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The Mingenew Project has been an absolute success. I am still reeling from the final week of media, exhibition and farewells.
We must acknowledge the beauty of this project's journey. It all started as a calling from the heart of a community member, Jocelyn Morgan and has resulted in a diverse group of people being brought together through the experience of photography. The photography delivers different things to different people, whether it be a new hobby to master, a way of rediscovering our environment and home or a catalyst for conversation and friendship - it has delivered. I received so much feedback from people, highlighting their appreciation of these different aspects.
That is the beauty of community projects, they never do one simple thing, they start things, they go wherever they go - places you might not expect, but it takes your enthusiasm, your spirit and your uniqueness to make it a success.

So thank you for giving me one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life, on both a personal and professional level. I will hold Mingenew dear and be grateful that I was able to immerse myself in your community (and into your homes) for an entire month. You have wonderful things where you live, I hope you never forget that.

I will be making 100 DVDs of the slideshow (with some special features!) that will be left at the Mingenew Shire. Please collect your free copy from June 16 onwards.

Here is some exciting media we got:
ABC Video on Mingenew Project by Bloke on a Bike, Drew Radford.

And here are the final photographs that you haven't seen online and that were a part of the exhibition...

There is a growth on the wall of the Boylands Bakery. Your pictures are appearing and spreading like wildfire.

A month-long Photography Project with Natalija Brunovs.

It's a celebration of why you love your home.

Workshops

I'll be running all kinds of workshops in town and on farms. Come along! Workshops range from sports action, ways-of-seeing and finding beauty, technical how-tos (what do these buttons do anyway!), to creative portraits, night shoots of stars, doing 'light grafitti' with laserlights and torches, sunset photography, walkabouts and more.

I'll have slide shows and books and my own photography equipment. Bring your photos, bring your questions. I'm available for one-on-one sessions too. Just call 0413 056 901 or email me.

The Slideshow

We'll have a bit of a party at the end to look at some of our best shots on the big screen accompanied by music, wine and cheese. I'll make a DVD for everyone to keep.

The website

Stay tuned to the calendar of workshops as these will be updated as ideas come to hand.

And watch this website every day as I'll be uploading your photographs and even some video of the project. Feel free to comment on each others photos by clicking 'comments' up top.

By the end of May we'll have a whole website of Mingenew in images, sharing it with each other and the world.

I'll be photographing along the way as well. eg: I want to create an outdoor studio and take portraits of you on the farm with your favourite things. 

There is something for everyone of every age, and you can come to as many of the workshops as you like. It's all free to join in thanks to funding from Country Arts WA. This project is made possible with the support of the Mid West Development Commission and the Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts in regional remote and very remote/isolated Australia.