Much-missed Adelaide photographic genius, James Hartley, returns from his adopted home in New York City for a one night exhibition and zine launch in the West End tonight.

Everything Led Me To Here commemorates photographer James Hartley’s transcontinental journey from Australia to New York, chronicling the tipping point at which he decided to take the plunge and make a permanent move to the US later the same year.

A collection of summer vibes, wild adventures, and good friends serve as a gentle reminder that summer is always on the horizon, even in the depths of a snowy New York winter or amid hail storms in Adelaide.

After showing at Ed. Varie in New York, James bring Everything Led Me To Here to RHD for a fleeting one-night only show.

The exhibition includes an installation of more than 100 C-Print photographs taken across Jamaica and America. A limited edition zine – also entitled Everything Led Me To Here – has been designed by Tyrone Ormsby. Forty pages full colour and saddle stitched, it measures 148 x 200mm, and will be for sale on the night.