Photography runs deep in our Family.

IMAGE by Amelia Butler 1895

Seems photography has really ran in my family linage.  Her father was the Town Photographer in Tenterfield about 35 miles from where I live now.  Amazing! I feel very connected now because of photography.  

These people pictured I am led to believe are from the Tabulam area.  (Jubulum)

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/slv-pic-aab63986

 I wonder what aunt would think of my photographs.  Today we call these images.  My image shows an aboriginal gathering and nothing has changed since both photos were taken. The government is stealing the children.

Image by Mary-Ellen Peters (descendant of  the Butlers)

Heritage Photography of the Aboriginal people.

My photography Gomeroi daughter playing with fire

"Calling the Shots"  Aboriginal Photography is a very special book of photography of the Indigenous peoples of this land.  Earlier on there were many photographs that were not very nice but there were also interesting images that today a lot can be gleaned from regarding culture.   I have a book from the 1860's, The History of Australasia and this book contains many interesting images of aboriginal people in distinctly cultural situations participating in ceremony and corroboree.

I would love to peruse the entire book as the images I did saw here were extremely interesting and showed the depth these people had and still have to this very day.

http://50years.aiatsis.gov.au/transcripts/calling-shots-aboriginal-photographies



Images @ Eminpee Fotography