Show Us Ya Tits – Gemma-Rose Turnbull
Show Us Ya Tits
My photographic project “Show Us Ya Tits” looks at the role breasts play in women’s lives. This series combines portraits of women relating some of the defining experiences of having breasts, and their attitudes toward them. With images of breasts displayed in public, I am most interested in how breasts are perceived within popular culture and how individuals and groups respond to this.
I am also interested in the way women see the role and function of their breasts, and how they judge their aesthetic appearance compared to media stereotypes. I intend to continue the series by looking at the role breasts play in the lives of women who make a living with them.
Gemma-Rose Turnbull
Gemma-Rose graduated with first class Honours in Photojournalism/Social Documentary from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University (QCA) in 2005. After completing months of work experience at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Northern Star she started a full time position as a photographer with The Northern Star, a regional daily newspaper based in Lismore, Australia.
She is currently working as a freelance photographer in Brisbane, Australia. During the course of her degree she travelled to Vietnam to work as technical support on the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation workshop with Tim Page who is an adjunct proffessor at Griffith University. She returned again in 2007 to supervise the tech- nical systems and to design the IMMF magazine. Gemma is tutoring photography at Griffith University this year.
Email: info@gemmarose.com.au
Website: www.gemmarose.com.au
Knackery – Kristian Scott
Knackery
For the last couple of years I have enjoyed the experience of entering into different environments through photography. I have met people from all walks of life and through my images and technique, I hope to show a creative glimpse into the lives of others. The Knackery is a place not many of us would usually get to see; through my images I wanted to show the dark brutality of the place.
Kristian Scott
Kristian was born in 1974. He has finished a photography degree at RMIT at the end of 2007 in which he specialised in photojournalism/documentary photography and graduated with high distinction. The ACMP has awarded him Best Industry Folio.
Now he is working as a photography assistant and freelance photographer and sees his future in the editorial area of photography and long term documentary work in Australia and Overseas.Email: kscottphoto@gmail.com
Website: www.kristianscott.com
Grandma – De Sheng Lim
Grandma
My grandmother, she doesn’t even know her own birthday. She tells me back then people never recorded birthdays lest somebody use it for black magic. She has lived in Melbourne for thirty-odd years. She doesn’t speak English. Her house is always so cold I tell her to turn on the heater. She collects many things, or rather she doesn’t throw out old stuff. I didn’t meet her until I was 5 years old. I remember walking up to her, a round big lady. She gave me a red pocket. I didn’t see her again for another few years. My mother and grandmother were estranged. Who is my grandmother?
De Sheng Lim
De Sheng comes from a cinematography and film background (Foundations Certificate inFilm& Television.Victorian College of the Arts). Before that he was studying business management at RMIT.
The decision to take up photography was by chance: he enrolled into a local photography college midway through 2005 (Advanced Diploma in Photography. Photography Studies College). He has since left the course to focus on more personal work. I have had my work exhibited a number of times receiving a silver medal in Traditional Portraiture at the AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards 2007. Email: deshenglim@gmail.com
Untitled – Hayden Golder
Untitled
The ‘selective focus’ technique that runs throughout the twelve portraits in my series “Untitled” allows the viewer to focus on the subjects’ individuality amidst their busy environments. I chose subjects that not only looked interesting but lead interesting and eccentric lives. I wanted to show something of their personality by capturing them in their natural surroundings – bedrooms, living rooms, hang-outs – wherever they spend most of their time or go to relax and get away from the outside world.
Hayden Golder
Melbourne based photographer, Hayden Golder entered the photographic industry shooting for international skate magazines One, Rolla, Be-Mag and Slam.
In 2007, Golder graduated from RMIT University attaining his BA Photography with Distinction and has since shot for premier engineering companies Cardno and Tomkinson and surf/skate giant Rip Curl.
