Any project such as this one, which involves a cast of volunteers is to be congratulated. That it is undertaken by a body of people who are in the process of learning their trade makes it doubly so! The Site Unseen publication is a vehicle for many things. Along with providing a showcase of contemporary student photography in Western Australia, it is a learning process for all those involved and a marketing tool for all who are featured in it. In addition 'Site Unseen' is a testament to the efforts of the teaching and student bodies at the various Educational Institutes.
Like most artistic pursuits, photography has no end in it's learning, and I urge all future students who may view this body of work to recognise that it represents merely a starting point in the journey which is photography.
As photography faces the challenges and opportunities that come with an acceleration in technological advancement, we are reminded that it is the photographer's responsibility to expand the breadth of their experience and to explore different ways of viewing the world we live in.
Photographs are largely an expression of the world as seen through one persons eyes, and while we, the viewer may not necessarily relate to the image before us, we are nonetheless enriched by the opportunity to 'see' from another's point of view.
Indeed there is much to be admired about the quality of work within the covers of this book. More often than not, unrestricted by the parameters of a commercial world, we are privy to the imaginations and creative directions of tomorrow's photographers and photographic artists. Photography is an interpretation in more ways than one and this record will provide an archive of the interpretations of the time. When viewed in conjunction with past and subsequent volumes, we will find a history of where photography thought it was going.
I would like to congratulate all those responsible for the Site Unseen publication and the students whose work has been chosen to feature within it.
TONY HEWITT cpp m.photog fnzipp
WA State President AIPP
Any project such as this one, which involves a cast of volunteers is to be congratulated. That it is undertaken by a body of people who are in the process of learning their trade makes it doubly so! The Site Unseen publication is a vehicle for many things. Along with providing a showcase of contemporary student photography in Western Australia, it is a learning process for all those involved and a marketing tool for all who are featured in it. In addition 'Site Unseen' is a testament to the efforts of the teaching and student bodies at the various Educational Institutes.
