free radical notes #90

ate cornfield arse # 90 13/10/07

Haiku stuff

Most of existence
is better at a distance
Take love for instance

editorial stuff

the following lobbed in the mail box from Robin Gauld [fr#666] in Townsville

'BAN ALL PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHY: Duncan Dodd of Maxwell Optical Industries Pty. Ltd. writes: "Believe it or not, proposals to ban all public photography are before a Federal Government Committee in Australia. An online petition against this is at http://www.petitiononline.com/ausphoto/petition.html

No I haven't yet checked the bona fides of this, for I have resolved to spend less time in front of the purple television and more time getting dirt under my fingernails, but I don't doubt it's veracity for one moment. One can only wonder where our world is headed. With the current inquest into the demise of Diana ten years ago [lets hope the trail of the conspirators has not gone cold in the ensuing decade] the venal paparazzi are currently large in the public eye ' and by association, photographers from all other walks of life. I have had it suggested that this is the responsibility of the publishing industry, but I think it is the responsibility of the readership. If the stupid people who purchase the mags weren't so obsessed with the cult of celebrity, there would be no market for the generally photographically untalented dregs who shoot the stuff. It's a pity those 'save us from ourselves' zealots who want to ban public photography couldn't turn their hand to banning something of value to society. How about 'Ban greed' or 'Ban war'

more happening stuff

Cross Projections 2007, a photographic screening on conjunction with the Kings Cross Arts Guild at Tusculum House, 3 Manning St Potts Point. Weds 24th ' Sunday 28th Oct. 6.30pm for 7pm screening. Book online at http://www.crossprojections.com.au Tickets $20/$10. Limited seats, bookings recommended

new members stuff

A big warm and woolly free radical welcome to our newest member Debbra Ross. And for those of you who are looking for a different Xmas present for someone close who has everything, how about a free radical membership for a Xmas gift?
A new consignment of badge blanks has arrived and at ten bucks it won't break the bank. And membership is for life, so it just keeps on giving and giving. Send cash in an envelope to free radical World HQ and your very trendy Xmas gift will be in the return post.

Births and death stuff

The following is just in from Jacqui Henshaw [fr#52] I didn't know Michael, but if any of you did and can help with Jacqui's request, let me know and I will put you in touch[editor]
I am not sure if you knew Michael McCubbery. He passed away the 10th of Oct. He was a wonderful friend of mine and Igor Sapina and many others....he assisted John Street, Myself, Paul Torcello, Chris Budgeon. Basically he was a great friend and everyone loved him even if all his jokes were not brilliant. He shone like a beacon!!! I want to do something for him. Although he fought cancer twice he ended up dying from other complications. I would like to maybe get any photographer who has photo of michael or ditti or a note to share, maybe we can create a book for his family, or even a donation from all the photographers that knew him to donate one image of their own work that typifies their passion and we could sell this book for the Peter Mc Callum research. Michael loved creating images and loved others who loved his passion.

workshop stuff

The Baldessin Press' printmaking studio presents: PHOTOBASED PRINTMAKING These two workshops are designed to follow on from each other but can also be taken as separate units. Workshop one will set the basics for use in workshop two.

WORKSHOP ONE ‘Image preparation’ One Day Workshop with Silvi Glattauer [fr#391] - Sun Nov 11

This one day workshop / demonstration will delve into all the considerations for preparing and maximising the quality of your photographic images. Learn how producing a large format digital negative, which can then be used for cyanotypes, photogravures, Van Dykes, Gum Bichromates, and any other printmaking process where you want to introduce photobased elements. This workshop is designed as a precedent to workshop two: Hybrid Printmaking

WORKSHOP TWO ‘Hybrid Printmaking’ Two day Workshop with Lloyd Godman & Silvi Glattauer - Sat & Sun Nov 17 & 18

This two day workshop / demonstration will introduce a wide range of hybrid techniques that can be combined from photo-based images. Learn how to experiment with combinations of cyanotypes, photogravures, van dyke brown, photograms and monoprints.
Cost: Workshop 1 $180 - Workshop 2 $380 (materials included) Discount offer: enrol in both workshops - $530
More Information: www.baldessinpress.com The Baldessin Press, 90 Shaftesbury Ave, St Andrews, Victoria

call for entry stuff

The 5th Annual International Photo Contest Through A Lens: Patterns of People or Patterns in Nature will now accept entries that get to us by Jan 31st 2008. We had a great turnout last year with 550 entries and entrants from 5 countries. We look forward to more great entries this year.

This competition invites artists to share what they experiences through the eye of the camera. With your lens show us images that examine patterns in the world either natural or manmade.

