Herbert Basedow was an anthropologist, geologist and medical doctor who used photography to document his expeditions into central and northern Australia in the early decades of the twentieth century.
A Different Time: The Expedition Photographs of Herbert Basedow 1903–1928 draws on the National Museum of Australia's rich collection of Basedow's photographic work.
These revealing, sometimes confronting images provide a fascinating historical record of the people and places he encountered, and life in remote Australia in the early 1900s.
Cover image: Tidal flat off King Sound, Western Australia, 1916. Reproduction of original film negative by Herbert Basedow.
ISBN 978 1 87694 465 0
Hardback, 224 pages, 230mm x 280mm, duotone images
Published July 2008
$44.95
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Warning:
This publication contains some images of nudity and people in distressing circumstances. Readers should also be aware that the publication includes names and images of deceased people that may cause sadness or distress to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.