South Sudanese Artists Association Australia Inc.

I attended the talent show on Saturday 7/3/2015.

I will remove this comment when you advise me that you have read it!

(For admin. I arrived approx. 4.20pm. & was made welcome by a very friendly group of young men.

They were polite, & helpful at all times. Sometime after my arrival I met a young lady that was involved in the planned fashion show, she was also polite & respectful. I explained my purpose for taking photos & asked her could I photograph her & the other models outside when they got changed.

She couldn't commit at that time as she was unaware of how things would proceed.

When several other models & some ladies, that I presumed to be the dress providers arrived I repeated my request.

I waited about 3 hours for them to emerge from the dressing rooms, they had a short rehearsal, I sat alone in the hall waiting for them to finish. They closed the curtain so I couldn't see, & left the stage when finished.

I waited in the passage for them to come out as requested. One of the ladies in charge opened the door, saw me, smirked & closed the door quickly.

I interpreted this as an insult to my integrity & left the event at 7.40pm.)

As the show had not started by 7.40pm. I feared that it was unlikely to begin anytime soon, & that all the effort that went into arranging the show was going to be wasted.

These are the few photos I took before I left:

(You are free to use them in any way you want!)

Les Brown.

I have a couple more of Michael Piel that I can't put up till after March 22nd.