Amanda Brown does not confine herself to any one area in the media of Photography, “I observe and document whatever is happening at the time,” she says. “Over the years I have built up a series of work ranging from landscape, industrial, social documentation to portraiture and streetscape.
“One series of industrial images is titled ‘Vanishing City’. I have spent a lot of time over the years documenting the changes to the inner landscape of the city of Perth. In a sense this is a vanishing city. We are so used to seeing the demolition we never stop to question why. Redevelopment after redevelopment: it never stops until most of the original buildings that shaped the city are gone. Over the years the opinion has been, ‘If it is old, tear it down,’ without considering the heritage of future generations.
“’Ship to Sea’ documents the Fremantle Wharf from the train, and the view to the wharf from abandoned buildings on the near streets. I spent a long time documenting military from around the world (especially American warships), rallies against their visits, the Wharfies strike, and also just the general life of the place itself. Unfortunately, I cannot photograph on the wharf itself anymore for security reasons, so I have had to adjust to another way of viewing, and still film a place that I find very fascinating.”
American
Cowboy
Power
For more checkout www.fotomethodika.com.
