Newcastle

This new book presents a typology of 100 portraits of households in Newcastle, New South Wales
taken in 2020 during some of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world. The restrictions
allowed photographer Luke David Kellett a unique opportunity compile a visual representation of
architecture and inhabitants of Newcastle.

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Each photograph in book was made on large-format camera with great care for uniformity
of perspective and framing. Kellett’s intent was to create a structure and consistency which
highlighted both the differences and similarities between the architectural details of the town
but also allowing the viewer to focus on the individuals without being distracted by a changing
composition.
‘Apart from personally loving the uniformity of typologies, everything around the world at the time
was chaotic and unknown. Photographing this project as a typology provided some structure that
I could cling on to. Pedantically obsessing over the tiny details of matching the images calmed me
down, grounded me and gave me focus during a very strange time.’