Authenticity

One of the highlights of our trip to Canberra was a visit to the National Portrait Museum. The building is relatively new and has been set out in such a way that you could just visit one gallery. In fact, that is what I would do if I lived there. There is an amazing amount of history just in the small information plaques beside each portrait.A small bite at a time would be easier to digest.

When we were taught history, almost total emphasis was on the men who helped shape our country. Women were seldom portrayed except as 'the wife of...'  This gallery gives much more balance to our past. I couldn't resist capturing a range of female historical figures, which I believe gives some authenticity to the modern and older history of Australia.

Equally authentic for me was the War Memorial monument in Albury. Not only were the defence forces acknowledged  but also peace keepers and the police were commemorated.