Albert Park protest [picture] /

Part of collection: Simon O'Dwyer collection of photographs.; Title supplied by photographer.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3085551. "Former Premier Jeff Kennett had just sealed a deal with the Grand Prix Corporation to bring the event from South Australia home to Victoria. Using the Albert Park Lake as the venue for the event meant trees would have to be pulled down, making space for a racetrack to be built. Melbournians formed in huge numbers to create the Save Albert Park Group to protest losing the park for three months a year to a private corporation. After months of campaigning and protesting in front of bulldozers to stop the destruction of trees, police moved with force clearing the way for work to continue. Photographed with a Nikon F5 camera and a 20 mm lens I made this image between the legs of a protestor as he was being pulled towards a police van after refusing to move when instructed by police."--Simon O'Dwyer