2014 FESTIVAL

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HEAD ON PHOTO FESTIVAL 2014 SPONSORS & COLLABORATORS

 

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2014 FESTIVAL CONTENTS MEDIA KIT No.1

Head On Photo Festival, Overview & Introduction for 2014 4 Westfield Bondi Junction 5 Richard Simpkin; Richard & Famous Alice Blanch; Box Brownie Landscape Ross Halfin; Full Circle 6 Grand Masters of Photography; Various Still Gallery 7 Mary Ellen Mark St Canice Church Erika Diettes; Sudarious 8 Parliament House of NSW 9 Head On Landscape Prize; Finalists & Winners Danks St Complex – The Depot Gallery 10 Ludlites Love Light; Various Head On Mobile Phone Prize; Finalists & Winners 11 Dank St Complex – Brenda May Gallery 12 Head On Multimedia Prize; Finalists & Winners James Horan; Irish Horse 13 The Arthouse Hotel 14 Jarrad Seng; ALLTERVATN Angela Robertson-Buchanan; From Little Things’ - Rainbow Lorikeet Gaffa Creative Precinct 15 Sara Lewkowicz; Shane and Maggie; An Intimate Look at Domestic Violence Presented by Aleixa Foundation Tami Xiang; Nüwa Re Awakening Pierre Dalpé; Personae 16 Scott Typaldos; Butterflies Chapter 2 Chris Peken; The Lost Boys of Sudan 17 Nicola Dracoulis; Viver no Mei Barulho Amber McCraig; Imagined Histories Jasmine Poole; Breeding Ground 18 Crypt, St Mary’s Cathedral 19 Oliver Strewe; Faith at Work Stanley Street Gallery 20 Johan Willner; Boy Stories Justice & Police Museum 21 Photographs from the Police Forensic Archive (1912-1948) 24-Hour Workshop – Benjamin Lowy 22

 

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HEAD ON PHOTO FESTIVAL WILL SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON

DIVERSITY IN PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2014 WITH PRESENTING PARTNER OLYMPUS

Head On Photo Festival, the largest photography festival in Australia, returns to Sydney in 2014 and is proudly presented by Olympus. The festival boasts a robust program to be presented between 12th May and 8th June across many of Sydney’s most inspiring and innovative venues including art galleries, public spaces and community sites. With the festival in its fifth year, Moshe Rosenzveig, Head On Photo Festival director, has said “This year Head On exhibitions cover everything from domestic violence and mental health, through celebrity culture fine art and landscape to the latest in mobile phone photography and multimedia”. International guests from USA, Columbia, Canada and Europe, Benjamin Lowy (Getty), Chris Rainier (National Geographic), Erika Diettes, Jim Dooley (Alexia Foundation) and others will all be in town with amazing exhibitions, workshops and talks. These exhibitions will be complemented with a large number of emerging and evolving photographers exhibiting works across Sydney. Mr Rosenzveig also noted “We are also delighted that in 2014 we will be supported by Olympus and that through the success of the Sydney program we are expanding in 2014 internationally into New Zealand, China and the US”. Olympus Imaging Australia, Marketing Manager, Kristie Galea remarks “Olympus is passionate about photography and excited to partner with the Head On Photo Festival in 2014. This partnership is an extension of the Olympus commitment to the photographic industry to not only develop cutting edge products but to celebrate great photography.” Head On Photo Festival has been a major platform for discovering new talent, building photographers’ profiles and delivering a program of events that challenges and excites people about the world of photography. What can you expect in 2014? 2014 will see over 140 exhibitions showcasing around 900 photographers along with over 4,000 entries across the four categories in the prize competition. Head On Photo Festival welcomes back award-winning photographer, Benjamin Lowy. This year Benjamin has been included as a guest judge along with exhibiting some of his latest work and hosting the inaugural 24-hour photo workshop. Along with Benjamin, the festival is proud to also be exhibiting works from Mary Ellen-Mark at Stills Gallery, Chris Rainer’s ‘Cultures on the Edge’ at Paddington Reservoir Gardens, Sara Lewkowicz presented by Alexia Foundation and Erika Diettes who will be featuring her captivating exhibition ‘Sudarios’ at St Canice Church. Richard Simpkin will showcase his exhibition ‘Richard & Famous’ at Bondi Junction, along with Alice Blanch’s ‘Box Brownie Landscape’ and Ross Halfin’s ‘Full Circle’. The Head On Photo Festival’s four prizes will also showcase the finalists and winners of each category across iconic Sydney venues, to be announced on Friday 16th May 2014.

