“Holding as I do, the Oneness of Man, I am much interested in the present burning question of a “White Australia,” and with all respect I think that it has not been sufficiently looked at in all its aspects. I know that the feeling is strong, and almost universal against the coloured man; but I also know that there is no material difference between the white man and the coloured”

_E.W Cole A series of portraits (ongoing) inspired by the childhood memory of Edward William Cole of Melbourne, Australia, visionary, author and founder of one of the 19th century’s great book stores: Cole’s Book Arcade.