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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 Finalist
Brungle elder Buddy Freeman and grandson, stand in the hollow of a 300 year old River Redgum on the common in Brungle on the Nimbo Creek. Sixty years earlier, Buddy recalls using the tree as a change-room when the creek was running, but today, the Nimbo Creek has had its flow restricted by the placement of a 'choke' at the junction of the creek and the Tumut River. This initiative was put in place without the consultation of the Brungle community, and its aim is to accelerate the flow of the Tumut River to irrigators downstream. This has created substantial environmental problems for the aquatic life of the Nimbo Creek, and has placed added stresses on the population of river red-gums along this water course.
In its second year at the National Portrait Gallery, and for the first time touring to other venues, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 continues to present surprising perspectives on the nature of contemporary portrait photography.
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