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Kinugawa Kan: A Century of Change in Kinugawa Onsen
Kinugawa Kan opened in December 1942 on the cliffs above the Kinugawa River gorge. It was the first hotel in Kinugawa Onsen to fall in the post-bubble era, ceasing operations in June 1999 with debt...
Series Story - long-form essays
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Wangi Power Station: The Years Gone By
Wangi Power Station as it was in the late 1970s and early 1980s, photographed by former worker Cliff while the station was still operational. Civil works began in 1948; the station opened 7 November 1958; B Station closed 31 October 1986.
What I Learned Shooting Hotel Motel 101
Ever wondered where the idea for Hotel Motel 101 came from? Well, here's a bit of an insight...
24 photographs · 1 min readKandos Cement Works: Ninety-Five Years in the Valley
7 photographs · 1 min readWangi Power Station: Photographs from Inside
7 photographs · 1 min readIndustrial Photography in Sydney: White Bay and Eveleigh
24 photographs · 1 min readBradmill Denim: Inside the Yarraville Mill
24 photographs · 1 min readBehind the Lens - process notes
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Behind the Lens: Wangi Power Station
Brett Patman on multiple visits to Wangi Power Station. The turbine hall, the light through the seasons, and what returning to the...
Behind the Lens: White Bay Power Station
Brett Patman on working inside White Bay Power Station. The thirty-metre boilerhouse, the overhead cranes, and photographing a building that is open...
Available Light
Brett Patman on working with available light in abandoned buildings. Tripods, slow shutter speeds, and why waiting is part of the process.
How I Find the Places
Brett Patman on finding locations for the series. Heritage registers, Google Maps, and the long work of turning a single visit into...
Places - index, by date
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Kinugawa Kan: A Century of Change in Kinugawa Onsen
Kinugawa Kan opened in December 1942 on the cliffs above the Kinugawa River gorge. It was the first...
Wangi Power Station: The Years Gone By
Wangi Power Station as it was in the late 1970s and early 1980s, photographed by former worker Cliff...
Why the calendars stay where they are
Woolla is a hand-built hut on the Deua River near Braidwood. The Davis family lived here from 1927...
Tin City: Built Without Permission in the Dunes
What I Learned Shooting Hotel Motel 101
Ever wondered where the idea for Hotel Motel 101 came from? Well, here's a bit of an insight...
Green Cape Lighthouse on a clear winter night
For a 30 second video, there is quite a lot of story to goes into the making. This...
Kandos Cement Works: Ninety-Five Years in the Valley
Wangi Power Station: Photographs from Inside
Behind the Lens: Wangi Power Station
Brett Patman on multiple visits to Wangi Power Station. The turbine hall, the light through the seasons, and...
Behind the Lens: White Bay Power Station
Brett Patman on working inside White Bay Power Station. The thirty-metre boilerhouse, the overhead cranes, and photographing a...
Available Light
Brett Patman on working with available light in abandoned buildings. Tripods, slow shutter speeds, and why waiting is...
How I Find the Places
Brett Patman on finding locations for the series. Heritage registers, Google Maps, and the long work of turning...