![Izzy Orloff and colleague working in the Censors Office](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2022-02/112264PD.jpg?h=f7eaff82&itok=OsU9a5xo)
An in-depth look at his photography
WA history
Izzy was one of WA’s most significant photographers, an Avant-Garde innovator in photographic style who captured moments of urban life. Born in Ukraine in 1891, he migrated to Fremantle in 1910.
![Walking on Water Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2021-11/Walking%20on%20Water_Drupal_2560x14402.jpg?itok=CyY5SYS3)
Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain
Podcasts
Rare Stories from the West
Rare Stories from the West - Part 1. A podcast exploring the significance of the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) in the creation of the city of Perth. Produced by Gina Pickering.
![On the Frontline Rare Women of the West podcast cover art](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2021-11/CMD676_Podcast%20cover%20art2.jpg?itok=JmSLZcaK)
Rare Women of the West
Podcasts
Rare Stories from the West
Rare Stories from the West - Part 2. A podcast exploring the lives of Mary Ann Friend and Fanny Balbuk, who had very different experiences of colonisation. Their stories describe life along the Swan River.
![Chart of the Swan River by Francois-Antoine Boniface Heirisson 1801](/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/2021-11/DSCF2847_ACC%205907A-1%20Chart%20of%20the%20Swan%20River.jpg?itok=SpXksEyT)
'Walking on Water' podcast
SLWA on ABC Radio
Dr Kate and producer Gina Pickering, on ABC Radio, discuss making the new State Library podcast series ‘Rare Stories from the West’.