We are very excited to have our former Patron John Swainston join us for another follow up presentation on his wonderful project of Sydney in Lockdown.

“Since March 2020 John Swainston has documented ‘Sydney Locked Down.’ After two waves of COVID ran through NSW in 2020, he thought the project might be done. As 2020 flexed into 2021 and then Omicron heralded-in 2022 the project kept being extended. In this presentation John reflects on a broader message of documentary record as well as updating part of the presentation he gave St. George in 2021. He will also use other documentary projects he has undertaken to illustrate the talk.

He’s started revisiting the people and places in Sydney Locked Down to tell more of the stories of what happened since his original photographs were made. John shares thoughts on how he might have approached things differently, given what this more than two-year project involved and with the benefit of hindsight. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the planning and decisions required to cover a major story or documentary record of something or someone. The presentation will be followed by a facilitated discussion in which members can share their own experiences, learnings and the changes that have been involved in subsequent work.”