our beloved aboriginal family

over the past seven years i have participated in & photographed  many indigenous ceremonies & events in the byron bay area,  with great love, honour & repect to the custodians & ancestors of this beautiful country.  these photos are a few of my favorites from these archives, all photos are taken with permission.  

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samuel roberts

april

aunty dulcie, byron bay custodian, australia

whaledreaming elder, elko island, australia

 

 

whale dreaming, the gathering, sydney 2008

WHALEDREAMERS: The Gathering is the story of how an ancient whale dreaming Aboriginal tribe from Southern Australia comes back from the edge of extinction. check out a trailer of the movie here  it’s an awsome movie.

photo : Robert, from Elko Island painted up for whale calling ceremony, bondi beach, n.s.w. australia. september, 2008
I was honored to be a part of its World Premiere , photographing and spending time with the Mirning and Elko island elders.With breathtaking cinematography, the film follows the Mirning people, on a powerful journey, assisted by eighty-five indigenous elders from around the globe, in an historical gathering called to bear witness to their reconnection with their past and their spirit animal totem – the southern right whale

whale dreaming movie premier sydney 2008whale dreaming ceremony, bondi beach, australia, me and bunna laurie

whale dreaming ceremony, bondi beach, australia, me and bunna laurie

 

me mavis and scotty

 

me aunty iris mavis

Mavis, Scott, Iris and me,   sydney whale dreaming movie premier 2008