August 2025

Napanangkalu watiya kuntanyi tururruku / Eunice is cutting the wood for clapping sticks

In the artist’s words: “In September, on a warm day, we went on a bush trip to get wood for nulla-nulla and clapping sticks. While Alison Napurrula Multa and Eunice Napanangka Jack were looking for wood, I was taking pictures of them. My cousin Alison is looking for wood to make a nulla-nulla. Anangu use the nulla-nulla for ceremony in our dances. Alison made a nulla-nulla for our art festival. My grandmother Eunice is looking for wood to make a clapping stick. Anangu use the clapping sticks to clap and sing in ceremonies. Eunice made clapping sticks for our art festival. This was the first time I experimented with photography including people. It made me feel happy because I am trying to learn more about taking pictures.

Napurrulalu atuni watiya kuturruku / Alison is cutting the tree to make a nulla-nulla

In the artist’s words: “In September, on a warm day, we went on a bush trip to get wood for nulla-nulla and clapping sticks. While Alison Napurrula Multa and Eunice Napanangka Jack were looking for wood, I was taking pictures of them. My cousin Alison is looking for wood to make a nulla-nulla. Anangu use the nulla-nulla for ceremony in our dances. Alison made a nulla-nulla for our art festival. My grandmother Eunice is looking for wood to make a clapping stick. Anangu use the clapping sticks to clap and sing in ceremonies. Eunice made clapping sticks for our art festival. This was the first time I experimented with photography including people. It made me feel happy because I am trying to learn more about taking pictures.”

Napurrulalu atuni watiya kuturruku / Alison is cutting the tree to make a nulla-nulla

In the artist’s words: “In September, on a warm day, we went on a bush trip to get wood for nulla-nulla and clapping sticks. While Alison Napurrula Multa and Eunice Napanangka Jack were looking for wood, I was taking pictures of them. My cousin Alison is looking for wood to make a nulla-nulla. Anangu use the nulla-nulla for ceremony in our dances. Alison made a nulla-nulla for our art festival. My grandmother Eunice is looking for wood to make a clapping stick. Anangu use the clapping sticks to clap and sing in ceremonies. Eunice made clapping sticks for our art festival. This was the first time I experimented with photography including people. It made me feel happy because I am trying to learn more about taking pictures.”

Ngurra Palya

“It’s good to be back on country and visiting country.”

One of the first photographs that Albie Jack has ever taken it shows Garrard Anderson showing others through country with his knowledge acquired as a ranger. 

Intergenerational teaching and connecting 2 country

This is a photograph of Ikuntji ladies in a line following a path leading to rock art and carvings. I took this photograph because it shows the significance of people showing their respect to country.

Intergenerational teaching and connecting 2 country

This is a photograph of Ikuntji ladies in a line following a path leading to rock art and carvings. I took this photograph because it shows the significance of people showing their respect to country.

Ngurra ngakutjaku – Long way from home

Kungka kotara ngangyi graveyard tjama. (Two ladies visitng the graveyard of their grandfather).

Taken on a trip to country in 2016 the photograph encapsulates the intimacy of the artist’s wife, Maisie Jugadai, in the foreground and Kelly Dixon. Both of them asked for this photo to be taken by Jeffrey. 

We have always been here

Garrard was a ranger through the Central Land Council and visited on his journeys many rock art sites across the Western Desert. 

This painted rock art was to him a record of thousands of years of continuous occupation of the site at Muruntji – Cleland Hills. 

Ngurra 4 – on country

Doreen is collecting the firewood at Muruntji – Cleland Hills. She is setting up the camp with the other ladies and preparing the necessities for the night. Jeffrey captures the everyday of the camping trips, the familiarity on country and the beauty of this desert oak dominated landscape.

This photograph was a finalist in the Moreton Bay Region Art Awards in 2016.