Returned Serviceman, Wollongong 2021

• Photographer
  John McManus
• Technical Info
  Canon R5 Ef24-105mm Is L
• Photo Date
  25.4.2021

An elderly soldier sheltering from the rain, pictured at a local ceremony on ANZAC Day, 2021. I had originally obtained his permission to make a portrait from side on, shooting through the passenger window of the car. A little later, when I realised a better opportunity had presented itself from front on, I asked, by pointing at the camera, if I could take another shot, and received a friendly nod. Just as I lifted the camera to my eye the young boy appeared, admiring the vehicle, and I jumped at chance to include a candid element in the portrait.

Born in 1972; graduated from Macquarie University in 1995 (B.A. Mass Communications). Moved to the country in 1996. Began caring for my parents, in Sydney, in 2001. Have lived with bipolar disorder since an early age, am now receiving a pension. A highlight, photographically speaking, has been the solo exhibition I recently held at the Wollongong Art Gallery: "The Charm of Things Hidden In Plain View". Also love poetry and composing music in various genres.