 

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WESTFIELD BONDI JUNCTION

Richard & Famous – Richard Simpkin This exhibition has no language barriers – it works from Australia to Europe, USA, Asia the Middle East and everywhere in between. Artist Richard Simpkin has been able to capture his life in photos over 24 consecutive years. You not only see Richard change throughout the years, but you also see changes in the multitude of celebrities that he has been photographed with. Today, with its technological advancements, everyone is taking photos on their phones & other devices. The Richard & Famous exhibition started long before the invention of camera phones. It captures the innocence between fan & celebrity that today has been lost. Although most people these days have a photo or two taken with a celebrity, it is hard to deny that Richard Simpkin has achieved a remarkable feat and now has one of the most fascinating self-portrait exhibitions in the world today. www.richardandfamous.com

Box Brownie Landscape – Alice Blanch This series depicts the Australian landscape in its raw state. The series embraces the moods and textures of the landscape rather than the specific geographic details of where the exposures where taken. By highlighting these ephemeral elements in the landscape the resulting images are filled with ambiguity and emotion. The photographs in this series were all captured at various locations around Australia in a 1940’s Box Brownie camera on black and white 120 film. Alice Blanch is an emerging Australian photographer influenced by the ephemeral nature of the sky and its relationship to the landscape below. Alice works with photographic film in old cameras, enjoying the possibility for magical and unpredictable results and is passionate about using analogue processes and techniques in new and experimental ways. http://www.aliceblanch.com/ LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Westfield Bondi Junction – Richard & Famous: Level 6 near Event Cinema; Box Brownie Landscape: Valet Parking Lounge level P4 Address: 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 Dates: 8 May – 22 May 2014 Time: 9.30am – 6pm (Saturday - Wednesday) 9.30am – 9pm (Thursday) 9.30am – 7pm (Friday) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest

 

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WESTFIELD BONDI JUNCTION

Full Circle – Ross Halfin Full circle is a collection of iconic rock and roll photography. Chris Halfin spent most of the 80's touring with bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Def Leppard, Kiss, Motley Crue and documenting his journey through rock and roll. LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Westfield Bondi Junction – Full Circle; Level 6, near Event Cinema Address: 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 Dates: 8 May – 22 May 2014 Time 9.30am – 6pm (Saturday - Wednesday) 9.30am – 9pm (Thursday) 9.30am – 7pm (Friday) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest

Grand Masters Of Photography – David Hamilton, George Hoyningen-Huene, Steve Hiett, Jean Dieuzaide, Bert Stern Discover the world of photography through the eyes and lens of the Grand Masters at YellowKorner Gallery in Westfield: David Hamilton, George Hoyningen-Huene, Steve Hiett, Jean Dieuzaide, Bert Stern, to name only a few…

LISTING INFORMATION

Venue: YellowKorner Westfield Bondi Junction Grand Masters Of Photography: Level 4, near the Eastern Address: 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 Dates: 8 May – 22 May 2014 Time: 9:30am - 6:00pm (Monday – Wednesday) 9:30am - 9:00pm (Thursday) 9:30am - 7:00pm, (Friday) 10:00am - 6:00pm (Sunday) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest

 

