Paul Hamon birthday with family and girlfriend, Pooraka, November 1989

Group of six people seated around a kitchen table with cake and drinks, Pooraka, Adelaide, November 1989. Digitally restored version (Paul’s appearance enhanced by AI). — Family and friends gather around the kitchen table for Paul Hamon’s birthday in Pooraka, Adelaide, in November 1989. Seated are grandmother Evelyn Hamon, Berlina (Paul’s girlfriend at the time; surname not recalled), Paul Hamon in a Hypercolor T-shirt, Mark Hamon, Desrae Hamon and Nana Shirley Drogemuller. Cake, grapes, wafers and drinks are on the table. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI. Note: the AI restoration has idealised Paul’s appearance, making him look significantly more attractive than in the original photograph.

Group of six people seated around a kitchen table with cake and drinks, Pooraka, Adelaide, November 1989. Original print. — Family and friends gather around the kitchen table for Paul Hamon’s birthday in Pooraka, Adelaide, in November 1989. Seated are grandmother Evelyn Hamon, Berlina (Paul’s girlfriend at the time; surname not recalled), Paul Hamon in a Hypercolor T-shirt, Mark Hamon, Desrae Hamon and Nana Shirley Drogemuller. Cake, grapes, wafers and drinks are on the table. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI. Note: the AI restoration has idealised Paul’s appearance, making him look significantly more attractive than in the original photograph.

Subjects: Paul Hamon; Mark Hamon; Desrae Hamon; Evelyn Hamon; Shirley Drogemuller; Berlina (surname unknown)
Event: Paul Hamon birthday
Photographer: Howard Hamon
Restoration notes: Colour correction, cleaning and upscaling performed with generative AI. Paul’s facial appearance has been idealised / made more attractive than in the original.
Credit: Photograph by Howard Hamon. Author’s collection.
Keywords: Paul Hamon birthday 1989, Mark Hamon, Desrae Hamon, Evelyn Hamon, Shirley Drogemuller, Berlina, Pooraka Adelaide, kitchen, Howard Hamon photographer