This year's juror, Michael Collopy, is one of the preeminent portrait photographers of our time and has gained worldwide recognition for his commissioned portraits of hundreds of public figures. His portfolio includes portraits of world leaders such as Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher and entertainers like Ella Fitzgerald, Mick Jagger, B. B. King and Luciano Pavarotti. Collopy's photos have been published worldwide in numerous books, magazines and newspapers. A San Francisco native, Collopy is a self-taught photographer whose enthusiasm for the arts led him to meet and spend time with such luminaries as Ansel Adams and Richard Avedon.

Hosted by the Coastal Arts League. First Prize: $1,000 (Over $2,200 in total prizes) Entry deadline: January 31st, 2008 (received by) Exhibition: April / May 2008 Media: Open to all forms of photography Entries need to be received by January 31st 2008, for more entry details please review the entry form and prospectus, available at this link

Kerala Gallery is hosting its second annual toy camera/pinhole camera and black & white (nude) exhibitions. Entries are now open for consideration. Light Leaks 2008 - Exhibition dates: March 7 - 22 Opening night March 6th 6:30 8:30 Black & White (nude) 2008 Exhibition dates: June 14 - 28 Opening night June 13th 6:30-8:30 For entry details visit keralagallery.com.au

Daylesford Foto Biennale, in conjunction with ChillOut present the $2000 ChillOut 2008 Photography Prize.
ChillOut, rural and regional Australia's largest gay and lesbian festival takes place in Daylesford over the Labour Day weekend next year ' March 8th ' 12th. Call for entries for photographic works on the festival theme 'Queer as Country Folk' is now open. Initial submissions on CD are now being called for. Entries close Feb 8th 2008. Shortlisted works announced Feb 15th. Exhibition opening and winner announced March 1st. Download entry form and criteria from info (at) daylesfordfotobiennale.org or send a SAE to PO Box 569 Daylesford Vic 3460

The Wilderness Gallery Prize for Photography 2007 Celebrating the Tasmanian WHA 25th Anniversary is an acquisitive award offering a prize pool to the value of $6200, TWG prize of $5000 and Fujifilm People`s Choice Award - equipment to the value of $1200. The final 25 images will be exhibited at The Wilderness Gallery. Entries close: 14 October 2007. Entry forms and conditions available from: www.puretasmania.com.au/wha

photo / not-photo - an exploration of trans-medium photography. The School of Creative Communication at the University of Canberra will hold an exhibition of wall art with a catalogue around the theme of photo / not-photo. The exhibition will run from 11th-25th of July 2008 as part of the National Photography Festival.We invite contributions in the form of Wall Art and Articles that either invoke or address the theme of photo / not-photo. All submitted abstracts and proposals will be double blind peer reviewed. Submissions accepted for the exhibition will be published in the exhibition catalogue.

Art examples might include renders of computer generated 3D objects and spaces, collage and montage, scanner art, trace images, computer painting, painting, textiles, print-media, generative art, silver and pixel based photography, non-standard camera images... Article topics might stem from an interest in phenomenology; ontology; semiotics; virtual, real and haptic space; a defence of silver based photography, phone snaps; avatars and networked communities… Initial abstracts of papers and initial proposals for (or small file-size versions or slides of) wall art should be sent in by 2nd November 2007. Final completed papers are due 29th February 2008. Art for installation must be received by 1st July 2008. Send all submissions to: Tim Thomas, School of Creative Communication, University of Canberra, ACT 2601. Further info tim.thomas (at) canberra.edu.au [02] 6201 5868
photo / not-photo is part of the National Photography Festival being held in Canberra from 11th July to 6th October 2008 http://www.nla.gov.au/pict/photofestival.html

You be the judge stuff

We now have 32 responses to the special free radical judging of the 2007 Head On alternative portrait prize. That's six more than we had prior to the last newsletter but still not a large enough sample to give a definitive winner.We currently have 3 portraits with 3 votes each, and 2 on 2 votes and the rest are singles. They are all up on the HeadOn website http://www.headon.com.au Scroll through the images and make your choice as to which image you think should have won HeadOn 2007. Be decisive - choose one image only, and send an email to free radicaloz [at] gmail.com with the authors name of your pick in the subject line.

exhibition stuff

I can't list it if I don't know about it - free radicals are scattered all over the country, so am happy to list your show be it in Melbourne, Darwin, Hobart or wherever. Send the details to free radicaloz [at] gmail.com Include details of opening and closing dates, gallery address, opening hours, and if you like, a brief synopsis of the show. Send information as text only, preferably pasted into the body of an email and not as an attachment. Sometimes it's 4 - 6 weeks between editions of the notes, so if you want to be sure of getting a listing, get your details in early.

Exgesis a group show by Michael Ammendolia, Warren Clarke, Nick Cubbin, Nick Moir, David Dare Parker [fr #540] Emmanuel Santos and Tamara Voninski.
Exegesis, or explanation, is a metaphor for our exhibiting photographers' representation of defining moments in cultural behavior - rituals that make us human. Exegesis is the finely balanced negotiation between these photographers and their subjects. The exhibiting photographers have substantial portfolios, and hold prestigious photographic awards. These photographers are committed to providing an exegesis of real lives and real stories too often overlooked by mainstream media. AT Obscura Gallery 285 Carlisle St East St Kilda. Gallery open Weds to Sun 11 - 5

Contact by Tony Reddrop [fr#447] Show is current to October 21st at Western Visitors Centre, The Shrine Of Remembrance, Melbourne.

