidentifiable, (2) I liked the incongruity of how warm he looked in an otherwise cold part of the city and (3) I wanted to exploit him for a cheap shot. |
 Christmas Beggar
(Nov 2004) Celebrating a decade of economic growth at a bank entrance in Pitt Street, four shopping weeks before Christmas. (more)
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 Martin Place spectators
(Apr 2006) People gather on the steps of the former CBC Building to admire the price of Sydney Real Estate [1]. (more)
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 Kings Cross musician
(May 2003) On a park bench next to the El Ala mein Memorial fountain in Kings Cross. A controversial shot — was … (more)
... he strung-out or just having a break? I don't know, and I didn't hang around long enough to find out as a street person was yelling obscenities at me from the other side of Darlinghurst Road. BTW I usually avoid park-bench shots as they can be such a tired Street Photography Cliché. What intrigued me here was the tattooed hand, overturned guitar and mysterious white paper bag… |
 Sussex + Market Streets
(Dec 2003) Late on a Thursday afternoon, Christmas shoppers rush down Market Street on their way home from work. A funny thing … (more)
... about the Sydney CBD is how rapidly it empties after hours. By 19pm, entire blocks are practically deserted. |
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 Central station commuters
(Jun 2004) Commuters check the overhead "train departures" monitor at Central railway station. (more)
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 Country terminal, Central station
(Jul 2000) A winter tea break at the interstate terminus at Central railway station. The beret is a unusual in that few … (more)
... Sydney women wear any kind of headgear. |
 Central station delays
(Mar 2004) Stranded commuters wait for the late-running Blue Mountains train at Central station. For a couple of weeks in March 2004, … (more)
... many of the city's trains ran hours late or else were cancelled. The problem was due to industrial militancy by a handful of train drivers, who objected to proposed drug testing and personal fitness criteria. |
 Penrith station skateboarders
(Jun 2000) Skater "dudes" waiting for the train at Penrith station. At the time there was a lot of construction to spruce … (more)
... up the platforms for the upcoming 2000 olympics, hence the apologetic poster in the background. |
 Private school commuters
(Feb 2000) Every day hundreds of students on Sydney's outskirts travel vast distances to attend private schools near the city's center. Here … (more)
... the girl on the left is one of a pair of Tara Anglican School [1] students I saw on the train for over seven years. In her case, assuming a 65km return trip between Emu Plains and Parramatta, five days a week and forty weeks a year — means she travelled at least 91 000km by the time she finished high school (!) |
 Penrith station schoolboy
(Sep 2003) Horsing around after school with a super-sized drinking straw. (more)
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 Scots on George Street
(Apr 2006) We may not have Kangaroos bounding down main street, but we do have a few Scots. (more)
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 Bankstown station platform
(Apr 2003) Waiting for the city-bound train on Bankstown station, in Sydney's southwest. These outlying areas, well away from the cafés and … (more)
... cool breeze of the eastern seaboard, are seldom photographed as they tend to far from where photographers live. ( Ever wonder why there are so many Oxford Street, Paddington or Bondi Beach pictures?… )Forty years of Australian immigration policy in a single image: 1950s and 60s — mostly European; 70s and 80s — southeast Asia; from the 90s onward, predominantly from the Middle East. |
 Artarmon station commuters
(Jun 2006) Another example of demographic-shift, this time in the pristine WASP enclave of Willougby City [1]. (more)
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 Town Hall station commuters
(Jun 2003) An office worker breezes through a tabloid, while waiting for a suburban train at Town Hall underground station. (more)
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 Wynyard Station commuter
(Oct 2001) At about 8pm on a normal weekday, an office worker waits for a suburban train home. With the gradual disappearance … (more)
... of manufacturing jobs, an increasing number of Sydneysiders are employed in white-collar careers like: Indirect-tax accountants; Application DBA's; Audit and Assurance managers; Change and Relationship managers; Learning and development managers; Business Improvement managers; Business Development managers; Group Financial controllers; Internal communications managers; Recruitment consultants; Franchise consultants; Java J2EE Web developers; Corporate social responsibility managers; Marketing account managers; Corporate Brand managers; Celebrity chefs; Business, Life, Relationship or Wellness coaches. |
 Central station school kids
(Mar 2003) School students mucking around on the Bondi Junction platform, at Central underground station. The boy was reacting to the good-humoured … (more)
... abuse a couple of schoolgirls were yelling at each other, one of whom can be seen ascending the LHS escalator. (This image was included in the 2003 Family of Man 2 selection [1].) |
 Bundeena Ferry parasol
(Jan 2005) A mysterious woman on the Bundeena ferry shields herself from the late afternoon sun. A little earlier I overheard her … (more)
... telling the ticket-seller she was going "night clubbing", and that the parasol was her proudest possession. |
 Athol Wharf tourists
(Apr 2005) An ironic end to a day at the zoo — tourists and day-trippers wait to board the Taronga ferry to … (more)
... Circular Quay. |
 Town Hall station shoppers
(Jun 2003) End of financial year stock-take shoppers, waiting for suburban trains at Town Hall underground station. (more)
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 Manly Ferry
(Nov 2001) Riding out a summer storm on the Manly ferry. (more)
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 Bundeena Ferry passenger
(Jan 2005) A passenger at the stern of the Bundeena ferry, on her way towards Cronulla in Sydney's far south. (more)
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 Inter-urban train commuter
(Oct 2000) Oversized sunglasses on the Central to Lithgow train. Usually for older people these things aren't worn as a groovy fashion … (more)
... statement, but rather to protect patient's eyes after cataract surgery [1]. |
 City Circle suburban train
(Jul 2001) "Punk-not-dead" fashion statement on the city-circle train between Town Hall and Central station. (more)
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