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Performing Arts – 30 June 1997

March 17, 2012
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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

March 15, 2012
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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

March 12, 2012
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April 1997, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne

I was on my way to visit my friend Liarne at the surfing hub of Victoria, Torquay and guess what? I found a photobooth. Aren’t you surprised? Liarne had recently moved from Melbourne to the Surf Coast with her hubby and Read More

Kunis Restaurant – 25 January 1997

March 9, 2012
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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

March 7, 2012
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January 1997, St Kilda, Melbourne.

Always needing to be occupied, I took this strip of photos whilst waiting for Read More

Another Anonymous Young Man

February 25, 2012
Vintage Photobooth
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These two undated, photomatic photos from the USA, of a young, possibly handsome, possibly weird looking boy, were probably taken in the 1940s. I can’t make up my mind on his Read More

Pretty Lady Full of Joy

February 20, 2012
My Family in Photobooths
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My cousin Caroline and her siblings grew up in Canberra, so it wasn’t until Read More

Bronnie II

February 18, 2012
My Friends in Photobooths
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My friend Bron was so happy with her star turn on Photobooth Journal that she offered to send me some other photobooth images she has from the 1980s. Aren’t they TOTALLY FAB! Read More

My Business Starts – August 1996

February 15, 2012
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August 1996, St Kilda, Melbourne

After a one month business course, finding a distributor, writing a 50 page business plan and
weeks and weeks of designing, I finally sent my first lot of 16 designs to a printer. So what did I do on the day my greeting cards arrived? I headed to a photobooth of course!

The Dick Jewell Project

February 13, 2012
Photobooths in Print
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Found Photos by Dick Jewell (Cover)

In 1977, the young British photographer and photobooth artist Dick Jewell self-published a small book Found Photos, a collection of photobooth images that had been thrown Read More