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In the photo of David Gulipilil it is unclear what he does. It is of Gulipilil at the beach in Sydney holding a can of beer. With face paint on. The Australian elements of this photograph stems from Gulipilil's Aboriginality, the sydney beach location and the beer.

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The photograph taken in 1999 by jonathan anderson and edwin low is of well known Australian swimmer michael klim. Klim is photographed on the bottom of the pool under water. It makes obvious michael klim is a swimmer. Even if the viewer didn't know of him the location privides an insight in to what he did. I find this photo to be particularly Australian because of the close ties that Australians have with water.

Went to the National Portrait Gallery, last night to see the winner of the "National Photographic Portrait". The picture that won, i didn't think it should have because there were much better photos. So there it is what do you think ????

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The other photograph that I choose was a man in a beach chair. Australians love of the beach and beach culture is the aspect shown in this photograph. It also shows the laidback aspect of Australia and Australian.(couldn't find picture)

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In this Photograph two men are leaning against a fence during a severe drought. The aspects and values that are shown in this photo are mateship- sticking together in hard times and resilence.

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The Australian army uniform has changed since the early colonial days. In the first World War soliders wore wool because it was hard wearing and repelled water. In World War two most Australians soliders wore a cotton shirt and trousers in desert sand khaki. Modern soliders uniforms are camofluage design and made of light breathable frabic .

(victorian horse Artillery c. 1892)

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(members of 5 platoon, B company, 7RAR waiting to board a helicopter-vietnam 1967)

(1st regiment NSW Rifle volunteers, victoria barracks-1861)










Photography has come a long way in it's 170 year history. From daugerrotypes to digital. The army has been in the fore front of many the developments that are taken for granted today. This incudes aerial photography, reporting photography and the development and use of digital photography. The early war photography was posed because of the long shutter speed required. The photographers came after the event and took pictures. Now war photographers are expected to take photos in the front line capturing all the action.


Digital cameras have allowed the army to take instant photographs and beam them across the world. It has allowed for the storage of large number of photographs.

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The second piece of art I have chosen is by Masauni Teraoka a Japanese artist. Made in 1993, it is called Catfish Envy. It is located in the Asian Gallery. I was drawn to this artwork for many reasons, such as colour, setting, characters and what is happening in the picture. The artist uses a palette of dark blues and white in the sea. The effect is achieved with Japanese wood block style. A western influence is evident with the woman in the picture. This artwork can be interperted in many different ways.

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The pop art piece by Roy Lichtenstein (Kitchen Range 1961-62) seemed to really to light up the whole room for me. It was attention grabbing . Lichtenstein used contrasting colours, especially navy blue and yellow. The art work design was oil on canvas appears simple, but is very effective for the viewer drawing on memories of cartoon illustration.