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    Black beauty: by saroj, Views[204]
         		 Seagle: by saroj, Views[902]
         		 First light breaks over Cook Island. Shot from Fingal beach, New South Wales, Australia. this marks the beginning of my story; a snapshot into the life of the local people and the place they call home. Fingal Head is just south of the Queensland border. It has a rich Aboriginal heritage and is a part of the Tweed Shire council. Home to carefree people, beautiful scenery, a surfing lifestyle and some remarkable wildlife, Fingal Head is a place with abundant natural beauty.: by drewcpollock, Views[536]
     
         		 What was once a great location for a swim, now a deadly water hole: by 5fathom5, Views[359]
     
    The dark grey tailings from the mine site have eroded over time, all the water holes below are now contaminated with Blue Asbestos: by 5fathom5, Views[617]
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         		 The soft, fibrous Blue Asbestos (Crocidolite) veins embedded in the surrounding hard, iron rich rock: by 5fathom5, Views[2187]
         		 The entrance to Wittenoom Gorge has many warning signs about the danger that lies ahead.: by 5fathom5, Views[1515]
         		 Whale tail: by auwphotos, Views[229]
         		 Beach Stone Curle: by auwphotos, Views[268]
     
    Moreton desert: by auwphotos, Views[285]
         		 Tire Tracks: by auwphotos, Views[240]
         		 Tangaloom Landing: by auwphotos, Views[248]
         		 (5) The final image looks at the interactive art experience from a first person perspective. Instead of observing others at The Musuem of Contemporary Art in Sydney, I turned the lens on my own personal interaction with one of Anish Kapoor’s reflective works. Making myself part of the art experience. The reflective environment provided by the artist and the composition captured by the photographer. A little collaboration between me and Anish Kapoor (This photo was taken with an iPhone): by clarebardsleysmith, Views[395]
         		 (4) Anish Kapoor is one of the most recognisable contemporary artists in the world today. The Museum of Contemporary Art is featuring some of his works for the first time in the gallery. This photograph looks not only at Kapoor’s reflective work ‘The Sydney Eye’, it also looks at what an object is, in relation to other things. In this case, Kapoor’s circular work reflecting the sky around Sydney, is juxtaposed against the solid square matt mass of the museum itself. It is fitting because Kapoor’s work looks at ideas of form, voids and content, and how an object can be and not be. I was particularly pleased to catch this moment of two workers shining the great reflective surface, preparing the work for the public gaze, themselves becoming a piece of art in my photograph. (This photo was taken with an iPhone) : by clarebardsleysmith, Views[475]
     
    (3) This image of a young girl running past the work “Stasis’ by Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro outside the front of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, looks at the idea of active participation in public art. We can without knowing, be creating art, while observing it. With the plane heading off to the left and the girl running off to the viewers right, I was lucky that her bright pink dress helped to tie the two elements together. (This photo was taken with an iPhone) : by clarebardsleysmith, Views[398]
         		 (2) In the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, a nearby glass exhibition case creates a horizontal distortion of Nick Savvas’ vertical artwork “Showtime 1999”, when a MCA guest walks by. In a gentle wink to the viewer, I was playing with the idea of making art with art. There is Savvas’ work and then there is my addition to it, which can add to or alter the original meaning. A very contemporary idea. Ideas about how we make and record art, who is the author of the works we create and how globalisation and technology change the way we communicate with each other, are all playing out in everyday life. (This photo was taken with an iPhone): by clarebardsleysmith, Views[1163]
         		 (1) The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, looks out over the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House and has recently been renovated. It houses some of the best collection of contemporary artists in the world today. I wanted to photograph how people interact with public art in a post modern world. There is now an almost expected interactive experience at every corner, due to how we now use technology to document our lives. With the advent of social media and the almost shameless self promotion of the individual, new ideas about the role of the artist as the sole contributor to work are being left behind. It is in this vain and in keeping with the idea of interactivity, I chose to use mobile photography as the photographic medium to document this ‘place I have visited’ In this example a young woman with appropriately colour co-ordinated earphones, takes a profile shot of herself in front of Robert Owen’s ‘Sunrise’ exhibit. This exhibit concentrates on light and colour and it’s structure allows for the re-organisation of the pieces for different spaces. The girl looks like she was created especially to be part of this exhibition. An accidental collaboration. She takes a picture of herself to preserve the moment, while I observe her, observing herself. (This photo was taken with an iPhone): by clarebardsleysmith, Views[492]
         		 Young Chinese woman in Kunming, Yunnan Province: by aliceesther, Views[292]
         		 Chinese shepherd in Litang, Sichuan Province: by aliceesther, Views[604]
     
    Uyghur farmers at the Kashgar Agricultural Market: by aliceesther, Views[282]
         		 Uyghur men at a bazaar stall, Kashgar: by aliceesther, Views[406]
         		 Young boys of the Uyghur minority group in Kashgar, Xinjiang Province: by aliceesther, Views[356]
         		 The last photograph is a departing picture. One I took just before I left. Her name is Natalie, and she was a bit of a wonderer, a displaced soul, who I'd eventually come to know quite well. We ended up living together and exchanging and making many experiences. She'd come home one day, with these markings on her back after getting Chinese suction therapy, and I immediately photographed the wonderful impressions. Polaroid 350 - Chocolate 100: by jacksoncasagrande, Views[221]
         		 The forth is of a photograph of a busker, who played in one of the main coffee strips. His name is William, and he’s an accordionist. I approached him after he stopped playing, gave him five bucks, and asked if he'd come to my place at the Nicholas, so I could take his picture. We made a little set, and I took the photograph. You'd most likely still find him on Centre way playing his red accordion. Polaroid 350 - Type 100 B&W: by jacksoncasagrande, Views[259]
     
    The third is the owner of these hands. Her name is Joan, “Like the one on the firing stick”, as she said at our very first encounter. She was the elevator operator of the Nicholas Building for thirty-six years, the last of her kind.
         		 The second is a prelude to the third. At this time, when I first met these pair of hands, I was inhabiting The Nicholas Building, right in the guts of the city. Her hands told a story of commitment, routine;
         		 The first photograph in the series is of a person I first met in this new city. Her name is Cheyenne, and she's one of the most productive, inspiring people I’ve met. With a love of botany and all things living, she exuded a grace which will always be commemorated in this photograph. Nikon F - Neopan 400 : by jacksoncasagrande, Views[680]
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    Alpaca in Muchu Pichu: by nomadkat, Views[220]
         		 Beautiful Children playing in field: by nomadkat, Views[189]
         		 After a day at work mumma and bubba on way home: by nomadkat, Views[212]
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         		 The sky is aglow from the Bushfire: by petas, Views[183]
         		 The sun sets as the fire rages on: by petas, Views[195]
     
    Kayaking in front of the bushfire: by petas, Views[169]
         		 Holiday makers watch on as the Bushfire rages: by petas, Views[143]
         		 Fire at Lake Cootharaba: by petas, Views[193]
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