[Exhibition] Nemesis: The Source of One's Destruction - Perth Centre for Photography, May 3

Curated by Yvonne Doherty, Nemesis: The Source of One's Destruction opens at the Perth Centre for Photography on May 3. In this exhibition, photographers are asked to explore the following:

• the source of harm or ruin
• an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
• one that inflicts retribution or vengeance
• the source of damaging and dangerous behaviour

"Delve into your own or your subject's psyche, and find the nemesis lurking beneath the surface creating powerful emotional responses. The challenge lies in capturing your nemesis in visual form in a compelling way. The meaning of the word nemesis evokes darker themes but humour and kitsch can also be used to explore ideas."

Perth Centre for Photography: 91, Brisbane Street, Perth.
For more details contact: 9227 6620

[Photo opp] Swedish Tallship Gotheborg Visit

Date: 13-25 May 2006
Venue: Passenger Terminal Victoria Quay Fremantle

The Swedish tallship, Gotheborg, will arrive in Fremantle on 13 May and depart on 25 May. The arrival, which will be at 10am, will be a major event, so it might be one to put in your diary. The Götheborg is a replica of Eastindiaman and displaces some 1200 tonnes compared with Endeavour 550 and Leeuwin 220.

Might be of interest to photographers with a nautical bent.

[Photo opp] Fremantle Boating Festival: 28-30 April, Esplanade Reserve, Freo

[from http://www.fremantlewa.com.au/events.asp]

Date: 28-30 April 2006
Venue: Esplanade Reserve Park Marine Tce Fremantle
Ph: 08 9476 9476
Fax: 08 9486 1933
email: info@exhibit.info
web: www.exhibit.info

April is a great time of year for boating. The strong summer breezes have gone, the winter rains are some months away and the days can be warm and balmy. And the selling season is far from over with buyers looking to replace or upgrade gear and in some cases planning that new boat for next summer. Taking advantage of its position near the end of the season, the event will also provide a terrific opportunity for merchants to ‘ship out’ discontinued and over-stocked lines.
The Fremantle Boating Festival truly represents all aspects of boating and water activities including luxury cruising, sailing, fishing and scuba diving, snorkeling, jet skiing, water skiing, wake boarding, windsurfing and kayaking. The Festival will present entertainment, tourism and boating destinations, career information and classes covering everything from fishing tips to marine navigation. The Festival will also feature next summer’s boat and beachwear, cooking demonstrations and much, much more.

It makes perfect sense to hold a premier boating festival in Western Australia’s internally recognised harbour city. The festival will also benefit from its location on the Esplanade Reserve Park in the heart of Fremantle. Close to the Cappuccino Strip and a short stroll from Fishing Boat Harbour, the park area will be laid out to provide a relaxed atmosphere where enthusiasts and the general public can stroll the show and see all things nautical.

Fishing Boat Harbour, the home of the 1987 Americas Cup defence, will be a focal point for the festival featuring up to 50 large vessels presented as they should be – on the water in a working harbour setting. Double the size of the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, and with the ability to accommodate boats of any size, the Fremantle Boating Festival is big in every way and will rapidly become people’s favourite boating event.

[Event] WA Press Photographer of the Year Awards 2006

The WA Press Photographer of the Year Awards 2006 exhibition showcases over 500 photographs from the portfolios of WA News Photographers. The winner this year is The West Australian's Nic Ellis. The exhibition is now on at the State Library of WA - from April 1 to May 31.

Monday-Thursday: 9am-8pm
Friday: 9am-5.30pm
Weekends: 10am-5.30pm

[Courses] Wildheart Photography Courses/Tours, 2006

Dale Neill runs Wildheart (www.wildheart.com.au) , providing photography holidays and workshops for amateurs, professionals and enthusiasts, along with workshops located in locations as exotic as Broome, Cervantes and the Pinnacles.