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STILLS GALLERY

Mary Ellen Mark This is Mark’s first solo exhibition in Australia, and it features some of her most iconic images. Mary Ellen Mark is an iconic photographer, renowned for her work and a very well respected peer in global photography circles. From the haunting portrait of street kid “Tiny” dressed in her Halloween costume, to senior citizens getting down on a dance floor in Luigi's Italian American Club in Miami and the eccentricities of the Indian Circus – Mark’s images are, as she has described them, “full of ironies, often humorous and sometimes sad, beautiful and ugly, loving and at times cruel, but always human.” In addition to these iconic images is a selection of photographs taken in Australia on a National Geographic assignment for the 1988 Bicentennial. These images looked at the indigenous community in Redfern, as well as recent immigrants from places like Lebanon and Vietnam, capturing the diversity of cultures and voices that existed in Australia at the time.  http://www.maryellenmark.com/ http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2006-Le-Ra/Mark-Mary-Ellen.html http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotographers/a/maryellenmarkbiography.htm LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Stills Gallery Address: 36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, NSW 2021 Dates: 7 May – 7 June 2014 Time: 11am to 5pm Wednesday to Saturday URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest

 

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ST CANICE CHURCH

Sudarios – Erika Diettes Erika Diettes travelled to different cities in Antioquia (Colombia) to interview women who had been present at the torture and murder of their loved ones. Diettes photographed the women, closely cropped in black and white, at a moment of great vulnerability - all but one with their eyes closed. The resultant twenty photographs were printed on seven feet tall silk panels and form the work 'Sudarios' (shrouds are a burial cloak, a cloth that shrouds the body of the deceased). The work is usually displayed in sacred spaces such as churches and convents with a sound track of a barely audible, sighing female voice. In Sydney, the work will be exhibited at St Canice Church in Potts Point which has a long tradition of working with marginalised people and refugees. Erika will be in Sydney and will talk about her work at St Canice Church. www.erikadiettes.com

Erika Diettes will be in Sydney from 6th – 19th May for interviews. LISTING INFORMATION Venue: St Canice Church Address: 28 Roslyn Street, Elizabeth Bay, NSW 2011 Dates: 12 May – 8 June 2014 Time: 9am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday) 11.30am – 5pm (Sunday) URL: http://www.stcanice.org.au/ www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest

 

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PARLIAMENT HOUSE of NSW

Parliament of New South Wales joins forces with Head On Photo Festival to showcase Head On Landscape Finalists for 2014

Head On Photo Festival is proud to announce its partnership with the Parliament of New South Wales for the Head On Landscape Prize exhibition. Heading into its fifth year, Australia’s largest photo festival and the world’s second largest photo festival celebrates photography across all genres. The finalists of the Landscape Prize, with the images depicting natural and urban environments, will be on display at the Parliament throughout the festival with the winners of the prize announced at the opening night on 16th May 2014. In addition, the Parliament is introducing the NSW Parliament Landscape Photography Prize, which will be awarded to best photograph of a NSW landscape from among the finalists. Sponsored by Desane Group Holdings, this Prize will also be announced at the opening night. The Parliament of New South Wales is Australia’s first and oldest Parliament. Its heritage precinct features a wonderful public exhibition space known as the Fountain Court, where the exhibition will be proudly displayed. Entry is free, and the Parliament encourages everyone to visit the historic Macquarie Street building and view these remarkable photographic works. “This partnership with Head On Photo Festival means that the Parliament can once again host a photographic art prize that will showcase and provide an excellent opportunity for photographers to gain recognition for their work,” said the Hon Don Harwin MLC, President of the Legislative Council. “The Parliament’s Fountain Court is a fantastic venue, and one that puts the works in square view of all who visit the precinct, including members of Parliament and the public. We are pleased to be one of the signature venues for this year’s photo festival and we look forward to welcoming visitors to the exhibition,” said the Hon Shelley Hancock MP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Parliament House Address: 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Dates: 12th May – 8th June 2014 Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/ https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/          

 

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DANKS ST COMPLEX THE DEPOT GALLERY

Ludlites Love Light - Patrick Boland, Lucas Brown, Heleana Genaus, Steven Godbee, Osher Gunsberg, Tim Hixson, Gareth Jolly, Hykie Kwong, Peter Lang, Anika Luzemann, Anthony McGovern, Vanessa Power, Craig Prowdfoot, Brad Shaw, John Wallace and Yvette Warboys- Ludlities are lovers, in past exhibitions this collection of lo-fi photographers have loved water, fire, nature, music and Sydney. For LUDLITES LOVE LIGHT, their 2014 Head On Festival exhibition, they focus their affections on the beautiful and magical thing that happens when light passes through the plastic lens of their cameras and strikes not an electronic sensor, but old school film. LISTING INFORMATION Venue: The Depot Gallery Address: 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Dates: 13 May – 24 May 2014: Ludlites Time: 11am – 6pm Daily Tuesday to Saturday URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/

