Lofty by Adelie Hurley

Photographer: Adelie Hurley
Medium: silver gelatin
Date Taken: 1957
Date Printed: 1981
Size: 15x20 cm (6x8 in)

Description:
Inspired by her newsreel photographer father, Adelie 'Front Page' Hurley is known as a pioneering woman press photographer; she was one of only three Australian women press photographers working in her time. She was fearless in pursuing her shots, and also fearless against the gender discrimination of her field, lasting over two decades in press photography. Her photographs include a diverse range of subjects, from army photography, vice squad busts, life at outback stations and taipan hunting.