Between assisting commercial photographer Louis Petruccelli, Golder is currently photo editor for Rolla magazine and maintains his position as Australia’s leading inline skate photographer.Email: me@haydengolder.com
Website: www.haydengolder.com
Lest We Forget – Danny Eastwood
Lest We Forget
I shot this series of portraits on ANZAC Day, 2007. In meeting and talking with these guys I got a real sense of what an extraordinary day this is for them. These men put our history of war and conflict in a far more familial context. Their faces reflect a living connection to this tradition, and for them ANZAC Day is a time of remembrance and camaraderie. Lest we forget.
Danny Eastwood
Danny Eastwood completed a Bachelor of Design at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Having intended to study Industrial Design he ended up majoring in photography instead.
After completing his degree Danny moved to Christchurch to work full time in a commercial photographic studio for two and half years.
Danny moved to Sydney in 2002 where he has worked with some of Australia’s best advertising photographers as well international photographers such as Wim Wenders. His work has taken him throughout Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore.
At the end of 2007 Danny made the decision to start shooting full time for himself. Commercially, he focuses on advertising and conceptual work, while his personal work covers a broad range of subjects, each linked by a desire to reveal the extraordinary in the everyday. Email: mail@dannyeastwood.com
Website: www.dannyeastwood.com
Of Droughts and Flooding Rains – Rodney Dekker
Of Droughts and Flooding Rains
Australia is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. This photo story reveals the heart of the resilient farmer, the desperation of the parched landscape and the deliverance of drought-breaking rain. In some ways it is a snapshot of the current state of farming in Australia. This series is part of a year-long project that I have been shooting as a committed member of the Beyond Reasonable Drought photography project.
Shooting this series has taken me to the dry lands of South Australia, central NSW and western Victoria and to central Queensland and Gippsland in Victoria to capture further hardship after severe flooding.
Rodney Dekker
Born 1974 in Canberra, Australia, Rodney Dekker is a self-taught Australian photographer whose passion is photographing environmental, humanitarian and social stories to inspire hope for change with drama and reality. The importance of documentary photography to Rodney is the stuff of providing reflexivity between a historical record and our definition of now.
In just two and a half years, Rodney is already making quite a name for himself by winning a number of national and international awards. He was nominated by his peers as one of the top ten Australian photojournalists – Australian’s Top Photographers 2008.
After receiving a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science he is now completing a Masters Degree in Environmental Analysis and International Development. He has secured a grant by SEARCH for a documentary project commencing in 2008 to photograph the effect of sea level rise on island communities and is currently seeking additional funding and collaborators.
Email: rodney.dekker@gmail.com
Website: www.rodneydekker.com
In Between – Abhijit Chattaraj
In Between
Three and a half decades after the war in Indo-China officially came to an end, Vietnam stands at a point when history is turning a page. As it moves away from the scars of conflict to embrace the promise of prosperity, one Vietnam strains at the fetters of poverty and deprivation, the other winces from memories of living nightmares. The iron fist of an authoritarian regime has softened, but its grip remains, and fears of uncertainty linger like ghosts in the shadows of the mind. These photographs are glimpses into the lives of Vietnamese people: images from bustling cities and sleepy villages nestled among mangrove swamps, of people who have endured and persevered, who have faced adversity with temperance, and hardship with resolve. People who toil today in the hope of a better tomorrow.
Abhijit Chattaraj
Abhijit has had an extensive University career starting in 1995 at the University of Calcutta, India, achieving an bachelor of Commerce. He then moved to Australia and continued studying at RMIT where he mastered in Technology Computing and finished his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in computer Science in 2005.
2006 he decided to give photography a shot and visited a Certificate Course in Studio Photography at RMIT, followed by a Certificate of Professional Photography. Since 2007 Abhijit is working on his Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Photography.
Email: abjet@abjet.net
Website: www.abjet.net
Deni Ute Muster – Cara Bowerman
Deni Ute Muster
Since 1999, the rural town of Deniliquin, affectionately known as ‘Deni’, in New South Wales has claimed the Guinness Book of Records title for the largest parade of utes in the world. The Deni Ute Muster is a two-day festival celebrating the good, the bad – and the dusty – of Aussie ute culture. 2007 was no exception, with Deni welcoming 6235 utes and more than 18,00 people to admire this icon of the outback.
