honorable mention
Ingetje Tadros australia
title
Kennedy Hill
Aboriginal Elders and Leaders are shocked and state that closing down communities is a threat to their people. They believe the impact of such a move will be devastating. Closing down communities means losing connection to the land in which ancient stories are etched. By closing down communities, ancient knowledge that has been passed down through generations will get lost, and people will be lost because of this disconnection that nurtures them physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I decided to concentrate mainly on one community – Kennedy Hill, which I feel is representative of others. There was evidence of extreme poverty; the community was set apart within the wealth of Broome, which is visited by tourists from all over the world.
Since commencing my documentation, four houses, and an office were ‘condemned’ and demolished leaving only seven houses at Kennedy Hill. They are in poor condition, old and unmaintained. Essential services such as water and electricity are barely operational. The Oombulgurri community was evacuated from their country in 2014. People from there moved in with families in Wyndham or became homeless. This is an example of what will happen if other communities are closed.
I believe the photographs I have taken are strong evidence of the struggle for Aboriginal communities undergoing multiple hardships arising from a long history of mistreatment. I want to show the reality of these conditions to raise consciousness and help persuade governments and Australians that things must change. West Australia
She is the recipient of several of photography’s most significant awards. A short list includes the International Loupe Awards (AUS), Black and White Spider Awards (USA), PX3 Competition (Paris), The Juliet Margaret Cameron Award for Women 2013 (UK) and the International Portrait Awards 2013 (USA).
Currently, Ingetje works as a documentary photographer based in Broome on Australia’s vast, beautiful, wild and unforgiving West coast. She works regularly on assignment for some of the world’s most prestigious online and print magazines. Her clients have included, Australian Geographic, The Australian, The Internationalist, News Corp, Getty Images and many more.
Tadros, ethos is rooted in social documentary photography and being a storyteller. Her ongoing documentary photography involves interacting closely in other people’s lives; firstly to tell their stories at a community level and then to provide a conduit for communication between different cultures on a global platform.
She occupies a significant place upon the landscape of photography in Australia and internationally. Her creative vision has been the catalyst for authoring several documentary projects as diverse as leprosy in India to trans-sexuality in Asia and death rituals in Egypt.
Ingetje’s ongoing recent and important work involves documenting the complexities of race and culture of Australia’s indigenous people – the Aboriginals.
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entry description
Kennedy Hill is an Aboriginal community in the remote town of Broome in the Kimberley, in the North West of Australia. The community along with approximately 100-150 Aboriginal communities in Western Australia is part of a sweeping government policy of settlement closure and dissolution of Indigenous Australians.Aboriginal Elders and Leaders are shocked and state that closing down communities is a threat to their people. They believe the impact of such a move will be devastating. Closing down communities means losing connection to the land in which ancient stories are etched. By closing down communities, ancient knowledge that has been passed down through generations will get lost, and people will be lost because of this disconnection that nurtures them physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I decided to concentrate mainly on one community – Kennedy Hill, which I feel is representative of others. There was evidence of extreme poverty; the community was set apart within the wealth of Broome, which is visited by tourists from all over the world.
Since commencing my documentation, four houses, and an office were ‘condemned’ and demolished leaving only seven houses at Kennedy Hill. They are in poor condition, old and unmaintained. Essential services such as water and electricity are barely operational. The Oombulgurri community was evacuated from their country in 2014. People from there moved in with families in Wyndham or became homeless. This is an example of what will happen if other communities are closed.
I believe the photographs I have taken are strong evidence of the struggle for Aboriginal communities undergoing multiple hardships arising from a long history of mistreatment. I want to show the reality of these conditions to raise consciousness and help persuade governments and Australians that things must change. West Australia
about the photographer
Ingetje Tadros was born in Holland and now lives in Broome Australia. In her formative years, Ingetje constantly documented life and people around her. Ingetje extended her photographic practice by combining her passion to travel with photography. Leaving Holland to travel globally Ingetje has photographed exhaustively in scores of countries.She is the recipient of several of photography’s most significant awards. A short list includes the International Loupe Awards (AUS), Black and White Spider Awards (USA), PX3 Competition (Paris), The Juliet Margaret Cameron Award for Women 2013 (UK) and the International Portrait Awards 2013 (USA).
Currently, Ingetje works as a documentary photographer based in Broome on Australia’s vast, beautiful, wild and unforgiving West coast. She works regularly on assignment for some of the world’s most prestigious online and print magazines. Her clients have included, Australian Geographic, The Australian, The Internationalist, News Corp, Getty Images and many more.
Tadros, ethos is rooted in social documentary photography and being a storyteller. Her ongoing documentary photography involves interacting closely in other people’s lives; firstly to tell their stories at a community level and then to provide a conduit for communication between different cultures on a global platform.
She occupies a significant place upon the landscape of photography in Australia and internationally. Her creative vision has been the catalyst for authoring several documentary projects as diverse as leprosy in India to trans-sexuality in Asia and death rituals in Egypt.
Ingetje’s ongoing recent and important work involves documenting the complexities of race and culture of Australia’s indigenous people – the Aboriginals.
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