 

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DANKS ST COMPLEX

THE DEPOT II GALLERY Image by Finalist Kaily Koutsogiannis Mobile Phone Award Finalists – Various The inaugural mobile phone photo competition celebrates the use of new technology accessible to everyone. With thirty stunning images, this is a show to challenge the notion that only amazing images come out of big heavy cameras. Rapidly changing mobile phone technology enables everyone with a mobile phone camera to spontaneously capture moments or to apply the skills of a classically trained photo-artist. The Awards reflect the huge diversity of both photographers and images produced. LISTING INFORMATION Venue: The Depot II Gallery Address: 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Dates: 14 May - 7 June 2014: Mobile Phone Award Finalists Time: 11am – 6pm (Tuesday – Saturday) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/

DANKS ST COMPLEX

BRENDA MAY GALLERY Multimedia Award Finalists – Various The inaugural Head On Multimedia Award is set to move photography from the silent era into a new world of sound and movement, a world where there are no rules and no hierarchy. Ten finalists didn’t disappoint with extraordinary short pieces composed of combinations of visual art, sound art, moving images or other media. Expect the unexpected whilst exploring mediums that sit outside the box of Still Photography and short films. LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Brenda May Gallery Address: 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Dates: 14 May - 7 June 2014: Multimedia Award Finalists Time: 11am – 6pm (Tuesday – Friday) 10am – 6pm (Saturday) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/

 

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DANKS ST COMPLEX

BRENDA MAY GALLERY

Irish Horse – James Horan ‘Irish horse’, is an unfamiliar view of Ireland. It documents horse culture in the inner city where Adidas and Nike clad teenagers, with no formal equestrian training, ride horses through the streets and keep their animals in homemade stables or on green areas in council housing estates. As well as Irish youth, the horse fairs are also important places for travellers, indigenous Irish gypsies, to trade and socialize. www.jameshoranshootspeople.com LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Brenda May Gallery Address: 2 Danks Street 2017 Waterloo, NSW, Australia Dates: 21 May – 14 June 2014 Time: 11am - 6pm (Tuesday – Friday) 10am – 6pm (Saturday) Closed Sunday and Monday. URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/

 

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THE ARTHOUSE HOTEL

A L L T E R V A T N – Jarrad Seng A series of aerial photographs of Iceland’s volcanic rivers and lava wastelands. The images illustrate the unique geothermic landscapes of the country as viewed from beyond the clouds. The photographs appear more akin to abstract paintings, presenting an unconventional perspective on traditional landscape photography. Jarrad Seng is a twenty-six year old photographer based in Perth, Australia. His travels have taken him to the plains of the Serengeti, on the road with international musicians across Europe, and into the remote Pilbara outback. This is his second solo exhibition after Portraits of Tanzania (2011) and runs from the 5th until the 31st May 2014 http://www.jarradseng.com/

‘From Little Things’ - Rainbow Lorikeet Chick Progression Angela Robertson-Buchanan This series documents the feather and growth development of a wild rescued Rainbow Lorikeet who Angela raised from 10 days old through to its release at 10 weeks. Angela Robertson-Buchanan is an award winning photographer and dedicated wildlife rescuer specialising in birds. The exhibition is open from 12th May until 6th June 2014 http://www.angelarobertsonbuchanan.com/ LISTING INFORMATION Venue: The Arthouse Hotel Address: 275 Pitt Street 2000 Sydney, NSW Dates: 12 May – 6 June 2014 Time: 11am – late (Monday – Friday) 4pm – late (Saturday) URL: http://www.thearthousehotel.com.au www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/  

 

