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Paul Hamon aged 7 riding a minibike, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. January 1980

24 / 52 PH-1980-002 c. January 1980 · Empty block next to childhood friend’s house, Pooraka, Adelaide, South Australia
Seven-year-old Paul Hamon in a white helmet rides a small minibike on a dirt track in front of a stone house and corrugated fence, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. January 1980. Digitally restored version.

Restored2330 × 1824 Source type: edited using generative AI

Seven-year-old Paul Hamon in a white helmet rides a small minibike on a dirt track in front of a stone house and corrugated fence, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. January 1980. Original print.

Original373 × 292 Source type: digitised from print

Seven-year-old Paul Hamon rides a small red minibike belonging to Gavin Zauch on the empty block next to a childhood friend’s house in Pooraka, Adelaide, around January 1980. He wears a white helmet, dark jacket and blue shirt. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The original print has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original expression and suburban setting.

Subjects
Paul Hamon
Event
Riding minibike on empty block
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.
Rights
© Howard Hamon / Hamon family collection. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Paul Hamon 1980, minibike, Gavin Zauch, Pooraka Adelaide, 1980s childhood, Howard Hamon photographer, January 1980