The 2006 tour/workshop programme includes:

• B061 BORNEO WILDLIFE 14-23 Oct 2006 AU$3150Led by Dale Neill, Western Australian Professional Photographer of the Year 2005, John Prudente, Sabah Tourism Award 2005/06 Best Tourist Guide and Denise Williams, Australian graphic designer and photoshop expert.Enquiries: Dale Neill on +61 8 9430 6422 or borneo@wildheart.com.au Free Borneo Information evening at UWA Thursday 12 April 7.30-9pm. Please tel UWA on 6488 2433 to book.
• FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY May 31, June 7,14 & 21 2006 Maximum 10 per class $220Techniques and practical work in Photography as Fine Art. Exhibition of your work in Monart Studio & Gallery.Information & Bookings: Mona Ketelsen, Monart Studio & Gallery 9386 9066 monartstudio@iinet.com.au Two vacancies left in class.WF061
• WILDFLOWER FIELD TRIP September 24 2006 1 day $75With Nick Djordjevic and Dale Neill. Techniques in lighting and design to get the best macro images.Limited to 20 people. Trip was booked out 2005 so be early. Enquiries: macro@wildheart.com.au
• ET071 EGYPTOGRAPHY ADVENTURE 6-24 Jan 2007 19 days AU$3200 (approx) with Mona Ketelsen & Dale NeillFollowing the great success of our 2006 Egyptian tour Mona and Dale have scheduled a new, longer tour for 2007. Travel agent: Harvey World Travel, Fremantle. Free EGYPTOGRAPHY exhibition and information day at Monart Gallery, Dalkeith on 22 April. Contact Dale on Egypt@wildheart.com.au or Mona on 9386 9066 to book.

For more information, contact Dale at dale@wildheart.com.au telephone: (08) 9430 6422 visit www.wildheart.com.au

[Event] Book launch - Portrait of a Revolution

[Update 18/4/06] - The book launch for Portrait of a Revolution has been rescheduled for July to allow additional publication time. Parties interested in attending the launch should still email Bohdan at bohdan@warchomij.com .

In creating Portrait of a Revolution, Perth photojournalist Bohdan Warchomij returned to his parents’ homeland, Ukraine, to document the memorable events of November 2004: the Orange Revolution.

Then, in the city of Kyiv, thousands of Ukrainians voiced their protest against a rigged Presidential election. The passion, fervour and extraordinary dedication of protestors -- people from all walks of life, from all over Ukraine -- led to Democratic candidate Viktor Yuschenko’s victory over incumbent Prime Minister Yanukovych. In Ukraine, Warchomij recorded these events for the British and Canadian press, creating images that became visualisations of the collective voices of Ukrainians and their bid for a fair and free political system.

Portrait of a Revolution also chronicles the lives of Ukraininans and Tartars, and features a series of startling, yet poignant and beautifully photographed, images of children affected by the legacy of Chernobyl.


Currently on exhibition in FotoFreo, the Fremantle Photography Festival, Warchomij’s photographs will be published in Portrait of a Revolution – the book in May 2006. To secure your invitation to the book launch, contact Bohdan Warchomij directly at bohdan@warchomij.com

More information about Portrait of a Revolution, and Wachomij’s body of work can be discovered at http://www.warchomij.com/

[Event] Indonesian Transitions: photojournalism by David Dare Parker, Murdoch University Library (first floor), Mar 17 - May 19, 2006

I dropped in to this exhibition at Murdoch University today (first floor of the Murdoch Library) - and what a powerful collection of recent images of Indonesia. Taken at key turning points in recent Indonesian social and political history (the Tsunami, Aceh, the fall of Suharto, the transition from Megawati Sukarno Puteri to Suseno Bambamg Yudhoyono ) the withdrawal from East Timor), the black and white photographs by freelance photojournalist, David Dare Parker, are brutal, searing, touching and relevant.

If you live in the area, or find yourself south of the river, it's a worthwhile visit. Needless to say, the Aceh and East Timor photographs have the most immediate impact, but two 'sets' that formed a great impression on me were a series of four photographs juxtaposing prostitutes with the women at a high-society fashion show in Jakarta; and a series of photographs of the inhabitants who live in a slum by the railway.

The exhibition is in association with Fotofreo 2005, and runs from 17 March to 19 May 2006.

Some photographs from this exhibition, and more, can also be viewed at David Dare Parker's website: www.daviddareparker.com