Press
Lost Collective has been covered by national broadcasters, international publications, and Australia's leading photography and culture press. The work has been recognised for its historical value, its contribution to urban heritage documentation, and the community stories it surfaces from places most people never get to see.
Print & Online
The Guardian
Photo Essay — May 2019
"Lost Collective: Photographing the Ghosts of Sydney's Industrial Past"
A full photo essay in The Guardian's Arts & Design section, placing the work in the context of Sydney's industrial legacy and the race to document what remains before it disappears.
Vice / Creators
Feature — 2015
"The scene is bleak and haunting for photographer Brett Patman, whose new project aims to capture historical abandoned buildings before they're gone."
One of the first international features on Lost Collective, published when the project was just three months old. Covered by Vice's arts and culture vertical across Australia and internationally.
Broadsheet
Feature — 2016
An in-depth piece on the motivations behind Lost Collective: the community reactions, the first-hand accounts from people who worked and lived in the places photographed, and what drives the documentation of spaces that would otherwise vanish without record.
Capture Magazine
Feature — 2014
"Brett Patman may well be the luckiest person in Sydney. With a $2 billion transformation in the works, the historical value of this series is only set to grow."
Capture Magazine was the first publication to feature Lost Collective. The interview centred on White Bay Power Station — a location now at the centre of a major redevelopment. Australia's leading professional photography publication, covering gear, technique, and the business of photography.
Sydney Morning Herald
Picture Feature
A picture feature by Fairfax Media, one of two SMH features covering the Lost Collective archive. Read more: Sydney Morning Herald Picture Feature.
Smith Journal
Coverage of the Hotel Motel 101 series, alongside Broadsheet, Suitcase Mag, and the Daily Mail.
Television & Radio
7News Sydney
TV Feature
A television feature with journalist Samantha Brett exploring the Lost Collective archive and the decade-long project to document Sydney's abandoned places before demolition or development removes them permanently.
ABC Radio National — Life Matters
Radio Interview — February 2016
A conversation with Cassie McCullagh on ABC Radio National's Life Matters program, exploring the ethics and motivations of urban exploration, and what drives photographers to document forgotten spaces. Recorded alongside Tim Frawley from Abandoned Australia.
ABC Hobart
Radio Interview
"Have you ever seen an old abandoned building and wanted to get inside and see more? Lost Collective's Brett Patman explores old abandoned buildings, including the Terminus Hotel in Sydney — he goes in (legally) and takes detailed photos; he also seeks information from the community to find out who worked and lived in the buildings."
An interview with Sarah Mashman of 936 ABC Hobart on the project's approach to community history and heritage documentation.
ABC Central West
Radio Interviews — Multiple
Multiple interviews with Kia Handley of ABC Central West, covering the Regional NSW series including Blayney Abattoir, Bathurst Gasworks, and Kandos Cement Works. Read more.
Photography Press
My Nikon Life
Feature — "Lost and Found"
Featured by Nikon Australia's photography community platform, with a focus on the Japan series and the role of technical craft in long-exposure, low-light architectural photography. Read more.
Awards & Recognition
2016 National Trust Heritage Award — Highly Commended
Multimedia Category — National Trust Australia (NSW)
Lost Collective received a Highly Commended award at the 2016 National Trust Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards in the Multimedia category. The award recognises individuals and organisations committed to preserving Australia's built and cultural heritage — and the role that documentary photography plays in that work.
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