Journeys North

kilometres - are ripped out of the country, there are ethical considerations and visually polluted landscapes to explore. Finally, in a documentary project, there should be an historical consideration.What exists from 1986 to 1988 is transitory: the lifestyle and the environment will inevitably change.When this work is viewed in fifty or a hundred years time, it must make a statement about what it was like to live in a Queensland mining area as Australia goes into its Bicentenary. Biographical notes Born Melbourne, 1946. Studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology receiving a Diploma of Illustrative Photography in 1976 and a Bachelor ofArts (Photography) in 1981. Worked in commercial, advertising and industrial photography in Melbourne. In 1983 he received his Diploma of Teaching (T.A.F.E.), B.C.A.E. (Mt. Gravatt). Since 1984 he has lectured in Photography at the Queensland College of Art, Brisbane. Worked on the Australian Parliament House photography project 1984-86. Exhibitions 1981 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1983 Alternatives, Imagery Gallery, Brisbane 1984 Intrusions, Queensland College ofArt, Brisbane and PereTucker Regional Gallery, Townsville 1985 Intrusions, twelve month tour of regional centres, Queensland Arts Council Deja-Vu, Imagery Gallery, Brisbane 1987 Constructed images: photographs ofthe new Parliament House, Australian National Gallery, Canberra Represented Queensland College ofArt Collection, Brisbane Australian Parliament House, Canberra Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane 37