Image: The Argyle Stairs 1930 to 2008
This image had a real twist in the making. We recently visited Sydney and met with Fiona from the National Library for an interview, on the way home we stopped on the southern side of the harbour bridge to wander around and photograph various sites. This image was taken of the Argyle steps in the rocks. On return home we found that the same image was taken of this policeman in the exact location during the 1930's.
Heres the original image
Perfect to do a rehash for Re-Picture Australia.
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This image had a real twist in the making. We recently visited Sydney and met with Fiona from the National Library for an interview, on the way home we stopped on the southern side of the harbour bridge to wander around and photograph various sites. This image was taken of the Argyle steps in the rocks. On return home we found that the same image was taken of this policeman in the exact location during the 1930's.
Heres the original image:
<a href="http://collection.hht.net.au/firsthhtpictures/picturerecord.jsp?recno=31215">collection.hht.net.au/firsthhtpictures/picturerecord.jsp?...</a>
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17.10.09 — kee00
Nice images. I will start insert new images in your web site.
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01.10.09 — kumartinku
This image had a real twist in the making. We recently visited Sydney and met with Fiona from the National Library for an interview, sach as its a blog is very good.
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24.06.09 — Smith
I really gathered much from this.Thanks for sharing.
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20.06.09 — jhollinger
This picture gives me the sensation that I am peering down a time portal, as I look down the stairs, and that I can travel to another era at the end and go through a door into the 1930s. Very tasteful and well done.
21.06.09 — Rossco
Many thanks for your kind words. Im really amazed at how much this image has stirred people.Im a happy photographer indeed to have acheived that with this image,
Cheers
Rossco
15.05.09 — hollys
Wow, congratulations!
Dear Ross, I had you pegged as a favorite early on in the Re-Picture Australia project.
The Justice and Police Museum contributed the original photograph from their collection of 130,000 negatives created by NSW Police between 1912 and 1964. It’s great to see such a fresh take on this iconic image from the ‘City of Shadows Sydney Police Photographs 1912-1948’ publication.
For further inspiration visit our blog, http://blogs.hht.net.au/justice
or the museum’s photography space in Sydney, www.hht.net.au/museums/justice_and_police_museum
... we also continually add new photographs to our online collection www.hht.net.au/research/picture_collection
Best wishes,
Holly.
19.06.09 — Rossco
Thanks so much for your wonderfull supportive commments Holly. The whole concept both at Repicture and Pool is amazing.
Cheers
Rossco
30.03.09 — Gretchen Miller
this one knocks your socks off.
sat here and said 'wow' out loud (like a crazy person talking to her computer) not once but twice!
it's really impactful on so many different levels - makes you think. a lot.
thanks!
g
30.03.09 — Rossco
Hi G, Thanks so much for your feedback on my image.Im glad you like it.Its funny how often the simplest of images "Just Work".
Cheers
Rossco
29.03.09 — Robby J
I do LUV this image .. I keep coming back to look into it ........
*Do the Best U can Everyday with Evreything In Everyway -Surely this counts for something*
29.03.09 — Rossco
Many thanks for your comment on my image Argyle Stairs, It was interesting how this image come about by sheer chance and has gone onto win a superb competition such as The Pooling Ideas Comp.
Cheers
Rossco
24.03.09 — Pool team
Ah what a great story! How did you find the image of the policeman?
Thanks for the share,
Kate, Pool team
26.03.09 — Rossco
The Image was made available through the Picture Australia "RE-Picture" project through the National Library of Australia. The Picture is courtesy of the Nsw Police Dept.