Below are some more images in the ongoing series of suburban architecture at Victor Harbor in South Australia. These photos, which were made just prior to the Covid-19 lockdown whilst I was on an early morning poodlewalk with Kayla. They are part of photography as placemaking.
This is at a time when the global digital photographic market is contracting and stagnating, resulting in Olympus selling off their camera business (a Micro 4/3 system) to a private equity firm. Covid-19 has increased the stagnation as it has bought photography to more or less a standstill since February 2020. One consequence is that there will inevitably be more consolidation in the camera industry and that the emphasis of my photography is on the local due to national travel restricted and international travel untenable. There will be more walking locally.
This white house is on the western end of The Esplanade. It overlooks the beach, is opposite a caravan park and it is near the mouth of the ephemeral Inman River. Kayla and I often walk past it on the return leg of the walk that we do along the Esplanade beach from Kent Reserve.
This house is at the other end of The Esplanade and it looks out to Granite Island.
The suburban house below is in Hayborough, which is east of the Hindmarsh River. The spacious garden is an indication of old Victor Harbor as most of the modern blocks are now much smaller. The blocks of land for sale these days are tiny--just enough to fit a suburban-style house on.
The house below with its broken fence is on Franklin Parade in Encounter Bay. It is opposite this one. I have watched the fence slowly fall apart throughout this year. A new white picket fence has just been put up in the last week or so.
The local walking has continued during the Covid-19 restrictions. Most of the time during the mass isolation period I have been exploring the bushland. However, I have continued exploring the suburban architecture series along Franklin Parade in the early morning:
This period is one of respite and a time for reflection about photography. One response has been for my photography to go increasingly online beyond the blog.