Government House Book Imagery
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Government House Book Imagery

IN ONE LINE...

Photography for a coffee table book of Government House on Norfolk Island produced by the Australian Government Department of Regional Development and Infrastructure.

TEAMWORK/TOOLS/COLLABORATIONS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT

Work with the appointed Heritage Manager for the UNESCO World Heritage Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area and schedule approved shot lists for the photography for their book publication. Software – Adobe Creative Suite. Cameras & Lighting – various.

Category
Photography
About This Project

This was a photography role for a hard-backed A4+ landscape book that was published by the Australian Government department of Regional Development and Infrastructure. The book was designed by a Government appointed design consultancy and my part of that was simply to provide the present-day photographic imagery. I worked with the KAVHA Heritage Site Manager to create the required and achievable shot list of the house and surrounds and provided a comprehensive collection of imagery taken over a period of weeks in different lighting conditions. My imagery is used and credited throughout, including on the front cover.


DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES

The home is a heritage building that can be quite dark in places and there are many restrictions on moving around in the house and lighting considerations, as well as the fact it is in many ways a living museum so making that into a work space had to be done methodically and respectfully. In order to ensure we had the correct rooms and areas photographed at the correct times of day and night I revisited the property on several occasions and had to arrange a Commonwealth chaperone for each of those visits for security reasons.


IMPACT AND OUTCOMES

The outcome is a beautiful coffee table book that tells the fascinating story of Government House on Norfolk Island in the World Heritage Kingston Area – it is the oldest functioning vice-regal residence in all of Australia. Its impact is in how it can tell that story and Insprint’s contribution to that was to provide clear and striking imagery of the house as it stands today.