Tim Dobbyn
timdobbyn.bsky.social
Tim Dobbyn
@timdobbyn.bsky.social
Former journalist and author of Black, White and Colour, an illustrated biography of Mervyn Bishop, Australia‘s first Indigenous professional photographer.
In 1965, trainee photographer Merv Bishop borrowed a more senior photographer’s camera, and with his press badge got backstage to meet his pop idol.
Bishop’s biography is now available in the U.S. Use the Bluesky discount code at
www.blackwhiteandc.com
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January 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
One of my favorite Mervyn Bishop photos. See more in the new illustrated biography: Black, White and Colour.

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