Finding a (real estate?) photographer in REMOTE Western Australia

November 18, 2022 5:43 AM

Eight years ago, my mother left me a large camel collection. They ended up with a camel lover in Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, nearly six hours from Perth. After eight years, her camel museum is finally open! But the woman who runs it is not great with technology or photography, and I'd really like it preserved in all its glory. I'm guessing what I probably want is someone to go in and take not just photos of everything in situ but make a full walk-through model, e.g. using Matterport. How do I go about finding someone to do this, given how extremely remote this place is? Do I need to pay someone to do the 12 hour round trip from Perth, or is it possible to find someone closer who can do the work?
posted by dmd to Grab Bag (5 answers total)

I'm not in Australia, but from looking at Google Esperance looks like a good option as it's a tourism destination. I see lots of high quality photos of places in Esperance so there must be someone there taking photos professionally, although it's still 2 hours away.
posted by JZig at 7:12 AM on November 18, 2022

Try joining the Hopetoun/Ravensthorpe Community Page on Facebook and asking there - good chance of finding someone local.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/304032226438070
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 7:17 AM on November 18, 2022

Esperance is a bigger small town about 2 hours south of Ravensthorpe, and Albany is an even bigger town about 3 hours away from Ravensthorpe. Both of those places will have professional and amateur photographers if you can't find someone nearer.
posted by pianissimo at 7:29 AM on November 18, 2022

I live in Western Australia and I‘m sure we could organise this without the trouble and expense of sending someone from Perth. WA country people are pretty friendly and helpful! Feel free to PM me and we’ll come up with some ideas. :)
posted by Salamander at 4:05 PM on November 18, 2022 [3 favorites]

Response by poster: We did end up having someone come from Perth. Video and 3D model
posted by dmd at 5:27 AM on May 11, 2023 [1 favorite]