Image courtesy Edward Burtynsky / Charles Cowles Gallery (New York), Robert Koch Gallery (San Francisco), Nicholas Metivier Gallery (Toronto).
Hurry as Fotofreo is heading into its last week, finishing May 4.If you haven’t had a chance to experience this world class festival I urge you to take time to see at least these must see exhibitions:Brook Andrew – ‘Eye to Eye’ @ John Curtin Gallery.
Andrew shows works from the past decade including powerful images from Indigenous Australians.Roger Ballen – ‘Brutal, Tender, Human, Animal’ @Art Gallery of WA.
A body of work which spans thirty years within South Africa, powerful.
Marian Drew – ‘Every Living Thing’ @ Fremantle Arts Centre
Textured European still life inspired pieces featuring Australian native animals.
Edward Burtynsky – ‘Australian Minescapes’ @ WA Maritime Museum
Can mining in our eastern goldfields be turned into spectacular pieces of art? Yes, unfortunately this is a spectacular series by the Canadian landscape photographer.
Paolo Pellegrin – ‘As I was dying’ @ WA Maritime Museum
Featuring harrowing moments of black history Pellegrin captures images from Lebanon, Haiti, Afghanisatn to the funeral of Pople John Paul II. The exhibition leaves much experience shivers down your spine.
Jodi Bieber – ‘Las Canas’ @ Moores Building
A confronting and real collection of stories about the drug culture crippling ordinary people of Valencia. Gritty and confrontation, take a teenager.
Stephen Dupont – ‘Axe Me Biggie (take my picture)’ @ Moores Building
Award winning Australian photojournalist Dupont uses a Polaroid camera to photograph ordinary people on the streets of Kabul. The eyes and expressions tell hundreds of stories.
Various Photographers - ‘Contact/s: The Art of Photojournalism’ @ Moores Building
Showcasing moments in news and history over four decades. Experience this significant history flashback.
Various Photographers - Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards @ Moores Building
This prestigious Australian photography Award for photojournalism celebrates the best moments in sport, daily life and reportages over the last year from Australia and throughout the world.
From Monday until Sunday April 20 Must Winebar will feature the sweet tastes and sensational combination of West Australian rock lobster with their Chardonnay selection from European, New Zealand and Australian .
