Ante Badzim - Middle Beauty at VANDAL

Thursday afternoon I rang my friend Rod and asked him if he would like to come along to an exhibition of pictures taken in the Middle East. Now Rod often seems-to-be flying around the world shooting historic Muslim Architecture with a large format film camera - so no surprise, he said 'I'll see you there'. Of course who hasn't been seduced by the idea of travelling and seeing the ancient architecture of these sun drenched lands? Unfortunately I've only managed a transfer at Dubai airport so I needed to be doing my tour by proxy.. I was looking forward to seeing Ante Badzim's exhibition Middle Beauty.

The exhibition presents exotic, sparsely peopled landscapes, traditional Middle Eastern cityscapes, Muslim architectural interior spaces and even a camelscape.. All in beautifully rendered, muted tones with the occasional colour splash or a deeper contrast. It's all exactly what you might hope to find as a traveller; but without the prerequisite photography skills, I suspect mere mortals might try to find and fail. Which makes this show a must visit for me. One of my favourite shots was the goat picture Ante is standing in front of above. Windswept, tranquil, beautiful, natural, everything just right. Ante does a great job of blending the varied elements of the Middle East, landscape, towns, structures, history into a glorious journey of photography and light. Myself, my mate Rod, and it seems everyone else enjoyed the show too. On until the 7th of June - VANDAL 16-30 Vine St. Redfern, Sydney.

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