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Answering a question from a photography student in the 1970s, the American photographer, Garry Winogrand, said,

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‘…[In] the fact of photographing something changes […] if I photograph you I don’t have you, I have a photograph of you. It’s got its own thing. That’s really what photography, still photography, is about. In the simplest sentence, I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.’

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In many ways my photographs follow this logic—I photograph things to find out what they look like when they are photographed. I carry a camera most places and record what I see in the world-out-there. I don’t turn my back on exotic landscapes or strange customs, but don’t seek them out, either. What I look for is wonder in the everyday.

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This does not mean that I photograph anything and everything, nor that I photograph without thought. The opposite is in fact true. When faced with a world that is complex and unmediated, careful selection is vital.

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The photographs reproduced here were taken over a period of three years, most of them in the cities of Perth and Melbourne. There are no skylines or landmark buildings as these tend to locate the image too precisely, to give it too rigid a context. While the images rely on the material world they now exist as objects in themselves.

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They are simple photographs of things that were notable at the time, and they were photographed to see what they would look like.

 

Railway Carriage, Midland
Railway Carriage, Midland
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Film Crew Shadow, Fremantle
Film Crew Shadow, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Office Wall, Milligan St, Perth
Office Wall, Milligan St, Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Green Office, Fremantle
Green Office, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Wall, North Fremantle
Wall, North Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Brick Wall, Northbridge
Brick Wall, Northbridge
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Graffiti, Fitzroy
Graffiti, Fitzroy
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Containers, Fremantle
Containers, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Containers, Fremantle
Containers, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Shadow, Collingwood
Shadow, Collingwood
Shadow, Railway Bridge, Fremantle
Shadow, Railway Bridge, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Shadow, Westgate Mall, Fremantle
Shadow, Westgate Mall, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Shadow, North Perth
Shadow, North Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Tree Shadow, Murray St, Perth
Tree Shadow, Murray St, Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Cycists, Perth
Cycists, Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Park Shadow, Harbourtown, Perth
Car Park Shadow, Harbourtown, Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Powerline, Collingwood
Powerline, Collingwood
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Sign & Door, Collingwood
Sign & Door, Collingwood
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Factory, Spearwood
Factory, Spearwood
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Yard, Victoria Park
Car Yard, Victoria Park
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Warehouse, West Perth
Warehouse, West Perth
Flats, Fremantle
Flats, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Flats, Fremantle
Flats, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Fire Escape, West Perth
Fire Escape, West Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Railway Footbridge, North Fremantle
Railway Footbridge, North Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Shops, Victoria St, Richmond
Shops, Victoria St, Richmond
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Shops, Chapel St, Prahran
Shops, Chapel St, Prahran
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Apartments, Northbridge
Apartments, Northbridge
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Park, Prahran
Car Park, Prahran
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Coles Car Park, Fremantle
Coles Car Park, Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Park, Prahran
Car Park, Prahran
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Rooftop Cinema, Northbridge
Rooftop Cinema, Northbridge
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Park Entrance, Northbridge
Car Park Entrance, Northbridge
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Wall, Harbourtown, West Perth
Wall, Harbourtown, West Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Fire Hydrant, Car Park, Northbridge
Fire Hydrant, Car Park, Northbridge
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Rooftop Cinema, Northbridge
Rooftop Cinema, Northbridge
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Shops, Chapel St, Prahran
Shops, Chapel St, Prahran
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Shops, Chapel St, Prahran
Shops, Chapel St, Prahran
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Park Wall, Perth
Car Park Wall, Perth
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Park Wall, Perth-City
Car Park Wall, Perth-City
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Jetty, Coogee
Jetty, Coogee
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Diving Platform, Coogee
Diving Platform, Coogee
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Power Station, Coogee
Power Station, Coogee
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Power, Station, Coogee
Power, Station, Coogee
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
The Big Store, Prahran
The Big Store, Prahran
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Adelaide House, Midland
Adelaide House, Midland
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Railway Shed, Midland
Railway Shed, Midland
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Car Park, Midland
Car Park, Midland
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Rear of Businesses, Midland
Rear of Businesses, Midland
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
Windows, North Fremantle
Windows, North Fremantle
Stuart Peel, Photographer, Artist. Urban landscape, fine art & travel photography.
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