Brian Cassey, George at the Bus Stop (PEOPLE & PORTRAIT 2024)

Amazing who meet walking past a bus stop. Walking through Cairns I noticed a character at a bus stop. I said Hi and asked if I could make a few portraits. He said yes but his bus was arriving in 8 minutes. I raced back a block to retrieve a camera and got back to George just in time to make a couple of frames before he got on his bus. As he boarded he told me his name and said “Look it up on the internet”. A google search revealed he is prominent Yirrganydji aboriginal Elder, noted historian, author and Medal of the Order of Australia recipient Dr George Skeene OAM.

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