Naked Portrait & Nude 1994-1999
I prefer the term naked portrait to nude, but for web clarity I use the word nude
These images were made in the period 1994 to 1999 in the Western Australian Main Karri Belt. This work marks my leaving the studio environment and returning to photography in natural light. During this period the majority of my photographic work was the documentation of the defense and destruction of the karri forestPrints are for sale as fine limited edition archivally processed silver gelatine prints in rag board mats
Gardner 08 State Forest, January 1999
The tree really was that big. The dimensions are: widest diameter 4.07 metre, circumference around butresses 14.03 metres
The timber turned out to be "useless" and now lies on the forest floor. I have heard that a video recording was made of Wayne Crombie-Wilson felling the tree to be kept as a trophy
Regarding the logging of Gardner 08 State Forest, Peter Beatty, CALM Planning Officer for this block stated "This [Gardner 08] was the most ancient and pristine area [of karri forest] we had. We decided to log it because the timber industry was locked out of Jane and Giblett Forests by protests."
Images copyright John Austin and Rae Starr