Journey Photographic

January 21, 2012

Reflections, Melbourne Exhibition Centre

Picture of reflection of ship and people, Door 5, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Australia

Reflections, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia

One of my favourite features of modern public architecture is the way their sheer amount of glass creates endless opportunities for playing with reflections, blurring spatial relationships and the boundaries between interior and exterior. And when you get take a building like the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and put a sailing ship right in front of it, the possibilities are endless.

(See more pictures from Australia on Journey Photographic here)

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Tags: architecture, black and white, melbourne, melbourne exhibition centre, reflections, street

January 17, 2012

Old Melbourne Gaol, Melbourne

Old Melbourne Gaol, Melbourne, Australia

The Old Melbourne Gaol opened in 1845 (this wing was built in the 1850s), and was the site of the execution of 135 executions, including that of Ned Kelly.

Architecturally, I’m sure you can see similarities to new wing of Kilmainham Gaol, which is not a coincidence – both were constructed in accordance with the leading theories of Victorian prison reform. (It should be noted that, from the stories of both gaols, ‘Victorian prison reform’ didn’t include such niceties as ‘treating prisoners humanely’.)

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Tags: architecture, gaols, melbourne, melbourne gaol, old melbourne gaol

January 9, 2012

Wellington Caves, Australia

Wellington Caves, New South Wales, Australia

And, we’re back! I hope everyone had a great Christmas/Holiday season and New Year. I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone’s blogs. I’m also horribly behind in answering my own comments, but I promise I read and really appreciate every one. Hopefully I should get caught up soon.

Here’s a quick pic from my Christmas holidays, from the Wellington Caves. (That would be Wellington, the small country town in Australia, and not Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, just to clear up any confusion!)

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Tags: caves, new south wales, wellington, wellington caves

October 31, 2011