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26 January, 2025
Pictures portray 1000 words
MORE than 140 photographs, each telling a different story, are on display at the Court House and Mulgrave galleries as part of three new photojournalism exhibitions.
The Cairns Court House Gallery’s ‘Paper Tigers’ exhibition, curated by Sydney Head On’s Moshe Rosenzveig and globally renowned photojournalist Brian Cassey, features 60 pieces, one from each of Australia’s best photojournalists.
Alongside Paper Tigers, last Friday also marked the launch of Brian Cassey’s ‘A Photographer’s life Part Three: The Portraits’ at Mulgrave Gallery.
Alongside at Mulgrave Gallery is the youth photojournalism project ‘Word on the Street’.
Paper Tigers features a collection of images that define modern Australia while reflecting culture, making political statements and representing diverse aspects of life.
Alongside Paper Tigers, Friday also marked the launch of Brian Cassey’s A Photographer’s life Part Three: The Portraits at Mulgrave Gallery.
Having covered stories and events as a photojournalist for international media publications for several decades, Mr Cassey has remained based in Cairns.
With his Part One and Part Two exhibitions taking a retrospective approach, Part Three concentrates on the ordinary people he has encountered in recent years, from a bus stop on Lake Street to a wedding party in India.
Word on the Street offers a local and youthful counterpoint to the work of seasoned professionals, involving young photo-enthusiasts from Trinity Bay State High School, capturing stories under the guidance of Mr Cassey and Cairns Local News cadet journalist Isaac Colman.
Mr Cassey (above right) said that as each exhibition gave a different perspective, each of the perspectives complemented each other.
“As Paper Tigers features some of the best photojournalists in Australia, Word on the Street features aspiring photojournalists,” he said.
“A Photographer’s Life Part Three explores the everyday lives of people in Australia and overseas.
“(The exhibitions) are all different aspects of photography in the news industry over the decades and the future.”
Mr Cassey said A Photographer’s life Part Three’s portrayal of the changes in the photojournalism industry distinguish the series from its previous two counterparts.
“(A Photographer’s Life) part one and part two were a mixture of photojournalism portraying news events both locally and internationally over the decades,” he said.
“A Photographer’s Life Part Three shows how photographic coverage has changed in the media environment.
“It’s been a pleasure to document the people that have become my friends in the process.
“There are over 140 photographs in all three exhibitions combined, each photograph tells an individual story.”
