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Last Updated: 26-09-2007

Staying Alive in the Fast Lane

I’m always wondering how we can still make a reasonable living out of the photojournalistic craft.  Taking frames, capturing remarkable moments is almost a doddle compared to the downstream travail of editing and then on to trying to vend the stuff.  In an age of shrinking and specialized markets it is becoming harder to flog hard core subjects, cutting edge traumatic images; the advertisers loathe to put their products against disturbing reality.  The competition is fierce.  It is hard to duel with staffers from the papers and wires who fat budgets, expense accounts ... continued.

Baxtor Refugee Detention Centre Protests Easter 2k4

It could have been Agincourt or Plessey, spool forward and it could have been the Battle of Naseby.  It was South Australia, Easter weekend 2003, with the forces of the willing arraigned against the merry tribe of the free and unfettered.  The star war robo cops were defending the once free, now refugee detainees, interred for their quest for the democratic and liberated.The free and the oppressed were separated by 5 metre high, 5000 volt electrified fences and razor wire topped with the latest in high tech surveillance paraphernalia.  The dead ground between the perimeter and w... continued.

The Honour of Medals

It all started at the ‘Y-Bridge’, the bridge that spans the Arroyo Canal in the 8th district of the former Saigon.  It was a full on battle for an urban area using air power, artillery, armour, against well dug in Vietcong and North Vietnamese regulars.  A tropical Grozny or a Beirut without the high rise apartments.  Unlike Groznyy and Beirut, the torture was all over in a week though the majority of streets were fronted by rubble and skeletal ruins.  Photographers and camera crews had stood exposed on the bridge to shoot the 750lb bombs dropping into suburbia ... continued.

Restoring the Peace in Timor

The youngest nation on the planet is in deep strife again.  Just when we thought that the intervention in ’99 had got it all stabilized, just when the U.N. had pumped in a quarter of a billion dollars and believed all was on line; the feral elements reared their heads and chaos ensued.Liberation and independence from Portuguese colonial rule in ’75 had been both a tough and a lengthy struggle.  It was only to be supplanted a few months later by an Indonesian takeover and a quarter century of neo colonialisation.   Admittedly the country received more development... continued.

Degree South Exhibition

Tim along with 6 other photographers has brought into existance a new agency called Degree South.  Currently Degree South are presenting images at an exhibition in Melbourne Australia.  So dont miss out on the chance to view the exhibition before it finishes.  Being displayed alongside many other photographers and artisists the Melbourne Exhibition provides a great day out.To view the Degree South web site follow the provided link below.http://www.degreesouth.com ... continued.