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GAFFA CREATIVE PRECINCT

Shane and Maggie: An Intimate Look at Domestic Violence – Sara Lewkowicz; presented by Alexia Foundation Domestic violence is largely an invisible crime. We usually only hear it muddled through walls, and we usually only see it manifested in the faded yellow and purple bruises of a woman who “walked into a wall” or “fell down the stairs.” It is rarely limited to one event, and it rarely stops. “Shane and Maggie”, seeks to portray domestic abuse as a process, as opposed to a single incident, examining how a pattern of abuse develops and eventually crests, as well as its short a –and long term – effects of victims, their families, and their abusers.” Excerpt from Sara’s winning proposal (2013 Alexia Student Grant). http://www.alexiafoundation.org/stories/SaraNaomiLewkowicz 14 May - 26 May 2014, 10am-6pm (Mon-Fri), 11am-5pm (Sat) Sunday and Public Holidays (Closed)

Nüwa Re Awakening – Tami Xiang Nüwa Re Awakening: This series reveals the women’s social position in the ancient closed and conservative Chinese history when male dominated the society. According to chinese legend , Nüwa is the goddess who created humans. When the Fire and Water Gods fought and broke the heaven Nüwa used stones with five colours to repair it and gave heaven a stable support by using the legs of a giant turtle. In ancient times, Nüwa was worshipped and females were respected and held in high regard as the nurturers of life. As Chinese civilization evolved, the teachings of Confucius became predominant in Chinese culture and the status of females changed to one of control, Confucianism promoted the requirement for the female to be loyal to one man for the woman’s entire life and created systems to ensure male domination. For this series I chose to incorporate nude as one of the principle elements , it symbolizes the vulnerability and helplessness of females living in a society where control is paramount .The nude is also still a taboo subject in ancient conservative China and so it is also symbolic of my rebellion and rejection of the feudalism system of control. It’s a story of one woman, it also revealed millions of women’s fates in the controlled lives without freedom and rights in the ancient days. 14 May – 26 May 2014; 10am-6pm (Monday – Friday) 11am-5pm (Saturday) Sunday and Public Holidays (Closed)

 

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GAFFA CREATIVE PRECINCT

Personae – Pierre Dalpé ‘Personae’ questions the notion of ‘fixed’ identity and explores the idea that we, as individuals, potentially embody a multitude of personae – that identity is fluid, malleable, and not pre-determined. The Personae series involves a collaborative process where I allow my subjects to embody their alter egos through performing in an invented scenario or narrative within the proscenium arch of my camera frame. My intention with this work is to play with and subvert the aesthetics and traditions of documentary photography, as well as aspects of identity, gender, and performance – to coax viewers into believing false truths, leaving the viewer to question everything contained within the image.

Pierre Dalpé will be in Sydney from 13th May – 5th June for interviews.

14 May – 26 May 2014, 10am-6pm (Monday – Friday) 11am-5pm (Saturday) Sunday and Public Holidays (Closed) www.pierredalpe.com

 Butterflies Chapter 2 – Scott Typaldos ‘Butterflies’ is the second chapter of Scott Typaldos’ documentary on mental illness. Before the Kosovo war (1998-1999) the Štimlje psychiatric institute was financed by the Serbian government. After the power change, the new Albanian dominated government financially abandoned the place leaving the infrastructures in decay and the patients from minority ethnic groups without care. The patients, who are for the most part severe psychotics, are left roaming in the institution’s walls and garden with limited hygienic or medical care. The building’s inside walls and sanitary conditions are dilapidated. The only fix constantly distributed are meals and cigarettes which patients regularly fight each other for. The camera was inserted in between the ever vague and fluctuating border separating sanity from insanity. 14 May – 26 May 2014, 10am-6pm (Monday – Friday) 11am-5pm (Saturday) Sunday and Public Holidays (Closed) http://socialdocumentary.net/exhibit/Scott_Typaldos/2307

 

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GAFFA CREATIVE PRECINCT

The Lost Boys Of Sudan – Chris Peken Some 20,000 boys fled their villages in South Sudan when government troops from the north systematically attacked their villages in the late 1980's during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005 with an estimated 2.5 million deaths). It is estimated that as many as a third of them died due to starvation and dehydration, or at the hands of wild animal or enemy soldiers. Their epic journey over thousands of kilometres and three countries “ended” in 1992 when approximately 12,000 of them became the initial inhabitants of the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. In November of 2013 photographer Chris Peken travelled to Kakuma in search of these Lost Boys after hearing stories from the South Sudanese refugee population in Western Sydney. There he met with over forty of the original Lost Boys, and along with Ethiopian refugee journalist Qaabata Boru, documented their stories and created these portraits. 29 May - 9 June 2014, 10am-6pm (Monday–Friday) 11am-5pm (Saturday), Sunday & Public Hol (Closed)

