Made in the Shire

Overview

I don't know about you, but if I took photos of people from my local area, it would not be pretty. Thankfully, Emma Thomson has done her town justice in her new exhibition Made in the Shire.

Inspired by the 1981 Australian film Puberty Blues, which was an insight into two sixteen-year-old girls from New South Wales’ Sutherland Shire, Made in the Shire is a collection of photographs of the people that make up this diverse community. Thomson searched for models via her local newspaper and the results were pretty great. Respondents ranged from desperate romantics, high school sweethearts to attention seekers and odd couples.

The National Art School graduate's work is on display at the Queensland Centre for Photography, so do the attention seekers a favour and burn their image into your memory, or simply admire Emma's bravery. I know I couldn't do it!