documentary photography
We’re still in stage 4 lockdown here in Melbourne, with 5km restrictions still in place. I decided to capture some of the stark scenes in the CBD.
Finders Street Station
Bourke Street Mall
Swanston Street
Flinders Street Station
Last Friday I attended the Climate Strike in Melbourne. Organisers say roughly 100,000 people filled Treasury Gardens and Spring Street - dwarfing the crowd that attended a strike in March.
Almost 300,000 people marched in cities across Australia for the coordinated rallies - as part of the global movement - but Melbourne hosted the largest turn out.
The energy was incredible as droves of office workers, public servants, tradies, mothers and babies, and politicians joined the protest.
Here are a few of my favourite images from the day. Enjoy!
As part of ongoing documentary project ‘The Typeset’, Leanne Franks and I have collaborated to share our passion for old signs that have been preserved on building walls for long periods of time. The signage may have been preserved for nostalgic appeal or simply forgotten by their owner. We have set out to capture the ghost signs of Melbourne in all their unique beauty. Here is one from Burke Street in Melbourne’s CBD.
You can see more from the series here http://www.lesleybourne.com/ghost-signs/
