FotoFreo 2010 e-Newsletter

Issue 6: January 2010

The Clubs, David Dare Parker
commissioned by FotoFreo 2010

Magnum Photos Workshop Fremantle FotoFreo 2010 - BOOKINGS OPEN!

Magnum Photos
The Magnum Workshop Fremantle at FotoFreo 2010 will take place from 15th to 19th of March 2010. Trent Parke, Chien-Chi Chang and David Alan Harvey will lead three workshops to be held at the beautiful and historic Fremantle Arts Centre, a vibrant arts organisation in the centre of Fremantle that runs exhibitions, workshops, residencies and events. The workshops have been scheduled so that participants can also attend the exhibitions and events of FotoFreo 2010.

BOOK ONLINE FOR MAGNUM WORKSHOPS HERE

FotoFreo is offering three scholarships to photographers residing in Western Australia for the Magnum Workshop Fremantle 2010. The scholarships will cover the tuition cost of the five-day workshops. Applicants will be asked to submit 10 images with a narrative, a statement about the images and a biography. Applications will be judged on technical merit, the ability to construct a narrative and the perceived benefit to the applicant’s career. This initiative is supported by funding from the Department of Culture and the Arts, WA.

APPLY ONLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS HERE

Applications for the workshops and scholarships will open on 18 January 2010. Workshop bookings will close on 28 February. Scholarship applications close on 29 January 2010.

FotoFreo 2010 Registration and Bookings OPEN!

Register now to take advantage of FotoFreo 2010's Mates Rates and benefit from discounts with local businesses during the festival. Registration is free and entitles you to discounted Mates Rates to all ticketed festival events.

Bookings are now open for some of FotoFreo 2010 Workshops, bookings for remaining workshops will open soon.

BOOK ONLINE FOR FOTOFREO WORKSHOPS HERE

Hollywood Portrait Lighting: Classic Shots with David Woolley

Wednesday 31st March
18h30-21h00

Price: Mates Rate $125 Unregistered $150

Photographing Children with Craig Cooper

Monday 5th April 2010
10h00-13h00

Price: Mates Rate $65 Unregistered $85

Exhibition Focus - FotoFreo 2010 Commission Project

David Dare Parker, The Clubs

FotoFreo 2010's commissioned project will look at six of Fremantle's social clubs, which have played such a vital role in the community's history but are now facing declining and ageing membership. Award-winning photojournalist David Dare Parker has produced the exhibition and will combine with writer Ron Davidson to produce a limited edition book, which will be launched during FotoFreo 2010. The FotoFreo newsletter is very proud to bring you a preview of David Dare Parker's The Clubs!

The Clubs

I am sitting at one end of the freshly painted bar at the Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club. It is lunchtime. The bar is busy over all of its 30 metres; as is the café and TAB which in another age was the club library and reading room. I ask my neighbour his name and whether he’d like a drink. His name is Arty and he declines the drink with grace. He hasn’t had a drink since 1970.

Why then does he keep coming to the heartland of Fremantle drinking? He tells me he is 86 and comes to the club whenever he feels like a chat. He chats of taking over his father’s union ticket in 1957 and coming on to the wharf: lumping was a family business then unless you happened to be a footballer. He chats of 400 lumpers’ bikes stacked outside the ferry terminal and not one was stolen; and how wharfies came over to the club for their schooners at lunch or smoko and of the some solid drinking ‘until stumps (11 pm)’ which destroyed Arty’s liver. Also how Paddy Troy, the Fremantle workers’ saint, was black-balled from the club and who did the deed. ‘There was no Commies in the Workers’ Club’ says Arty without explaining why. There were also no women and workers could wear their work hats up to the bar. Now there are women everywhere. The club is flourishing again. However, when ships’ cargoes started to be carried in containers rather than on men’s shoulders, thousands of wharfies and woolies left town. Other clubs closed or became sad places…

© Ron Davidson

The idea for the The Clubs project was dreamt up by FotoFreo Chair and ideas man, Bob Hewitt. Bob had been talking to the manager of the Wyola Club who told him that the local clubs were slowly closing down. Knowing that these social clubs have played such an integral part in the history of Fremantle, Bob Hewitt's idea for the The Clubs project for FotoFreo 2010 was born. David Dare Parker was commissioned by the festival to document the last days of five Fremantle clubs - Wyola Club Fremantle, The Buffalo Club, Fremantle Workers Club, The Navy Club and the Italian Club.

More accustomed to shooting stories in conflict zones David was challenged taking photographs in the gentle atmosphere of the clubs. After spending time in all of them he soon focused on the spirit of the members who are the soul of these places. Although each club has its own atmosphere and identity David found a connecting theme around the essence of the people who go there. The clubs have always provided a sense of community and culture for their members as well as cheap meals and drinks and social events. David Dare Parker's The Clubs is a sensitive documentation of these important Fremantle social institutions.

Walkley Award winner David Dare Parker has photographed for many national and international magazines throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Australasia. Publications include LeMonde, Stern, L'Express, Focus, Australian Geographic, The Bulletin and Time Magazine.

Recent projects include coverage of East Timor’s struggle to gain independence and Indonesia’s first steps towards democracy. In January 2002 he was asked to co-ordinate a safety awareness course for Afghan Journalists in Peshawar, Pakistan for the International Federation of Journalists. During April and May of 2003 he was the Official War Photographer for the Australian War Memorial during Operation Falconer of the Second Gulf War.

In 2004 he was appointed journalist in residence at Murdoch University. He has also worked extensively in film, television and the performing arts. Clients include Perth Theatre Company, Black Swan Theatre, the WA Opera Company, Bell Shakespeare Company, ABC TV, Film Australia and the Australian Ballet.

You can see more of David Dare Parker's work HERE .

