Brisbane Goth Picnic 2024

Thanks everyone who participated in photos to capture the day. I was honoured to photograph an event celebrating diversity of subcultures, especially one with such variety of backgrounds and ages. It was also wonderful to see pride welcome and on display.

Below are two links to the images, originals and black and whites.

These will be available until mid August.

Also, I am always looking for free photo collaborations, so if you'd like to enquire about a session please email me at:

hello@talanoaimages.com

Welcome

My name is James. I'm a photographer based out of Moreton Bay, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast areas.

As a child I was fascinated by the art of images, from stills to cinema. To me, their power to tell a story and evoke so many emotions felt almost like magic. And from polaroids and disposable film cameras, to a Hi8 video camera (borrowed from a mate, we could never afford one growing up) I always tried to recreate the images I was seeing.

Years later, and after a very long hiatus, I still believe the art of photography enables us to tell stories that change the way we feel about ourselves and those around us.

Talanoa

A word used in several languages throughout the pacific islands, describes the act of coming together to talk or tell stories, ultimately to build empathy, community and culture.

As the parent of mixed Polynesian children, representation and diversity are things that are important to me, and something I want to help facilitate, and combined with my passion for photography, the result was Talanoa images: story through photography for community. My goal is to work with as wide a group of people as possible to create art that is diverse, and am willing to work with anyone who has a good story to tell. I am especially looking for collaborations with people that identify as members of the Black/Indigenious/People of colour (BIPOC) or LGBTQIA+ communities. I also want to promote body positivity and work with people all shapes and sizes.

Collaboration

I am primarily looking to do TFP collaborations (both the models and the photographer contribute their time and skills without financial exchange, and both receive images for their time). For certain collaborations I rent studio space in Brisbane, or travel to home locations, and I have a small home studio in Moreton bay.

If this resonates with you, please reach out and see if we might be able to collaborate on a new project and tell a story.

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My home studio based in Moreton Bay

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