… two pieces of exciting Head On news !!
Firstly … the Head On Photo Festival soon arrives in PERTH for the first time. Secondly … one of the featured exhibitions in the new Perth Festival is “Paper Tigers” … the significant exhibition (and book) of the work of Australian based photojournalists co-curated/collected by Head On’s Moshe Rosenvzeig OAM and myself !
The new festival launches on 31st January and runs through till the 1st of March … and showcases world class photography exhibitions in venues around the city … amongst them “Paper Tigers”, the “Head On Portrait Prize” and the new WA specific “WA Life Photo Awards”.
This will be the fifth showing of the “Paper Tigers” work of 60 photojournalists … a collection of recent historic and memorable journalistic imagery by Australia’s best.It was first exhibited at the 2020 Head On Photo Festival (during Covid) at the Twenty Twenty Six Gallery in Bondi. Subsequently, it has graced the Delmar Gallery in Ashfield Sydney (2022), The Muse Gallery in Ultimo Sydney (2023) and the Court House Gallery in Cairns (2025).
In Perth “Paper Tigers” will prominently hang in The Foyer, Palace Tower on Saint Georges Terrace. Definitely worth a first, second or fifth look !
Below … (if really needed) … is a teaser image of seven of the sixty images that comprise “Paper Tigers” … clockwise from twelve o’clock … my image of beaten asylum seeker Abdullahtif on Manus Island (©Brian Cassey), ©Ashley Crowther, ©David Dare Parker, ©Eddie Safarik, ©Stephen Dupont, ©Nick Moir and ©Dean Sewell.
Thanks to all our contributing “Paper Tigers” photojournalists … Alex Coppel, Andrew Chapman, Angela Wylie, Ashley Crowther, Barbara McGrady, Ben Bohane, Brendan Beirne, Brian Cassey, Chris Hopkins, Craig Golding, Craig Greenhill, Darrian Traynor, Dave Tacon, David Dare Parker, David Gray, Dean Lewins, Dean Sewell, Delly Carr, Eddie Safarik, Edwina Pickles, Gerrit Fokkema, Glenn Campbell, Glenn Lockitch, Grant Wells, Helga Salwe, Ilana Rose, Jaime Murcia, Jake Nowakowski, Janie Barrett, Jessica Hromas, John Donegan, John French, Justin McManus, Louise Kennerley, Luis Ascui, Mark Crusty Baker, Martine Perret, Max Mason Hubers, Meredith O’Shea, Merv Bishop, Michael Amendolia, Michael Coyne, Moshe Rosenzveig OAM, Nic Walker, Nick Moir, Nicola Bailey, Noel Butcher, Paul Blackmore, Penny Stephens, Peter Solness, Richard Wainwright, Rick Stevens, Rob Maccoll, Robert McFarlane, Simon O’Dwyer, Stephen Dupont, Sylvia Liber, Tim Page, Tobias Titz, Tracey Nearmy.
Then there’s the sad bit 🙁 … I won’t be there ! Have had a trip back to Blighty and Europe planned for some time for the entire month of February !
Damn …
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