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Our very special guest speaker on Thursday is Brian Martin OA, a fascinating man with a story you will not want to miss.
Brian will be highlighting some of the sensational “backstories” he tells on the tours at the NGV including his time at “The Age” darkroom bar and the cloning of a herd of cows in the Yarra Vally that lead to a digital imaging policy that was endorsed by the Fairfax Publishing Group.
Just have read of Brian’s CV:
- Diploma of Industrial Design (RMIT)
- Trained Technical Teacher’s Certificate Art Arts (Hawthorn Teacher’s College)
- Master of Arts in Graphic Design (Swinburne University)
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Graphic design 1974-1988
- Principal, Electronic Studio Pty Ltd 1988-1995
- Macintosh Systems Manager, The Age Newspaper 1995-2000
- IT Training Manager, Monash University 2000-06
- Principal, Electronic Studio Pty Ltd 2006-10
- NGV Voluntary Guide 2010 – current
- Order of Australia Medal 2016 – for services to Rotary and the community
- President NGV Guides – 2020, 2021, 2022
- Practising artist in drawing and painting
My journey through life with a camera
Although I’m not a professional photographer, the camera has been a constant partner in my working and retired life.
My talk will highlight my journey from the Brownie Box Camera through to the latest smartphone and will include a number of interesting stories encountered over a sixty-year timeframe.
It will outline the early days of SLF camera technology, the demise of Kodak, the development of digital cameras and digital imaging and the challenges that AI will present in the future.
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