The Australian Dispute Centre ADR Ball was held at the Australian Golf Club, Rosebery, on 13 August 2016 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Australian Dispute Resolution Centre.  In addition the occasion honoured Sir Laurence Street who was one of the founding supporters of the concept of dispute resolution and championed the establishment of the Centre.  

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The Australian Dispute Centre ADR Ball was held at the Australian Golf Club, Rosebery, on 13 August 2016.  The images from the ADR Ball are shown over two galleries.  This gallery shows images taken during the performance of music selected by Sir Laurence Street.

Images can be downloaded for personal use.  Requests for printed enlargements or for permission to use images other than for personal use can be made by contacting me with your request details here. 

Julie McCrossin had oropharyngeal cancer treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy over 2 years ago. She has become an Ambassador for Targeting Cancer to raise awareness of the use of safe and effective radiation therapy for neck and throat cancers. She has recovered her speech and swallowing, and is back to her usual busy life. 

These videos follow Julie’s treatment journey, from diagnosis and treatment to embracing the future.

For additional information about radiation therapy ask your doctor or visit the Targeting Cancer websites at

www.targetingcancer.com.au or

www.targeting cancer.co.nz

Some thoughts, once sown, grow into something quite beautiful and unimaginable.  This project was one such thought.  It started from my desire to photograph a family caring for a child with disabilities as an act of generosity; but it evolved to so much more. 

The aim of this project was to record the circumstances and social interactions over a number of months, of a group of FRANS families living with disabilities, using documentary photography as the medium and resulting in a photobook and exhibition of images from the project. 

FRANS, a disabilities organisation in Sydney’s Inner West, extended an invitation to all families who access services to participate in the project.  Each of the twelve families who eventually came to the project was asked to allow me into their daily lives, with the understanding that they would continue their normal routine and that I would be as unobtrusive as possible. 

The diversity amongst those families was broad, across all ages and care needs, as well as disparate socio-economic circumstances and family support structures.  From childhood to middle age and from low support needs, where care is given to enable independent living, to high needs, where assistance is required for even the most basic tasks most ordinary people take for granted. 

The images, of which a small selection are shown here, highlight achievements and challenges.  They capture people engaging in physical activities, close friendships, studying and employment; birthday celebrations, family relationships and family rituals are recorded.  Most images were made in the documentary genre without being posed or the environment manipulated; however, each participant was also photographed for a portrait, which was often posed. 

Each week the Burwood Coffee Club, a social group coordinated by FRANS, meets for a day or evening activity on Friday evening or during the weekend.  The participants are adults, aged from their mid twenties to their sixties, with varying levels of independence and communication skills. While the participants attend the Burwood Coffee Club their family and carers are able to focus on their own social needs for a day or evening of often much needed respite.

This documentary project of the Burwood Coffee Club was undertaken from November 2012 through to February 2013.  The aim was to document the Club’s activities by photographing the participants enjoying the varied program activities, socializing with their friends and interacting with support workers and volunteers.  During the project some interviews were recorded with additional comments gathered from the participants to complement the images.

This project shines a light on a group of friends who meet each week to share in a social activity  and who understand and support each other.  They are primarily friends enjoying themselves.  Their disability is secondary.