Me & my shadow: putting one's self in the tourist picture, 2003 / photographed by Doug Spowart

PXE 915

fonds

2003

Graphic Materials, Photographs

431513

2 albums (50 photographs) - 33 x 39 cm (albums), 52 x 36 cm (case)

PXE 915/1 - Essay:
[Colour photo essay of 20 "panels", analysing the relationship between tourism and photography. Contains detailed table of contents and is fully referenced]
PXE 915/2 - Images:
1. Girl posing for boyfriend - Gibson Steps, Victoria. 2002
2. Dad photographs Mum on the Gate of Heavenly Peace - Beijing, China. 1988
3. A child is photographed in Tian'an Men Square - Beijing, China. 1988
4. A tourist assumes a 'Maoist' pose - Gullin, China. 1990
5. Tourists imaging their visit - Bondi Beach, New South Wales. 1998
6. Tourists and "Bufferoo" pose with a kiss - Camooweal, Queensland. 1994
7. A group of Oriental tourists pose before Parliament House - Canberra, ACT. 2000
8. "Popeye" at Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe, Africa. 1994
9. Charlie the 'Big Croc', Doug and Victoria, Darwin. 1996
10. A family photographs at Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe, Africa. 1994
11. Kids being photographed in a head-hole Trompe L'oeil - Nagoya Zoo, Japan. 1990
12. A tourist gets some elevation - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, World Heritage Area, Central Australia. 1985
13. A granite gorge viewing platform - Albany, Western Australia. 1995
14. Tourists photographing the Cazneaux Tree - South Australia. 1994
15. Tourist riding a dragon - trompe l'oeil, Ming Tombs, China. 1990
16. Faking-up a crock[sic] attack in a 'head hole' at a crocodile farm - Darwin. 1988
17. Emu shadow with tourists photographing - Territory Wildlife Park, Darwin. 1998
18. Shadow play on petroglyph animals - Namibia, Africa. 1994
19. A kid prepares to give the "V" sign while being photographed - Gariwerd National Park, Victoria. 1995
20. I photograph a couple using their camera - Gariwerd National Park, Victoria. 1995
21. Fighting photographer's shadows and pandanus - Northern Territory. 1992
22. Tourist mucking about on steam engine memorial - Namibia, Africa. 1994
23. A tourist photographs from the Wolf Creek Meteorite Crater, Western Australia. 1992
24. A tourist photographing the Prison Boab Tree - Derby, Western Australia. 1992
25. Tourists photographing the sunset - Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, World Heritage Area, Central Australia. 1996
26. Photographing and being photographed - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, World Heritage Area, Central Australia. 1996
27. Tourists image a scene - Kakadu National Park, World Heritage Area, Northern Territory. 1992
28. Tourists imaging their visit - Namib Desert, Africa. 1994
29. The Golden Guitar - Tamworth, New South Wales. 1994
30. Tourists photograph friends before Luna Park. 1998
31. Tourists with tripod imaing their visit - Sydney Opera House. 1998
32. Tourists photographing the Great Australian Bight - Western Australia. 1992
33. A tourist image peripheral, Standley Chasm - Northern Territory. 1984
34. A tourist image peripheral, the Devils Marbles - Northern Territory. 1984
35. A tourist image peripheral, Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) - Northern Territory. 1984
36. Taking in the view, resting with feet up - Outback Australia. 1985
37. Tour group shot before a mural - Alice Springs, Northern Territory. 1986
38. Playing with penis shapes - The Pinnacles, Western Australia. 1996
39. Self-portrait before the Bridsville Hotel on race day - Western Queensland. 1989
40. Self-portrait asleep on a coach during a tour - after Steiglitz. 1986
41. Waving away the flies self-portrait - Barry Caves, Northern Territory. 1982
42. Early morning 'scenic' helicopter flight to Lost City, Northern Territory. 1996
43. Three tourists making self-portraits, Queensland/Northern Territory border. 1984
44. Tourist shadow with camera - Central Australia. 1982
45. Shadow on steps - Hammersley Gorge, Western Australia. 1986
46. About to board a Cessna, Mt Barnett Station, Western Australia. 1989
47. Shadow trace - Oxers Lookout, Wittenoom George [ie Gorge], Western Australia. 1989
48. Shadow play with fellow photographer, Central Australia. 1996
49. Shadow play with lizard, Lake Mungo, New South Wales. 1996
50. Headless tourist - Broome, Western Asutralia. 1994

Research & study copies allowed:
Copyright status:: In copyright
Copyright holder:: Doug Spowart
Rights and Restrictions Information:: Permission must be obtained for publication, advertising or political use
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Doug Spowart

Titled from case and title page (1)
Full image list of PXE/2 appears in PXE/1, Panel 20, including copyright details of selected images

"Concepts and photo-images by Doug Spowart" -- typed on title page (1)
"This set of fifty images and accompanying essay is from a limited edition of TEN boxed artist books that were published in 2003. This set is EDITION NUMBER FOUR" -- typed on title page (1)
"Image from folio FOUR of the limited edition of TEN folios ME & MY SHADOW by Doug Spowart c[opyright] 2003" -- typed at lower right of each image (2)
Signed by photographer at lower right of each image (2)
"Posing for the tourist image" -- typed at lower left (2/1-15)
"Viewing platforms, stands and head holes in Trompe L'oeil" -- typed at lower left (2/10-15)
"Humorising [sic] the tourist image" -- typed at lower left (2/16-22)
"The tourist images the scene" -- typed at lower left (2/23-32)
"The view outside the tourist image" -- typed at lower left (2/33-35)
"Self imagineering and portrait" -- typed at lower left (2/41-2)
"Self imagineering and portraits" -- typed at lower left (2/39-40,43)
"Self imagineering and shadow" --typed at lower left (2/44-50)