WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR | PHOTO ESSAY BY PAUL BEUTEL If a picture is worth a thousand words, Paul ‘bloody’ Beutel’s photography is poetry. He has a way with people; of putting them at ease to capture their true being. He’s photographed everyone from prime...
PHOTO ESSAY BY SABRINA LAURISTON | WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR Devastated by the Second World War, an estimated 288,000 Italians immigrated to Australia between 1945 and 1970 in search of work and a new life. Their contribution to Australia has been significant,...
PHOTO ESSAY BY CAT VINTON WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR Brumbies have a complicated place in Australian culture and history. Introduced by English settlers and convicts to help toil rugged land for farming, these majestic warm-blooded animals were integral in the...
WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR PHOTO ESSAY BY PAUL BEUTEL Before the sun rises, a group of young, fit men and women from across regional Queensland are pulling on their dirty boots and broadbrim hats. They have only had a few hours’ sleep, after working until the early...
Photo ESSAY by Paul Beutel Pinned to the wall at Searles RV are hundreds of photographs of smiling customers, captured at the very moment they embarked on a new adventure. The didn’t just buy a vehicle or trailer; they invested in a lifestyle. The reasons they’ve...
PHOTO ESSAY BY PAUL BEUTEL. WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR We all have different coping mechanisms. Some of us deal with tragedy through humour. Others through defiance or denial. One minute we are optimistic and the next we are beset with depression and anxiety. There...
PHOTO ESSAY BY PAUL BEUTEL. WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee. Shoo fly; don’t bother me. Insects can delight and terrify. By far the most diverse creatures on the planet; if an insect isn’t regarded as a pest to be exterminated it...
WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM PHOTO ESSAY BY DAVID SHIPTON We humans have long been obsessed with documenting our world. That obsession has only increased with the rise of social media. We’ve gone from writing in third person to speaking in first person. Story telling has...
WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR | PHOTO ESSAY BY PAUL BEUTEL We all know the bloke who sits in the same bar stool religiously. He drinks slowly; like it’s holy. Beside his pot of beer, on the bar, is his tithe - a $10 note and a few gold coins. With a gentle nod and a...
WORDS BY LARINE STATHAM. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACY OLIVE On 14 November 2013 a stubborn Bundaberg cane farmer stood on the floor of the Australian Parliament and delivered his maiden speech, stating his bold plan to establish a world-class military dive site in his region....
On a perfectly still winter evening, with water trucks and shovels at the ready, Wayne Baldry pulls his hat down on his head and raises his collar to cover the back of his neck. He lights his drip torch and makes his way along the break. The fire catches quickly,...