I am supposed to be off the blog to get my health in order but couldn’t resist telling you about this fun project. Read More
NEWS FLASH – Photobooth Expedition of Meags Fitzgerald
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Dick Jewell’s Finished Film
I have just received and viewed the finished piece that Dick Jewell has made with Read More
A Visitor From London – 27 July 1997
27 July 1997, Luna Park, Melbourne
Rosie, the daughter of my friends Del and Linds of London, came to visit me in Australia just before her 17th birthday.
Adjectives to describe Ros –
- beautiful
- intelligent
- sensitive
- compassionate
- quirky
- funny
- articulate
- exasperating
- loveable
- gorgeous
- messy
- loyal
- messy
- adorable
- messy
With reference to the repeated appearance of the word messy to describe my adopted sister, I was still finding jelly tots in odd places in the room in which Rosie slept, three months after her departure.
This strip is part of the series Photobooth 41 Year Project. You can see all the posts that document the series by clicking here.
Performing Arts – 30 June 1997
30 June 1997, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
On my way to the Performing Arts Museum at the Melbourne Arts Centre. It is now called the Performing Arts Collection, as the museum, which was established in 1979, no longer has a permanent exhibition space.
Some of the collection is available to view online. Particularly interesting is the almost 7000 photographs that document the history of the performing arts in Melbourne.
I still have the swing-coat I am wearing in this two shot colour photobooth photo. I made it while working at Liberty in London. It is incredibly luxurious, hand-woven Irish boucle wool. It is barely cold enough in Australia to wear very often, but I love it so much and did such a fine job of it, I think I will keep it forever.
Cycling Adventure – 3 May 1997
3 May 1997, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne
These booth photos were taken on the way to meet friends to do a short cycling holiday from Daylesford to Castlemaine, with stops planned at picturesque campsites along the way. My partner Garth was one of the troupe. We caught the train part of the way and then started pedalling. It rained the whole time we were away. Camping in such wet conditions, was out of the question as far as I was concerned. I had no problem riding for hours each day in the rain, so long as I could be dry, clean and warm each evening. Cheap accommodation in the region isn’t hard to get, as normal, sensible tourists tend to stay at home when it is bucketing down!
The bizarre white thing on my head is what passed for a safety helmet in those days.
On My Way to Torquay – April 1997
Tranquil Beauty – Photobooth Photo?
Original size
There are many of these unusual format photos listed online as photobooth photos but I am still unsure as to whether that description is entirely correct. I cannot imagine an automatic photobooth this size. On page 125 of Näkki Goranin’s book American Photobooth, there is an example of this type of photo illustrated, leading me to believe that they must have existed somewhere, at sometime. However, I can find no mention of this type of booth in the text of the book.
Kunis Restaurant – 25 January 1997
25 January 1997, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
On the way to meet friends at a favourite Japanese restaurant in Melbourne, Kunis.
I was introduced to Japanese food in the early 1980s by a school friend’s much older, extremely sophisticated (in my eyes) boyfriend. At the time there were only two authentic Japanese restaurants in Melbourne. Now there are dozens.
Kunis was the first Japanese restaurant I went to and is Melbourne’s oldest having opened in 1978. It is a special event to go there even now.
This strip is part of the series Photobooth 41 Year Project. You can see all the posts that document the series by clicking here.
Waiting For An Indian – 17 January 1997
January 1997, St Kilda, Melbourne.
Always needing to be occupied, I took this strip of photos whilst waiting for Read More
Horton In A Berlin Booth
In my never ending pursuit of fabulous photobooth photos, I come across many other types of vintage photos that take my fancy. Some time ago, while browsing online, I spotted a lot of photographs of a vaudeville actor and his partner that really fired my imagination. After having purchased one group of pictures, another lot was listed, which I also bought. The seller had apparently purchased over 400 Read More
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