Viver no Meio do Barulho (Living in the Middle of the Noise) – Nicola Dracoulis The title, Viver no Meio do Barulho (Living in the Middle of the Noise), comes from a song written by one of the subjects of this documentary project set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It describes growing up in a world as a young person trying to take charge of their own destiny amid the noise of gunshots and drums, in a world of poverty and inequality. In 2006, Nicola Dracoulis photographed nine young people across four favelas in Rio. Seven years on, she has reconnected with those same people to discover what their lives are like now. Like any group, each person has a different story, some with dramatic events in their journeys, some with more quiet rites of passage. While all eyes are on Brazil with the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Nicola investigates the rumblings of social and economic change in Brazilian society through the worlds of people who are living through it. http://nicoladracoulis.photoshelter.com/ 29 May - 9 June 2014, 10am-6pm (Monday – Friday), 11am-5pm (Saturday) Sunday and Public Holidays (Closed)

 

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GAFFA CREATIVE PRECINCT

Imagined Histories - Amber McCraig Using a combination of portraiture and still life elements, Amber McCaig recreates an exploration into the idea of identity and imagination. Her work provides an insight into what it is like to live our fantasies in everyday life. Laden with armour, treasure chests, maps and lore, these fantasies show the power of our imagination and what is possible if we dare to dream. http://ambermccaig.tumblr.com/ 29 May - 9 June 2014, 10am-6pm (Monday – Friday) 11am-5pm (Saturday) Sunday and Public Holidays (Closed)

Breeding Ground – Jasmine Poole Jasmine's practice explores a wide range of mediums, predominantly focusing on photomedia, video and installation. Her early work revolved around the possibility of the notion that nothing is ever as it seems. This stemmed from research into different emotional and scientific patterns of memory, and questioning and trying to comprehend the effect that memory recall has on our perceptions of self and place. Her current work has shifted away from the memory process itself to actual narratives contained within memories. In doing so her work has taken on a very personal turn, becoming a process of storytelling. It aims to bring light to lost conversations, identities and voices that are otherwise unheard. http://www.jasminepoole.com.au/ 29 May - 9 June 2014, 10am-6pm (Monday – Friday) 11am-5pm (Saturday) Sunday and Public Holidays (Closed) LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Gaffa Creative Precinct Address: 281 Clarence St, Sydney CBD, NSW 2000 URL: http://gaffa.com.au/  www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest  

 

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CRYPT, ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL

Faith at Work – Oliver Strewe Over the last year, Oliver Strewe has traveled to Catholic workplaces to document the Church’s work today and the changing face of its ministries and people. In doing this, he has captured its diversity and the unique connection between the spiritual and the everyday world of work. For more than 200 years Catholic organisations have been part of the fabric of Australian society. They teach our children, care for the sick, create homes for the elderly and support the poor. The Church in Australia employs over 180,000 people who work as teachers and nurses, doctors and accountants, cleaners and cooks and a multitude of other vocations. LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Crypt, St Mary’s Cathedral Address: St Mary’s Road, Sydney, NSW 2000 Dates: 17 May – 7 June 2014 Time: 10.30am – 4pm (Monday – Sunday) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest

 

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STANLEY STREET GALLERY Boy Stories - Johan Willner

In the series Boy Stories Johan Willner travels back in time, to a place where something happened, to a passing moment fixed and preserved in his consciousness. Johan explores what happened to the memory during the travel of time, how it has changed, what has been preserved and how much that has been added on or been removed. Probing the question - is it for real or just an illusion? Boy Stories is created out of that kind of incomplete consideration, and is an investigation of the childhood memory in the presence, just as much as it is a depiction of life in the past. http://www.johanwillner.com/boy_stories.php LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Stanley Street Gallery Address: 1/52-54 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst Dates: 14 May – 7 June 2014 Time: 11am – 6pm (Wednesday – Saturday) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/                

