Artist statement: This photograph of Archie Roach was shot on a 1949 Rolleiflex camera.
We had just finished an interview about his extraordinary new book Tell me why and stepped outside his hotel for a quick photo.
While I was interviewing Archie he had this way of closing his eyes while he spoke, like a blind seer, as if he were summonsing up his answers from deep within.
It was an honour to speak with and photograph the legendary man whom his late wife Ruby Hunter called (with good humour) ‘the great Archie Roach.’
The wisdom, experience and compassion of this man is a treasure to this nation, and I hope this photograph captures the gravity and weight of his immense legacy.
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