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A photograph is never neutral. It’s impossible not to have a point of view – any photographer who denies this is dishonest. We bring our own baggage and background to the choice of subject and even the time we take the photograph.

I have worked as a photographer for over 30 years. It is my profession and passion.

Essentially the core of my work reflects the human condition – capturing moments in people’s lives - whether it’s the prime minister on the election trail, a drover moving cattle, or a mother with AIDS trying to comfort her child.

The collections on this site represent just a small selection of my images. It’s a work in progress – and the content will continue to grow as past work is archived, existing projects finish, and new projects begin.

Thanks to AusAID, the Australian Customs Service and Social Ventures Australia for allowing examples of recent commissions to be included in this latest update.

I hope you will come back and share the evolving developments, and always feel free to contact me with any comments or enquiries.

Lorrie Graham, Photographer, April 2009
 
David Moore

David Moore, Photographer, opening Lorrie Graham’s “Stills” Exhibition, 1991

Not beautiful pictures.

But the pictures are not about beauty. Except for the beauty and the wonder of photography that can bring these images to us.

No, these pictures have the raw-boned grit of truth.

We are slammed up against these statements so we are trapped there.

It is hard to pull away. Some of them, notably the country pictures, are disturbing and hurtful to our eyes. But that is what they mean to be and because of that they are successful.

Remember, much great creative expression of the past has been disturbing.

But there is one gentle image to serve as a counterpoint. That of the girl swimmer at the Commonwealth Games. A tender picture which speaks volumes about young competition.

So Lorrie is a photojournalist. Yes, certainly – and a good one. To be a photojournalist means you have to possess lightning reflexes, and be able to work successfully when you feel crook – even when you have a hangover.

The existing weather conditions have to be accepted and overcome – even if they are shitty. History making moments seldom occur when the sun is over the left shoulder of the photographer. You have to PERFORM. Be on your toes all the time, be prepared to think laterally, and never drop your guard – or your camera – until it’s over. Really over. Or as they say, “Until the fat lady sings”.

Someone named Bill Clinton had a small success in the US today. I’d say someone named Lorrie Graham has a really big success in Sydney tonight.

There was something of a landslide in America: it seems like we have a peopleslide here tonight.
 
 
 
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