Hi, I am a photo journalist from Hamburg, Germany, working on a photo project on Aboriginal Australians and dementia.
Australia, Germany
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Aurora looking at exhibition of Donald Thomson's photos of Lamalama people Cape York at Bunjalika today http://yfrog.com/1696996163j
Happy to say that this project is now being funded by yet another grant, a project grant by VG Bild-Kunst in Germany.
Back in Oz for another research trip on my photo project on Aboriginal Australians and dementia. Making y way up to the north end of QLD.
Back home in Hamburg after a 33 hour journey. Will be back in Oz in July, planning to visit remote communities in the Top End and Kimberleys
@carllsons Oh, yes, piece of it. Being culturally aware and sharing traditions are very important for being accepted by the Aboriginals.
Made some interesting contacts in Alice. Tomorrow I will leave for Sydney, meet Jacqui of @ReportageSydney and my artist friend Steve Lopes.
In Alice Springs where only today the rain had stopped after days of down-pour. The Todd River is a river again. In 2009 they had 0 rain.
http://twitpic.com/167701 Portrait of Monty O´Toole with Beaver Lennon in the back, 2 of only 3 male residents at UAC in Coober Pedy.
http://twitpic.com/1676jc Spiritual healer at work.At Umoona Aged Care a couple of residents have sophisticated magical and spiritual power.
http://twitpic.com/1675yt Mrs Brown receiving a dose of oxygen. In 1953 she was victim to UK atomic tests, had cancer and to date asthma.
http://twitpic.com/1674wi After cooking for about 1 hr in hot ashes the highly prized Malu Wipu is ready. I also had my share.
http://twitpic.com/1674kd Kangaroo tail, cooked the traditional way. First the hair are burnt & scraped off, tails are straightened again.
http://twitpic.com/15fbmw Billy & his carer Jamie at The Breakaways, a majestic landscape near Coober Pedy. Old man´s memories come 2 life.
More magic: Billy told carer he´d meet his wife in hospital hallway. He was right. Jamie & his Finnish fiancée will get married this Sunday.
UACAC is next to the hospital and full of magic. Elders said "It´s gonna be busy there" right b4 ambulance went out to get many injured ppl.
Tomorrow morning the female elders at Umoona Age Care will prepare Malu Wipa, kangaroo tail, the traditional way in open fire.
http://twitpic.com/15ewcr Beaver Lennon at Ten Miles Creek. At Umoona Aged Care they like to take their Elders out into the bush.