Re: The World - Snapshots

A mother teaching her young daughter about how the supermarket trolley works.

The pretty young teenager sharing a meal with her elderly grandmother in an empty restaurant.

The view of the setting sun, through the trees in the dank alleyway.

Re: The World - Suburbs

From Dulwich Hill train station.

Do you hold preconceptions about what might only be 20 minutes on the highway from you?

How much do you really know about the suburbs of Sydney you consider unattractive?

Louise Hawson is a photographer whose work,

For me,

Makes photography look like an art form again -

She sure has some eye!

Her aim is to visit 52 Sydney suburbs in 52 weeks

And glean from each their individual and unique beauty.

She's only just started, so follow her at 52suburbs

And keep her in mind next time you think about Cabramatta or Lakemba or the Block.

Re: The World - Together, Transfixed

The shared excitement, jubilation, sense of freedom.

That's why we have festivals like the Sydney Festival, Mardi Gras, the Big Day Out,

(And the list goes on),

Isn't it?

The beauty of such famous gatherings of people is perhaps not so unexpected.

Regardless of occasion or location, though,

Any congregation of any size

Borne simply out of a mutual interest or common appreciation

Is often so clean and pure

It's surprisingly "beautiful".

Take some time to be a watcher next time.

The World

Is full of unexpected beauty.