 

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JUSTICE & POLICE MUSEUM

Photographs from the Police Forensic Archive (1912 – 1948) Curator Peter Doyle describes the exhibition as ʻan intimate, raw and hauntingly beautiful record of the mysterious people and dark places of a Sydney lostʼ. Focusing on the victims, perpetrators and vicinities of crime, the original City of Shadows introduced the world to the museumʼs extraordinary and compelling collection of police forensic photography dating from 1912 to 1948. You will meet thieves, breakers, receivers, magsmen, spielers, urgers, gingerers, false pretenders, hotel barbers, shoplifters, dope users, prostitutes, makers of false oaths and the occasional murderer. New research has solved many of the mysteries surrounding the people and places in these compelling photographs, and the stories that lurk behind the images – sometimes thrilling, sometimes mundane – can now be revealed. http://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/exhibitions/city-shadows LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Justice & Police Museum Address: Corner Albert and Phillip Streets Sydney 2000 Dates: 1 March – 31 October 2014 Time: 10am – 5pm (Weekends Only) URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/      

 

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HEAD ON POP-UP PHOTO BOOTH – PITT ST MALL

This year, Head On will feature a massive photo booth (a 20ft shipping container) in Pitt Street Mall. Members of the public can have their portraits taken by Head On exhibited photographers with random guest stints by world famous photographers such as Ben Lowy, Erica Diettes, Chris Rainier and more! Each image will be become part of a living photo-wall installation. The installation will ultimately become Head On’s 10th Anniversary Head On Portrait collage. Members of public can have their five minutes of fame in central Sydney with the images taken also being available to purchase on site.

LISTING INFORMATION Venue: Pitt St Maill Address: 189 Pitt St. Mall (Adjacent to Adidas Store) Dates: 12 May – 8 June 2014 Time: 11am – 4pm URL: www.headon.com.au/ www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest/    

 

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WORKSHOP: BENJAMIN LOWY 24 hours

This May, award-winning photographer Benjamin Lowy will be leading a 24-hour workshop hosted in conjunction with Head On Photo Festival in Sydney. The workshop will run over a single 24-hour period on Saturday 17th May when Benjamin will host 6 x 3 hour sessions with ten photographers on a journey around Sydney. Head On educational workshops are aimed at photographers who wish to challenge their visual understanding and explore their photography skills with a combination of shooting, mentoring and critiquing as per workshop schedule. Applicant’s can range from professional photographers breaking into cutting edge medium to amateur photographers wishing to pick up tricks of the trade. Benjamin Lowy will be leading each slot taking photo’s with the group whilst providing tuition and tips. Participants will be encouraged to create images using mobile phone photography during the daytime slots (7-10am, 11-2pm, 3-6pm) and using DSLR’s during the night time slots (7-10pm, 11-2am, 3-6am). The shooting locations will remain a mystery until the morning and evening of designated sessions however, the workshop aims to span across Sydney’s insider breadths. Iconic Sydney spots such as Bondi, The Harbour, the underbelly of Kings Cross and unique suburban communities are likely to be visited. About Benjamin Lowy: Benjamin Lowy is award-winning photographer based in New York City. He received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 and began his career covering the Iraq War in 2003. Since then he has covered major stories worldwide. In 2004 Lowy attended the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass, he was named in Photo District News 30 and his images of Iraq were chosen by PDN as some of the most iconic of the 21st century. Lowy has received awards from World Press Photo, POYi, PDN, Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. Lowy has been a finalist for the Oskar Barnak Award, a finalist in Critical Mass, included in Magenta Flash Forward 2007, as well as the OSI Moving Walls 16 exhibit. His work from Iraq, Darfur, and Afghanistan have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and shown at the Tate Modern, SF MOMA, Houston Center for Photography, Invalides, and Arles. His work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign. To apply please visit Head On Photo Festival Saturday/Sunday 17th & 18th May 214  

 

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6dc LIFESTYLE PR Ph: +61 2 9280 1600

Natalie Trethowen 0455 268 568

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Amanda Fry 0418 262 282

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