“Reflection and Imagination: 10 stories through the glass.”
My photo story “Reflection and Imagination: 10 Stories Through the Glass”, which had been selected by Leica Australia last year to be published (by Leica) in a photo book titled Time and Place has been officially presented at the Leica Sydney Gallery on 20th February 2025.
The theme for the broader photo book project sponsored by Leica was Time and Place. It brought together a small group of photographers, each presenting a story comprising 10 images. World-famous Australian-born street photographer Jesse Marlow was the project art director.
Centred around people, my story explores moments, colours, reflections, shadows and movements in the city. Each photo unveils a brief moment in someone’s life and gives the viewer the opportunity to seek the narrative possibilities.
This project goes beyond the images, introducing all facets involved in creating a photo book namely editing, sequencing, design, reviewing and printing. It reveals the intricacies involved in hand-crafting a book. Consistent with Leica’s classic, minimalist style, the book focuses on each photographer’s images only with no text to distract.
It is a great opportunity to be associated (albeit in a small way) with such a prestigious name. Many of the greatest world photographers since the 1930s have been shooting with Leica and the symbiotic relationship created then is still well in force today.
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