Mick the Punk
This young punker with the impressive hair style is Mick. He tells me it is quite difficult to be a punker because of people’s perceptions.
Even more impressive than his hairstyle was his clever comment on lack of cultural life for young people on NSW Central Coast. “There is no culture here, other than beach culture, and that is not much”.
I think I have to agree with him. Most small regional towns offer very little for young people. Even simple things like music concerts are limited to capital cities.
Mick, thanks for the pose and quick chat! You have to work on your ice skating technique 
July 29th, 2006
On my daily walk yesterday I’ve noticed this man sitting on the stairs behind a crowd of people awaiting for their bus. There was no real way of photographing him due to the crowd until I saw him from the side. I almost gave it a miss as usually it is the face and eyes that make the portraits interesting.
Suddenly, I have noticed his hands and a quote from an old children movie “Neverending Story” came instantly to my mind:”They look like big, strong, good hands don’t they.” Once strong, now powerless. Once healthy, now unfit. The nothing had taken hold.”
This triptych of digital photographs is dedicated to these once strong hands.
Strong Hands - Part i
Strong Hands - Part ii
Strong Hands - Part iii
July 29th, 2006
