Brian Cassey - A Photographer’s Life Part Three: The Portraits

Scooter, Cairns Paralympian Grant “Scooter” Patterson before training at the Tobruk pool, 2022, photography by Brian Cassey.
Exhibition: Fri 17 Jan - Sun 2 Mar 2025
Launch: 6pm, Fri 17 Jan
Artists' Talk: 11am Sat 18 Jan

Brian Cassey has covered stories and events as a photojournalist for international media publications for several decades. All that time, he’s been based right here in Cairns.

Brian’s trilogy of A Photographer’s Life exhibitions launched with Part One at the Tanks Arts Centre (2017), Part Two at Court House Gallery (2021) and now Part Three: The Portraits at Mulgrave Gallery.

Rather than attempting another retrospective exhibition, Part Three concentrates on the ordinary people (and the extraordinary people) Brian has encountered in recent years; from a bus stop on Lake Street to a wedding party in India.

Evident in all these portraits is the honesty and dignity Brian finds within his subjects, and the trust they have for Brian.

January Exhibition Launch Events

Come along to our four exhibitions launching on on Friday 17 January at 6pm.


Last Updated: 29 January 2025

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