Main photo: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, by Andrew Feinberg/flickr BY NICK MONFRIES If you’re anything like me, you probably have more than a passing acquaintance with Facebook and its various pages, profiles, likes and comments. If you’re like me, you also like nothing more than seeing a deserving public takedown. Somewhat like what […]
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The price of homelessness
Story and photo by Amanda Parkinson Twilight glistens across the city. Wind tumbles down Martin Place. Precious pearls and Armani coats are locked away, cosy and safe behind the glass of shop windows. Adorning the shops’ steps, beneath tattered blankets Sydney’s homeless sleep. Tonight 22,000 Australians will sleep rough. 220,000 Australians will access homelessness services this […]
Income management, a feminist issue
Interview by Julie Cooper, Story by Amanda Parkinson Megan Clement-Couzner is a doctoral student at the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney. She is a commentator on gender, and social and economic change. She is a lifelong feminist and a member of F, the Sydney feminist collective. (Bio from The Punch.) […]
Adam Enoch:The Abstract City
Until the age of 25, I had spent my entire life living in a country town. Infrequent journeys to Sydney were a great source of enjoyment, but it was time spent in London, cramped and bustling, where I realised how much I enjoyed being in the city. The inescapable closeness, the constant, droning commotion […]
Jess Davoren:Deceptive Innocence
Deceptive Innocence: The Adventure of childhood. de·cep·tive/diˈseptiv/’– Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading in·no·cence/ˈinəsəns/– The state, quality, or virtue of being innocent These definitions are the meaning behind my theme Deceptive Innocence, The Adventure of Childhood. The subject of my photographs is my nephew, Ethan James Davoren. The featured photographs […]
Shardae Ewart:Vivid 2012
Walking through Circular Quay during Vivid I couldn’t help feeling like a child. The combination of winter cold, late hour, water, lights and crowds of people made my senses come alive. There were so many things to see, familiar, yet new, I felt like I couldn’t open my eyes wide enough to take it […]
Claudia Rusman:The Village
Sulit Air, West Sumatra Indonesia The final photos of The Village were taken during my trip to Indonesia. Sulit Air is a small village located in West Sumatra. It is known for its beautiful scenery and its sense of community. The portfolio is for people who enjoy discovering different cultures and places. The purpose for […]
Adele Houston:Body Art
The Purpose of this portfolio is to exhibit a small chapter of some of the many different ideas that go into tattooing. With the photos I collected I wanted to give insight into the stories of how and why these tattoos came to be, and what they mean to their owners. Anyone with a […]
Reclaiming life
By Victoria Klimanskaya Depression is the leading cause of disability in Australia. Each year, almost 800,000 Australian adults will experience a depressive illness. According to recent review highlights, one in four women and one in six men will suffer from depression at some stage in their lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that […]
Opinion: Loungechair Activism
By Andrew Miller Dear Everyone, Stopping Kony isn’t going to change the situation in Africa. I’m tired of checking my newsfeed and seeing the lazy first-worldy approach of watching a clip and suddenly becoming all bleeding heart about an issue. An issue which has been going on for years, and can’t be halted just by […]