Howlin’ Wind stands out

Photography is all about light and how to use it to great effect.
This photograph of the world-famous flautist and composer silhouetted in an inner-city doorway in mid-80s Melbourne Andrew “Howling Wind” Richardson He boldly brings forward the flute in his master’s hand.
**These photos are part of an IA. A series that looks at Australia through the eyes of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.**
Bill McAuley’s 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a student photographer at ‘The Age’ in Melbourne.
He has several published collections including ‘Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley’ and ‘Last Light on Victoria Dock, 1999’. Click to see more from Bill Here.
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