Paul Hamon aged 11 months on the red rug, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. October 1973

Eleven-month-old Paul Hamon sits smiling on a red tartan rug in the backyard, wearing an orange nappy cover, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. October 1973. Digitally restored version. — Eleven-month-old Paul Hamon sits smiling on a red tartan rug in the family backyard at Pooraka, Adelaide, around October 1973. He is wearing only an orange nappy cover. The same red rug remained in use throughout his childhood and later found a second life wrapping items in his father’s car boot. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The original print has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original expression and outdoor setting.

Eleven-month-old Paul Hamon sits smiling on a red tartan rug in the backyard, wearing an orange nappy cover, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. October 1973. Original print. — Eleven-month-old Paul Hamon sits smiling on a red tartan rug in the family backyard at Pooraka, Adelaide, around October 1973. He is wearing only an orange nappy cover. The same red rug remained in use throughout his childhood and later found a second life wrapping items in his father’s car boot. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The original print has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original expression and outdoor setting.

Subjects: Paul Hamon
Event: Baby in the backyard
Photographer: Howard Hamon
Restoration notes: Colour correction, cleaning, and upscaling performed with generative AI. Composition and expression preserved from original.
Credit: Photograph by Howard Hamon. Author’s collection.
Keywords: Paul Hamon 1973, baby Paul Hamon, Pooraka Adelaide, red tartan rug, 1970s Australian baby photo, Howard Hamon photographer, backyard, October 1973