The small towns scattered across Australia’s seemingly infinite lands, provide a welcome respite from the vast views you are rewarded while driving between the major cities. My ongoing series titled Fresh Coat celebrates both the striking and the commonplace visual elements present throughout regional Australia, despite the subtle signs of ageing and economic decline as urban centres expand, and rural towns shrink in size.
I’d like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I live as an Australian and I wish to pay my respects to Elders past and present.
2014—current