Photography

Having worked as a photographer in more than 50 countries it would be futile to attempt to summarise but a fraction of Penny Tweedie’s achievements. This short DVD strives to enhance a brief yet quintessential time in her life as a photographer living amongst the Aboriginal Australians. Her portrayal of these people is both touching and revealing. The detail and the intimacy of her photographs are truly moving.

This DVD purports to effortlessly blend the vibrant colour and pathos of Penny’s wonderful framed images with our rhythms and ethnic compositions in a short tribute to her work.

Penny Tweedie’s legacy for the Aboriginal people is clear. For us we are left with the impression of a determined and resourceful personality devoted to her work; ever exploring, ever striving, ever true to her art.

Paul has always shown a keen eye for photography. He was also one of the first of his era to become addicted
to cine filming which fired his imagination as an enthusiastic young exponent. The combination of these acquired
skills were later to provide him with the vision to merge unfolding images into an evolving theme.

Some brief extracts form Paul’s work are featured on this site which symbolise, in a sequence of sepia and soft portraits, the unstoppable progression of time. Simplistic in itself, the outcome is a perfectly crafted sympathetic dedication to that most treasured yet vulnerable of our emotions; nostalgia. Instantly recognisable for its sentiment, feared for its irresistible grip upon us, Paul’s alluring allegorical depictions draw us helplessly into its romantic web.

With his sharpened awareness for landscape and its importance as a backcloth for the passage of human life, a cradle for reflective thought evolves and we can truly wallow in its memories.

Our evocative adaptation of Tarrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra, recorded for the BBC in their debut album, serves as a fitting tribute, and sympathetic accompaniment, to Paul’s melancholic visualisations.
Clive Harvey