I have completed my phonebook based upon my dad, the Butler of Government House in a way that portrays both my dads and the rest of the staff’s involvement within the House. As my topic was quite unique, it has enabled me to get the audiences attention by using pictures that are not seen by the public eye, and incorporating them within the book. Such as, pictures of the Lieutenant Governor in his dress down clothes, reading a newspaper chilling. As this topic is quite top secret, it was hard for me to get all the images I was hoping for but as a final result, I am happy with how my book turned out.

Here is a link to my book on blurb: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/6234286/464aa7d7783c1979303dccb00945483a0c46e8fe

Front Cover -I chose this as my front cover because I thought it needed a powerful image in order to exert power over the book, as the topic is important. I chose not to put the Butler on the front cover becauseI think a powerful picture of the Governor and his Chief of Staff would set the scene into what the life at Government House is like and the demands my Dad, the Butler has to work under.

Back Cover – I chose this as my back cover because I wanted to incorporate both archive images with similar images that I had taken at Government House and present them in a way that tells a story. I like this image as it is similar to the front cover with regards to the car and how its just outside the house. This archive image is from the German occupation so it is interesting to see the contrast from back Government House was occupied by the Germans.

Page 1 – I wanted to make the front page a true representation of what the book is going to be by putting my Dad on the first page with him cleaning the Governors uniform. This is followed by a short passage of what the book initials and why I chose this topic.

This image is a representation of the ‘upstairs-downstairs’ lifestyle. This image is my Dad, the Butler, going upstairs from the workers floor to the upstairs where the he attends the Governor and his wife.

This is my favourite image as I like how the contrast is visible from when my dad was young to his age now. This photograph was from about 10 years ago and I think its a key image as it has the Queen in it and shows the types of royalty that he meets and serves.

My essay contains a comparison between Pieter Hugo and Phillip Ebeling and their interpretation of home. I include both my ideas and what I think about their books, and then explain as to why I was interested in them and how they relate to my project. My project incorporates with the aspect of home as Government House is where I live because of my Dad’s job. I chose this because I wanted to have a more unique project that isn’t so visible to the public eye.