Tandanya is to host the launch of

Portraits from a Land Without People
Saturday 25th July at 2.30pm
Guest speakers to include John Odgen (author)

RSVP by 20th July on 08 8224 3200 or tandanya@tandanya.com.au

Portraits from a Land Without People is the most comprehensive snthology of photographs to document Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture yet produced. It charts the photographic history of Indigenous Australia from the first Photographs by Douglas T. Kilburn in 1847 through to the Prime Minister's ' Apology' in 2008.

Proceeds from this project go to the Jimmy Little Foundation's national initiatives dedicated to improving Indigenous health, particularly kidney disease. Jimmy Little has dedicated himself to making a positive contribution to Indigenous health in remote areas where kidney failure runs as much as fifty times the national average.

Portraits from a Land Without People celebrates the richness, diversity and resilience of Indigenous culture. www.aboriginalportraits.com

"The images compiled for 'Portraits from a Land Without People' are but a window into the Indigenous society. The challenge for those who read this collection is to look beyond the window and gaze into the heart and soul of the nation." Patrick Dodson

"This collection of photographs is a catalogue of past wrongs, a celebration of Aboriginal empowerment and a testament to Aboriginal survival." Larissa Behrendt

"The book has an authenticity that dwarfs most attempts in film, television and print to tell the Aboriginal story of the last two centuries... It is a raw story. It stands on its own and yet pays its respect to so many others who looked through a lens along this long road." Jeff McMullen

"I think this is a magnificent book...as important a book as anything that's been published in Australia for years." Phillip Adams