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Rock and Roll: an exhibition of Music Photography by Stephen Booth

For a fantastic mosh pit view of some of Brisbane’s most exciting live shows, music and concerts head to the Brisbane Powerhouse in March. Booth’s images of punk rockers, U2s extravagant performances and grass roots music will take you on a musical journey through the last 10 years of Brisbane’s growing music scene.

Booth has been to Splendour in the Grass nine times, ten Big Day Out Festivals, five Livid festivals and shoots regularly for Rolling Stone Australia.

If you’ve been to any of the concerts yourself the shots may invoke memories of music days past. Head to the Powerhouse from Tuesday March 2 to Monday April 10. Entry is free.

   
A photographic insight into the Asia-Pacific region

Get along to the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane for an insight into the diverse nature of life in Asia, the Pacific and Australia thanks to the selection of a number of photographers in the current exhibition.

The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6) will run in Brisbane until April 5 and contains the work of some 100 artists from 25 nations.

Amongst these are Thai, Chinese, Taiwanese, Iranian and Cambodian photographers exhibiting their work of various urban developments, culture and lifestyle, tourism and everyday events in places such as the Mekong, the Thai capital and China.

They include self-taught, Phnom Penh based photographer Vandy Rattana whose images document the changes taking place in Cambodia. The APT6 features his series “Fire of the Year” showing stilt houses on fire that were built over plastic waste (image below).

Another photographer featured is Chinese artist Chen Quilin who has documented the livelihood of…