Goyder's Line in Kodachrome
Colin Avery and the Origins of Colour Photography in Australia, 1941-1944
$57.29
- Paperback
154 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2025
Summary
This book displays images from the earliest known collection of Kodachrome colour photographs in Australia, and one of the earliest internationally.
Colin Avery was one of the first photographers to use this revolutionary new film type, which marked the beginning of modern colour photography.
He exposed thirteen rolls of Kodachrome during the Second World War, between 1941 and 1944, documenting in intimate detail life on his family’s isolated farm and its surrounding district,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923388246 |
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| ISBN-10: | 192338824X |
| Author: | Roger Irvine |
| Publisher: | Wakefield Press |
| Imprint: | Wakefield Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 154 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 740g |
| Dimensions: | 265mm x 218mm |
About The Author
Roger Irvine
Roger Irvine is a former public servant and academic. He grew up on a farm in the upper southeast of South Australia near Tailem Bend. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Australian National University and a PhD from the University of Adelaide. He is an active volunteer and researcher in the library of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia.
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