Farewell 665: The subject speaks by Tobias Titz At David Johns Gallery 15A Railway Place Fairfield. Gallery hours Fri & Sat 11 - 6

Matthew Sleeths Ten Series/106 Photographs is at the ACP 257 Oxford St Paddington current to Nov 10. Gallery hours Tues ' Fri 12 ' 7, Sat & Sun 10 ' 6
2004 ' 07 by Matthew Sleeth is at Joseph Lebovic Gallery @ The Depot II, 2 Danks St Waterloo from Nov 27 to Dec 15, Gallery Hours Tues to Sat 11 - 6

Australian Rules: around the grounds ' various artists. Show current to October 28th at the MGA Willbow Gallery also: Lower your ears by Georgia Metaxas current to Dec 2nd plus: the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2007. Show current to Nov 11th in the MGA Special Exhibitions Gallery. All at the Monash Gallery of Art Corner Jells & Ferntree Gully Roads, Wheelers Hill Victoria 3150 Tel: 03 9562 1569 Email: mga (at) monash.vic.gov.au Web: www.mga.org.au Open: Tue-Fri: 10-5pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm, Mon & public holidays: closed. Gallery, gift shop, licensed cafe and sculpture park Now FREE ADMISSION

48 stunden [ljubljana] by YennY [fr#636] Following her artist residency in the capital of Slovenia, YennY's work is now on show in billboard size along the riverbanks in the old part of town. The installation will be on until the end of November.

Leica/CCP Photography Documentary Award - current to 27th October 2007 Finalists - Michael Amendolia, Cara Bowerman, James Brickwood, Anthony Dawton, Stephen Dupont (2), Sean Hobbs, Jesse Marlow, Natalie Mccomas, Matthew Newton, Laki Sideris [fr#493], Steven Siewert, Doug Spowart [fr#358]+Victoria Cooper [fr#359], Emma Thomson, Tamara Voninski, Tom Williams, Lisa Wiltse

The Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award is a biennial showcase of contemporary Australian documentary photography. Since the inaugural exhibition in 1997, this event has grown in profile and significance. It represents a unique, national initiative in support of documentary photography, providing a rare opportunity to assess the themes, styles and ideas that characterise this fascinating genre. This year's exhibition demonstrates the breadth of contemporary approaches to documentary practice from traditional black and white narratives through to vibrant colour recordings all of which have been achieved without digital manipulation. Themes range from shocking war imagery through environmental activism, the 'Aussie schoolies' tradition and the everyday of Australian life. At the CCP 404 George St Fitzroy. Open Weds to Sat 11am ' 6pm

Famous: Portraits by Karin Catt. Show current to 11 November at the State Library of Victoria, Swanston St, Melbourne http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/famous

Photographs from Eastern Turkey by Nuran Zorlu [fr#650] is at the Brunswick St Gallery 322 Brunswick St Fitzroy Show opens Nov 9th at 6pm and runs to Nov 22nd. Gallery hours Weds to Sun 12 - 4

The Plastic Photo Show is an open entry exhibition designed to survey current photographic practice utilizing pinhole, plastic lens and toy cameras, alternative and antiquarian photographic methods and other low tech-photographic devices.
The Plastic Photo Show attracts entries from professional and student photographers alike. The show has run successfully at a number of different venues since 2003 (Obscurity Pictures Gallery Space, red gallery, The Town Hall Gallery) and acts as a survey of the wide variety of unusual photographic practice being undertaken by current photographic artists today.
Show on 24th October - 11th November, 2007.
Incinerator Arts Complex, 180 Holmes Road,
Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Australia (Melway 28D7)
Open Wed to Sun from 11am - 4pm Enquiries: 8325 1750
Visit the Incinerator Arts Complex

classified stuff

Bowens Quadmatic 6K Pack with Head..$1,750.00 This Bowens Quadmatic 6K Flash Pack comes with 6K Head, Reflector, Head cap and mains power cable. It is in excellent condition and has been carefully maintained. The pack has had light use over it's life and has been extremely reliable. The paint and facia condition is above average. The head is in equally good condition, and the flash tube is still in very good condition with only light carbon build up. The reflector is of the deep dish kind, and is in good condition with the usual small dings and scratches, but very serviceable. The Pack Dimensions are.. 500mm long x 240mm wide x 360mm high. It weighs.. 25Kg. The flash is located in South Melbourne. I will deliver free of charge anywhere in the Melbourne Metro area. Otherwise, buyer to pay freight costs. Call Peter on 03-9696-5144 or mobile 0418-316-384.

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