Cara Bowerman
Cara Bowerman is a freelance photographer specialising in documentary photography and photojournalism.
In 2007, she graduated with Distinction from the BA Photography (Arts) program in 2007, receiving the University’s Kallman Feital Award for High Achievement in a Professional Sphere. Late in 2007 she also received a Silver Award in the Australian Professional Photography Awards.
Cara specialises in photojournalism – in particular, documentary photography – and her work aims to look deeply into the identity of people, and of the places they inhabit. She is currently undertaking a comprehensive documentary study of Chewton, a small town in the Victorian Goldfields.
Email : cara@carabowerman.com
Website: www.carabowerman.com
Sunset – Harrison Saragossi
Sunset
This essay is an exploration of the lives of residents at “Sunset”, Wesley Mission’s Dementia facility.
Dementia robs people of their sense of time, place and self. They may have lost their memories but they still retain some essence of themselves.
Caring for people with dementia is demanding and distressing, so many families send their loved ones to a specialist facility. It is sad that aged care facilities are now accepting fewer dementia patients because of the level of care they need. This means that people suffering with dementia are more alone than ever. It is this sense of loneliness that surfaces in my essay.
During the time that these photographs were taken two of the residents passed away. Wesley Missions facilities are highly sought after and there is always a list of people waiting to take their place.
Harrison Saragossi
In 2006 Harrison Saragossi graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art and Griffith award for academic excellence, majoring in both print media and photography, from Griffith University, Queensland College of Art. Originally he majored in print media, however in his second year he took a photography elective and quickly fell in love with the medium.
In 2008 he was a part of over 20 exhibitions nationally and internationally and was a Finalist in Competitions such as GAS + Garage Award, the Alumni Network Art Prize, The Mosman Festival Photography Competition, The Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture and the Wallace Bishop National Photographic Competition. Recently he was announced as an exhibitor in the PMA 2009, Las Vegas.
St Francis Orphanage Nairobi Kenya – Hamish Gregory
St Francis Orphanage Nairobi Kenya
This series of portraits documents some of the children from St Francis Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya. The orphanage was set up by one woman in her own home and now houses close to 300 children, in one standard sized house. The children face many challenges both in terms of education and health. I spent over a week at the orphanage and became friends with many of the children. This friendship and trust allowed me to capture very relaxed portraits of the children, showing unique expressions and little moments of emotion.
Hamish Gregory
Hamish graduated from the National Institute of the Arts (NITA) at the Australian National University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography). Following his degree, he commenced an internship to work at The Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne.
Hamish has travelled extensively and developed a passion for international affairs. He has a desire to successfully document people’s lives and our ever-changing environment.
“My images take the viewer on a journey through the places I have seen, and introduce them to the people filled with hope, sharing intimate moments of their lives, that I have documented.”
Hamish continues to travel, to develop a photographic style and to tell stories of people from around the world, through his images.
Awaiting Answers – Natalie Grono
Awaiting Answers
The movement of the 400 villages has formed to put pressure on the government to investigate and resolve land disputes in the eastern state of Vera Cruz, Mexico. They are accusing Dante Delgado, the former Vera Cruz governor in 1992, of stealing their land and of human rights violations. They have decided to come to Mexico City to demand he be investigated and their land returned.
Approximately 120 people are camped out on top of a car parking station in front of the Monumento a la Madre in the middle of the city. Every day the farmers and their families protest naked for 4 hours to state that they are naked of their justice.
I was interested in capturing the daily lives of the community of the movement, from the unusual and eye-catching protest to how they survive squatting in the middle of one of the world’s biggest cities.
Natalie Grono
Natalie loves to cover cultural themes and issues.
Before starting work full time for the Newcastle Herald in 2007 she worked briefly in wedding photography, retail, public relations, and picture sales and spent some years traveling. While in South America she completed a Foundry Photo Journalism Course in Mexico City and has completed a BA Communications at the University of Newcastle and a Photography Certificate at Ultimo Tafe.
