These photos have been sitting on my hard drive for too long, it’s time they get an airing here. I present to you Kamahi Djordan King and his flamboyant alter ego Constantina Bush.

They were shot in June last year while i was taking stills on Who We Are, a Foxtel series of short profiles of Indigenous Australian artists. The same project as the Dan Sultan photos.

I’d never heard of Kamahi or Constantina before working on this, but now i think he should be considered a national treasure. Endlessly creative, he makes a living as a visual artist with his personal and contemporary take on Aboriginal art. But he also performs as the outrageous Constantina Bush in a stage show with his backup dancers The Bushettes.

The Foxtel crew filmed Kamahi performing as Constantina Bush up in Queensland at the Dreaming Festival and later went to Melbourne to get the visual artist side of him at the Koorie Heritage Trust.

Here is Kamahi’s video profile. Directed by Dei El-Ayoubi, Director of Photography is Tony Luu.

Kamahi Djordan King at the Koori Heritage Trust in Melbourne surrounded by his art

Kamahi in front of one of his artworks

Kamahi in front of one of his artworks

Kamahi surrounded by Foxtel crew at the Koorie Heritage Trust

Kamahi Djordan King painting at the Koori Heritage Trust in Melbourne

Constantina Bush and Juanita Bushette outside Woodford police station

The appreciative crowd at Woodford

Constantina Bush and the Bushettes performing on stage at The Dreaming Festival

Kamahi as Constantina Bush performing at The Dreaming Festival

Juanita at Woodford Police Station

Constantina and backup dancer Juanita Bushette

Kamahi as Constantina Bush

Kamahi transforming

Constantina Bush backup dancer Juanita

Constantina Bush backup dancer Juanita

Kamahi before he transforms into Constantina

Constantina Bush on stage at The Dreaming

Constantina Bush on stage at The Dreaming