Updated April 2008

western australian desert

These black and white photographs are mainly from the Pilbara region of Western Australia



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Mount Goldsworthy, Pilbara - This was originally a mountain


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Split Rock, Pilbara

Aboriginal Rock Engravings

A matter of urgency is the WA Government sanctioned sacrifice of Australian Aboriginal rock engravings on the Burrup Peninsula for the petrochemical industry

I am therefore including a self portrait from the Burrup in 1987 and 4 images I have not previously shown, it seemed wrong

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Shadow Self Portrait, Burrup
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The last is the "Gregory Stone", presumably following the Gregory Expedition of eighteensomething The depiction is very literal and describes a horse & rider and boot-deformed feet. Australian Aboriginal feet are broad, earth grasping feet - There is a 5x4" image of this rock, but as it could possibly betray the location, I am not showing it

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