Paul Hamon as a Cub Scout, Pooraka, 1981

Boy in Cub Scout uniform stands against a curtain, both hands raised to the sides of his cap in a salute, Pooraka, Adelaide, 1981. Digitally restored version. — Paul Hamon stands in the lounge room at the family home in Pooraka, Adelaide, in 1981, wearing a full Cub Scout uniform: khaki shirt and shorts, dark belt, long socks with dark bands, and a dark cap with badge. He performs an unusual salute with both hands raised to the sides of the cap. The absence of badges, cords, scarf or woggle suggests this may have been taken early in his Cub Scout career, possibly near the start. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original pose and expression.

Boy in Cub Scout uniform stands against a curtain, both hands raised to the sides of his cap in a salute, Pooraka, Adelaide, 1981. Original print. — Paul Hamon stands in the lounge room at the family home in Pooraka, Adelaide, in 1981, wearing a full Cub Scout uniform: khaki shirt and shorts, dark belt, long socks with dark bands, and a dark cap with badge. He performs an unusual salute with both hands raised to the sides of the cap. The absence of badges, cords, scarf or woggle suggests this may have been taken early in his Cub Scout career, possibly near the start. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original pose and expression.

Subjects: Paul Hamon
Event: Cub Scout uniform portrait
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 Cub Scout, 1981, Pooraka Adelaide, Scouts Australia, Howard Hamon photographer, first uniform