Faces of the Outback Archives - Peter MacDonald Photo

Old Shearers

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On November 10, 2020
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In an ideal world the bar that drives the shears could have been better positioned but this was not a posed shot. I was more interested in framing the photo to include the dog, the window and the sponteneity of the two old shearers in conversation. It is one of my favorite images from the […]

Buggered!

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 25, 2015
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25-thousand sheep brought in from all parts of a 10-thousand square kilometre station, shorn over 40 days and on their way back to the paddocks. The last day of this mammouth task shows in the eyes and stance of the station manager who’s orchestrated it all….until the same time next year. Simon Robinson, Commonwealth Hill […]

Faces of the Outback

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On April 17, 2012
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The Ringer from “the Peake”. Aaron’s a boy from Sydney who’s finding working on a Kidman outstation on the Ooodnadatta Track a lot more interesting than city life.

The Game

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On April 4, 2012
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This picture needs little explanation. It was taken at the William Creek gymkhana, a gather of families from cattle stations along the Oodnadatta Track. The boys certainly were not out of place in their outfits. Chips off the old block as the saying goes.

The Deal

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On October 4, 2011
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Not quite as tall as a truck tyre…..yet there’s some serious wheeling and dealing going on. Little big men, even dressed for the part.

Faces of the Outback

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On September 26, 2011
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One of many Outback characters at the Maree races and bronco branding.

Faces of the Outback

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 25, 2011
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Cattleman, Mundowdna Station, Outback South Australia, Portrait

Cattleman. Ian Litchfield, Mundowdna Station near Marree, northern South Australia.

Faces of the Outback

Posted by webmaster
On May 3, 2010
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A pensive moment before the race. Outback Race meeting. Canon 20D, Lens Canon EF28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM. f8 @ 1/1000 sec, ISO 200, focal length 300 mm hand held

The Other Face of the Outback

Posted by webmaster
On September 15, 2009
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Simon is a driller working on a massive rig out on the plains east of the Flinders Ranges. He’s part of a crew drilling deep into the earth’s crust to find hot rock that may one day soon produce vast amounts of environmentally clean electricity. Simon was a gold miner in Zimbabwe employing 300 people […]

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