Paul Hamon in formal ballroom attire, Pooraka backyard, 1988

Teenage boy in white shirt and black tie standing in a backyard, smiling, Pooraka, Adelaide, 1988. Digitally restored version. — Paul Hamon poses in the backyard at Pooraka in 1988, dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt, black tie and black trousers — the more formal outfit typically worn on the competition floor. He leans against a wooden outdoor table with a lattice fence and garden plants behind him. The photograph was taken before he left for a ballroom dancing competition. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original pose and lighting.

Teenage boy in white shirt and black tie standing in a backyard, smiling, Pooraka, Adelaide, 1988. Original print. — Paul Hamon poses in the backyard at Pooraka in 1988, dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt, black tie and black trousers — the more formal outfit typically worn on the competition floor. He leans against a wooden outdoor table with a lattice fence and garden plants behind him. The photograph was taken before he left for a ballroom dancing competition. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original pose and lighting.

Subjects: Paul Hamon
Event: Before ballroom dancing competition
Photographer: Howard Hamon
Restoration notes: Colour correction, cleaning and upscaling performed with generative AI. Composition, pose and lighting preserved from original.
Credit: Photograph by Howard Hamon. Author’s collection.
Keywords: Paul Hamon 1988, ballroom dancing, formal attire, Pooraka Adelaide, backyard, Howard Hamon photographer