She used to think being "left behind" was nothing special until she was struck by the contrast once she started working as a family portrait photographer in Perth and saw what typical Australian families were like. Tami said she believed children growing up "left behind" suffered a series of problems such as "educational, mental health, safety and social" issues and she intended to raise greater awareness of their plight with her work.
"They were brought up by grandparents who [themselves] received little education and had to quickly fit into the fast-developing modern society once they grew up," Tami said.
