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World Press Photo Exhibition

Last weekend I spent a morning with my wife looking through the World Press Photo Exhibition at the Powerhouse in Newfarm, Brisbane. The exhibition is free - scattered around the walls of the Powerhouse (inside not outside). The collection includes inspiring footage of news, sports, portraits, daily life, arts and entertainment, nature.

World Press Photo of the Year 2006 was by Spencer Platt of Getty Images - Cruising Beirut. The picture shows a group of young Lebanese driving through a South Beirut neighborhood devastated by Israeli bombings. The picture was taken on 15 August 2006, the first day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah when thousands of Lebanese started returning to their homes.

The exhibition is finished now but can be seen online or in a number of locations around the world, including Tauranga, New Zealand, in October.

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Vision for Mission Display

I’m developing an exhibition pop up display unit for Vision for Mission. Here’s the first two drafts…

The image of the dandelion symbolizes the capacity for the Uniting Church to encourage new adventures in mission and ministry.

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Red Soil Silos near Kingaroy

Travelling to Kingaroy on Saturday I stopped to take photographs of a hill of red soil. Australia is known for its red dirt but this was one of the first times I’d had the opportunity to put it into print.

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