Natalie has been awarded 1st place in Feature Photography in the “Northern NSW Journalism Awards” in 2008 and has been featured in several exhibitions and competitions such as the “Moran Prize 2009”, “Head On Portrait Prize 2008”, “Olive Cotton Award and Reportage in 2006.”
Children of Auburn – George Voulgaroupoulos
Children of Auburn
“Children of Auburn” is my photographic portrayal of a side of Sydney that most people will never see. This series provides a glimpse into the life of the next generation of Australians living in Auburn, peering behind the curtain of this little-known side of society. Auburn is a small suburb in Sydney’s west, a landing point for many migrants and refugees when they first arrive in Australia.
Recent events have spurred an increase in displaced Afghan, Iraqi and Sudanese refugees seeking a new place to call home, a haven from a troubled past, which is an important and overlooked aspect of Australian culture. Will this next generation of Australians hold onto their cultural heritage, or will they be overwhelmed by the pressure to assimilate? The body of work parallels my journey as a photographer, as an observer of a culture, mirroring my own experiences as a 2nd generation Australian.
George Voulgaropoulos
George is a Photojournalist. He works as Staff Photographer for suburban newspapers like Canterbury/Bankstown Torch, Auburn Review, and Cooks River Valley Times. He is in the process of receiving his Diploma of Photography at Sydney Institute of Technology TAFE and also spends his weekends working as a Wedding Photographer.
His images have been published in BBC World News, Australian Traveller, Advocate Insider and Real Time Arts Magazine and have also been awarded several local art prizes such as the 1st prize in the 2008 Auburn Mayoral Photographic Awards.
Journey of the Cross – Billy Law
Journey of the Cross
World Youth Day (WYD) is the largest youth event in the world and was held in Sydney, Australia in 2008. From 1 July 2008, the WYD Cross and icon followed a fifteen day walking pilgrimage through Greater Sydney, encompassing Wollongong, Parramatta, Broken Bay and Sydney CBD, culminating in the WYD Cross being carried into the Opening Mass of WYD08.
I wanted to experience this event from a non-Catholic perspective without prejudice and unbiased point of view. I gained their trust and was allowed to spend three days following the pilgrims on the last haul of this journey, trying to understand the true meaning of Catholicism. The spirit and devotion of the prayers are undoubtedly admirable.
What happens on the big day is not important because from this experience, I understand the only one thing that can unite everyone in this world as one is to ‘Believe’.
Billy Law
Billy Lawwas born in 1976 in Malaysia and now resides in Sydney, Australia. After many years as an art director in advertising, Billy has decided to pursue photography full time. Billy uses photography as the medium to record the extraordinary from the ordinary. His fast growing portfolio within the last few years has earned him a solid base of clients and projects.
Billys photographs have gained recognition through major awards and have also featured in exhibitions including ACMP Trampoline Projections 07 and Head On Contemporary Portrait Prize 2008. He is currently working on his first solo exhibition.
The Burn – Craig Proudford
The Burn
This series is a look into one of the most dramatic harvesting practices in Australia.
The cane burn only takes fifteen minutes out of a two year crop cycle. For such a small part of cane farming, those fifteen minutes are some of the most intense undertaken by any farmer and could make or break two years worth of hard work for the farmer or their neighbour which is why the techniques of cane burning are not as simple as just lighting a fire. Soon to be replaced by harvesting and milling methods that don’t require the cane to be burnt, the cane burn will shortly be extinguished as a farming practice.
Craig Proudford
Craig was born in Sydney’s south western suburbs and demonstrated a love for visual arts at an early age.
After completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design, Craig went on to work as a Graphic Designer in Australia and the UK.
Having always maintained an interest in photography, after returning from overseas in 2005, Craig decided to pursue it full-time.
He has since been working as a photographic assistant with a range of photographers and developing his own style through his personal work.
What Craig enjoys most about photography is the opportunity it gives him to look at the world in a different way and focus his attention on the smallest details giving them a new perspective.