The Clubs, David Dare Parker	The Clubs, David Dare Parker

FotoFreo 2010 Volunteer Programme

The FotoFreo festival is a month long event that relies on a large number of volunteers. There are a wide range of opportunities within the festival including Exhibition Coordination, Technical Assistance, Administration, Functions Staff and Festival Documentation. The festival offers some great rewards to our volunteers so come and join us for FotoFreo 2010!

VOLUNTEER REWARDS & BENEFITS
• informal breakfast with guests of the festival
• free portfolio reviews
• A FotoFreo festival T-shirt
• Nikon gifts for selected volunteers
• FotoFreo Mates discounts to festival events
• FotoFreo Mates discounts with selected festival partners
• 1 free ticket to 1 projection
• A personalised certificate of acknowledgement and appreciation
• Volunteers completing 20 hours of time will be considered for free participation in 1 of the paid workshops (not including Magnum Workshops)
• Students at Central Institute of Technology will get credits towards Professional Practice requirements
• Volunteers party at the conclusion of the festival

FotoFreo ♥'s our Volunteers - let us introduce you to some of the team

Elizabeth McCaig

Elizabeth McCaig, Volunteer Coordinator
Elizabeth graduated with an advanced diploma of photography from Central TAFE in 2008 and has been volunteering, working with the installation team, assisting with the administration of various competitions and managing the source file for PCP (Perth Centre for Photography) throughout 2009. Elizabeth has been working with the FotoFreo Fringe team coordinating more than 100 submissions, venues and artists in preparation for 2010. Delighted with the response, she takes pride in inspiring and building the confidence of emerging artists. Now Elizabeth has taken on the role of Volunteer Coordinator for 2010 and is looking forward to the challenge of building a successful FotoFreo 2010 Volunteer Team. Elizabeth will be exhibiting Out of the Blue at the Rottnest Lodge on Rottnest Island as part of FotoFreo 2010 Fringe Festival.

Seng Mah, Fringe Coordinator & Lyle Branson, Installations Coordinator
FotoFreo extends our sincere thanks to Organising Committee members Seng Mah (The Snap Shooter), Fringe Coordinator who has coordinated this year's epic FotoFreo 2010 Fringe Festival and Lyle Branson, Installations Coordinator who is in charge of the festival's hanging committee and is already hard at work planning the hanging of FotoFreo 2010's core exhibitions. Seng and Lyle were a bit shy and didn't provide us with a photo but you will be able to see Seng Mah's exhibition Sons of Ganga at The Cracked Gallery and Drawing-76 by Lyle Branson and Amy Vinicombe at Mojo's Bar in Fremantle during FotoFreo 2010 Fringe Festival.

Gitte Eyres

Gittes Eyres, Volunteer
Gitte is a qualified tour guide and has recently completed an events course. She is passionate about photography and coming from a rural background, brings with her a practical approach to life and a deep love of the land. Gitte has been instrumental in creating some of our Fringe hubs and spreading the word for FotoFreo and Fringe 2010. Most recently she has joined the Volunteer Committee and will be assisting in the coordination of volunteers for the many activities and events planned for 2010. Gitte will show her exhibition Belonging to the Land with Wendy Thorne at Altus Real Estate as part of the FotoFreo 2010 Fringe.

Sponsor Spotlight

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle is FotoFreo's preferred hospitality partner. The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle is privately owned and prides itself in the simple, elegant and relaxed surroundings it has to offer, with warm, friendly and professional service. The uniqueness of its Heritage and Colonial architecture blends with the character of the historical port and the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour. To receive discounted rates during FotoFreo quote FF2010 when making your booking.

Fitzgerald Photo Lab
Fitzgerald Photo Lab is one of FotoFreo's most loyal sponsors having supported us since the birth of the festival. With over 30 years of industry knowledge and highly trained staff - you can be assured you are employing the best the industry has to offer. Fitzgerald caters to both traditional film based jobs and the latest cutting edge digital technology. Check out Fitzgerald's work at FotoFreo 2010 - they will print VANITAS by Annet van der Voort, Fremantle Clubs by David Dare Parker and Slab City by Claire Martin.

RTRFM

RTRFM
FotoFreo is delighted to welcome on board RTRFM who are presenting FotoFreo 2010's Incite programme. RTRFM is a community radio station based in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia and broadcast to most of the wider metropolitan area. RTRFM is at 92.1 on the FM band of your radio, or you can listen online here. Incite: Stirring thoughts about Photography is your chance to learn and think about all the latest moves in photography and debate the issues with Australian and international movers and shakers and leading commentators. Stay tuned to RTRFM!

EPSON
Epson is a leading supplier of quality imaging products to the printing, imaging and photography markets. Epson is committed to creating ground-breaking technologies that enable you to exceed your vision. At FotoFreo 2010 EPSON is supporting our girls and will print Stranded for Amy Stein, Tears in the Congo for Jean Chung and an exhibition to be confirmed for Carrie Levy.

Fujifilm
Fujifilm has joined FotoFreo 2010 to print exhibitions silence: the west australian wheatbelt by Brad Rimmer and WAR by ºSouth. By sponsoring FotoFreo, Australia's most important professional photography networking event, Fujifilm supports photographers in exhibiting their creative work and will showcase one of their premium products, Fujiflex Crystal Archive.

Rottnest Island Authority & Rottnest Business Community
For the first time on Rottnest Island FotoFreo is holding a core exhibition Yiloga! Tiwi Footyby Peter Eve and Monica Napper and fringe exhibitions by our Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth McCaig and Oliver Cardona. Rottnest Island Authority and Rottnest Business Community have been highly generous helping us organise these island based events which FotoFreo is very excited about. We hope everyone will be able to visit these exhbitions on Rottnest during FotoFreo 2010!

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