In the early 2000s, I photographed Aussie pub rock band Painters and Dockers — not 'in the back of a Divi van' ! But looking a tad ominous in Melbourne's old Docklands.
I had become good mates with the now-veteran band's frontman Paulie Stewart OAM (third from right) when we both worked in the newspaper world.
**This photograph is part of an IA series that looks at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.**
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet 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'. To see more from Bill, click here.
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