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Adam Ferguson: Big Sky

About The Book

Adam Ferguson began photographing Australia’s interior in 2013 in an attempt to dispel sentimental and outdated narratives around the ‘Outback’—a place central to the identity and development of modern day Australia. His photographic survey, made over a 10-year period, depicts fading traditional events, shrinking small towns, Aboriginal connection to Country, the impacts of globalisation and the adversity of climate change to illustrate the complex realities of contemporary life in the ‘Outback’. Publisher’s Info

Book:
-> Big Sky

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Wendy Clarke, 59, Kokatha Country, Andamooka, South Australia, 2020. © Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson - Big Sky -Bildersturm Blog
Dwayne John, off-siding a commercial kangaroo shooter, Adnyamathanha Country, Plumbago Station, South Australia, 2017. © Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson - Big Sky -Bildersturm Blog
The annual Come by Chance Christmas Tree party, Weilwan Country, New South Wales, 2018. © Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson - Big Sky -Bildersturm Blog
Cousin sisters Shauna and Bridget Perdjert, Kardu Thithay Diminin Clan and Murrinhpatha language group, Kardu Yek Diminin Country, Air Force Hill, Wadeye, Northern Territory, 2023. © Adam Ferguson

About The Artist

Adam Ferguson (b.1978) is an Australian artist living on Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in Photography at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University and is currently a Master of Fine Arts research candidate at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology School of Art. Ferguson began his career working as a photojournalist covering the U.S led war in Afghanistan and has since worked internationally exploring narratives around conflict and displacement.

Artist:
-> Adam Ferguson

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Contract shearers from Longreach George Smith, 50 and his son Conan Wakefield, 30, Iningai Country, Marchmont Station near Ilfracombe, Queensland, 2017. © Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson - Big Sky -Bildersturm Blog
Environmental degradation and the release of dirty water by Water NSW caused the largest ever fish kill on the Baaka/Darling river, Minandichi/Menindee, Barkandji Country, New South Wales, 2023. © Adam Ferguson

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Pintupi-Luritja Lutheran Pastor Simon Dixon, Ikuntji/Haast Bluff, Arrernte Country, Northern Territory, 2023. © Adam Ferguson
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Swollen Warrego River, Kunja Country, Cunnamulla, Queensland, 2022. © Adam Ferguson

About The Publisher

Founded in 2012, GOST Books is an independent visual arts and photography publisher based in London.

Publisher:
-> GOST Books

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Big Sky by Adam Ferguson published by GOST Books in September 2024. Link.

Header Photo: Chairs secured from flooding, Iningai Country, Lake Huffer Station, Queensland, 2017 © Adam Ferguson

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