{"id":497843,"date":"2026-02-23T01:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/497843\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:17:15","slug":"disposable-cameras-in-focus-for-perth-photography-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/497843\/","title":{"rendered":"Disposable cameras in focus for Perth photography project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The nostalgic clicking, whirring sound of winding up a disposable camera conjures up memories of a time before highly curated social media photo shoots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">When one-hour photo express kiosks were on every corner, and the perfect family holiday photos were completely left to chance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two men play chess on an outdoor table, where others are playing in the background\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bb9ce3f73db6cff001f7872a5ee408f8.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The project encouraged locals to go out and meet their neighbours. (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two girls stand side by side with their hands in prayer position.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/019ca21141143174a4fb9ca2730bff0e.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The images have been included in an exhibition that celebrates the Perth community. (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A unique exhibition in the inner-city Perth suburb of Northbridge sent 25 disposable cameras to a diverse group of locals with one simple instruction: &#8220;Take five and wind it on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An older woman stands at the bottom of outdoor stairs, with a younger woman and two children standing above her.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6783b4b1b906792c9c9dbeae0a48dd59.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Generations of families have called Northbridge home.\u00a0 (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The project is the brainchild of the Northbridge Common community group, which came up with the idea to encourage locals to meet, mingle and explore the beauty of their suburb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;The idea was take five photos with a theme, whether that be people, places, wildlife or architecture and then pass it on,&#8221; curator Alice Ding says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A girl with long dark pigtails wears a frilly pink dress and knee high white socks with one hand on a large tree.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/760b853c644f51c6f6c866ae60ea420b.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Some participants staged photo shoots in the local park.\u00a0 (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;You see images from inside local businesses, on the street, and then there&#8217;s a lot of beautiful staged photos, but the ones that I love most are the completely candid spontaneous ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes there&#8217;s a bit of blur \u2014 it&#8217;s imperfect, but that&#8217;s what we love because it&#8217;s all about the process.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An asian man stands in front of shelves of bamboo steamers and behind boxes of orange citrus fruit.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1fddd44cc0ebdeee94bb29a1bb16959f.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Local business owners are featured in the photos.\u00a0 (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p>Waves of migration celebrated<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The photographs, shown in public parks and venues across the suburb, celebrate the diversity, food and culture woven into the area through waves of migration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A mosque dome is lit by sunlight, with power line sweeping across the frame and cars in the dark foreground\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deebd6f634b85e1417f72c1e9ed3b08a.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The project showcases multicultural Northbridge. (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Chinese workers settled in the area in the late 1800s and cultivated the swampy areas, later setting up market gardens and grocers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman in an apron smiles as she stands in front of a deli slicer, in front of shelves of cheese.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/80593c192ff1f77dda476a92b51d295d.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Northbridge institution The Re Store opened in 1936, and is still serving up authentic Italian coffee and deli rolls. (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A wave of Greek and Italian migrants called Northbridge home after World War II, bringing delicatessens and cafes with new flavours and aromas like coffee and olive oil.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man in a striped apron stands in front of a brick wall and holds a chef's knife up.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/82c0d7663fde97d2728c76db30cd9ac3.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The project features people in a wide variety of jobs in the community. (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;People will notice a lot of familiar faces within the exhibition. We appreciate the beautiful displays of fresh fruit and vegetables at the local Vietnamese grocer,&#8221; Ms Ding says.<\/p>\n<p>Embracing the imperfect shot<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Ms Ding admits it was tough choosing which images to include in the exhibition. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dozens of photos lie in rows on a wooden lounge room floor.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/768859456a9ca13d81e578e25d9331fc.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The response was so overwhelming that not all of the photos could go on display. (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;We ended up getting them all developed and we spread hundreds of photos \u2026 out on my living room floor,&#8221; she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;It was pure chaos and took four of us hours to fine tune what we wanted to select because there were some incredible photos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beauty in the everyday<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;The process also made us realise how much we have in common as well,&#8221; the curator says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;There are so many things we see every day but don&#8217;t really notice, [it&#8217;s a reminder to] appreciate the beauty in the everyday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman sits on a wooden bench surrounded by pigeons, with one perched on her knee.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c9f3c9e70098d30a8e9d8b1e604f1ee4.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The project captured quiet moments of life around Perth. (Supplied: Northbridge Common)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;We&#8217;re pretty pleased to have created two small zines and a wonderful public banner and we&#8217;re really excited to print out some more and get them up on the walls in Northbridge \u2014 it&#8217;s a great way to meet your neighbours.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The nostalgic clicking, whirring sound of winding up a disposable camera conjures up memories of a time before&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,185503,134,190702,250531,46,8212,250530,250529,250532],"class_list":{"0":"post-497843","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-au","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-disposable-cameras","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-northbridge","17":"tag-northbridge-common","18":"tag-perth","19":"tag-photography","20":"tag-photography-project","21":"tag-take-5-and-wind-it-on","22":"tag-the-re-shop"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}