The Power of Choice - Julian Kingma In Conversation
In The Power of Choice, award-winning photographer Julian Kingma turns his camera on those who choose assisted dying, and those who help them on their final journey. These intimate portraits, along with essays from Andrew Denton and Richard Flanagan, invite us to ask, perhaps for the first time, what makes a good death.
‘Mute and frozen witnesses, we watched Death take this strong man – my father – and shake him out until he was nothing.’ - Andrew Denton
‘They choose voluntary assisted dying because they want a good death and not a bad death. Because, dying, they want an end to their suffering, not its indefinite continuation and worsening.’
- Richard Flanagan
Join us at Buda House for a discussion with Julian Kingma on the more than 70 moving images he has included in The Power of Choice, the exploration of the human side of voluntary assisted dying and why people make this choice.
About the Author
Julian Kingma is an award-winning photographer whose work is regularly exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Many of his works feature in their permanent collection.
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Date:
Saturday September 13 2025
Time:
2 00pm – for a 2 30pm start and 4 00pm finish (including signing)
Venue:
Buda Historic Home & Garden, 42 Hunter Street, Castlemaine, 3450
Cost:
$25 ticket only
$70 Book and ticket (Book = 10% discount)
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