This is my final photoseries submission for RMIT’s Photography 101 course. This series explores the gentrification of the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Times are changing in Northcote, Thornbury and Preston. The community is reinvigorated with an influx of young creatives opening businesses and profiting off the affordable rental prices in the area. Students, artists, musicians and young entrepreneurs contribute to the rapidly changing neighbourhood, known previously for its elderly Greek and multicultural residents.
Though the suburb receives a much needed facelift, there seems to be a divide between the young and the old. Businesses have foreclosed as the rental price skyrockets to make room for units, boutiques and cafes. This piece aims to explore this changing landscape, a locality spattered with fading businesses advertising the phrase; everything must go.
