Then and Now
A collaborative photographic project between Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation and Jimmy Pozarik OAM that captures the human moments of hospital life for children, young people and their families.
Then and Now tells powerful stories through the lens, and bears witness to care, vulnerability and hope.
The project started in 2012, when Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) appointed photographer Jimmy Pozarik OAM as photographer-in-residence. Over twelve months, he spent extensive time at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, with rare access to wards, operating theatres, waiting rooms and other hospital spaces. His visual storytelling resulted in A Year in the Life - a powerful exhibition that gave the public an honest and intimate view of life inside the hospital.
In 2018, SCHF and Pozarik launched Then and Now. The project featured photographs from Pozarik’s original residency with new portraits and personal reflections from families. Each story revealed the lasting impact of childhood illness and care, and how time reshapes memory, identity and gratitude.
Now, SCHF and Pozarik are proud to present Then and Now: Revisited, a moving return to the children and families featured in the first addition. This new chapter offers a rare and heartwarming look at their lives today.
This project stands as a testament to the power of human connection and the role of philanthropy in helping shape the future of paediatric healthcare.
The e-book shares the stories of 20 returning patient families as told to the SCHF Patient Supporter Program to help other children access the same extraordinary care through philanthropy.
