1. 20 May


     

  2. 20 May



    Last week ABC’s Foreign Correspondent aired an episode titled They Paved Paradise that’s worth a watch for anyone with an interest in or intention to visit the island of Bali.

    They’re young, feisty, smart and well travelled and they want to reclaim the destiny of their island home. In a relatively short time – not much longer than many of them have been around – Bali has gone from a sweet, spiritual, low key holiday destination to an international tourist hotspot sinking under the weight of mega-hotel developments, raucous bars and clubs and the garbage, detritus and waste that millions of tourists generate. Meet the surfer, the rocker, the activist and the princess saying enough’s enough.

    There aint a whole lotta bangin’ barrels on this vid but what there is is a same same but quite different localism to what surfers would be familiar with; a reminder that Bali isn’t just a fly-in fly-out disposable hotspot for copping a cheap massage, a plate of nasi goreng and a bag of shrooms, but a home for a great many individuals looking to do their best by them and theirs and retain their own place in the world.

     

  3. 20 May


    Scruff.

    Scruff.

     

  4. 20 May


    cherries.

    cherries.

     

  5. 16 May



    Film scanner wont turn on.

    Quietly distraught.

     

  6. 13 May


    Okay TLR cameras + medium format sure does come out lovely but they are a bit of a pain in the arse to use tbqh bbq.

    Okay TLR cameras + medium format sure does come out lovely but they are a bit of a pain in the arse to use tbqh bbq.

     

  7. 11 May


    Glorious whales. jtotheizzoe: Whale vs. Whale: Humpback whales intervene in orca attack Whoa. This might go down as the most remarkable whale story I’ve ever heard. Monterey Bay, CA is a world-famous whale-watching spot, and on May 3, 2012, watchers were treated to an event that might change the way we think of whale cognition. The hunt: A group of transient orcas was witnessed trying to separate a gray whale calf from its mom, a common hunting behavior. All of a sudden, two migrating humpback whales appeared. As the gray whale mother attempted to save her calf, the humpbacks splashed and trumpeted to scare away the orcas, often within a body length of the other whales. Unfortunately, the baby whale was killed, but a total of five humpbacks harassed the orcas for hours (as seen in the photo from the scene, above), perhaps trying to keep them away from feeding on the carcass. It’s a remarkable sequence of events. Dr. Lori Marino of Emory University, an expert in whale cognition, had this to say: … humpback whales, and many other cetaceans, have specialized cells in their brains called Von Economo neurons (“spindle cells”) and these are shared with humans, great apes, and elephants. The exact function of these elongated neurons is still unknown but they are found in exactly the same locations in all mammal brains for the species that have them. What is intriguing is that these parts of the mammal brain are thought to be responsible for social organization, empathy, speech, intuition about the feelings of others, and rapid “gut” reactions. It’s difficult, if not impossible to equate this kind of behavior as “feelings”, in the human sense, but there’s certainly empathy here, and between two species to boot!  Whatever the answer, it’s touching proof of the intelligence of whales, and perhaps we can take this as a reminder that defending other species from destruction (or extinction) is a natural, core value of intelligent creatures like ourselves. Previous whale amazement: A humpback whale is freed from a net by fishermen, and its gratitude is tear-worthy.Also, humpback whales trade songs across oceans, does this mean they have “culture”? (↬ Digital Journal)

    Glorious whales.

    jtotheizzoe:

    Whale vs. Whale: Humpback whales intervene in orca attack

    Whoa. This might go down as the most remarkable whale story I’ve ever heard. Monterey Bay, CA is a world-famous whale-watching spot, and on May 3, 2012, watchers were treated to an event that might change the way we think of whale cognition.

    The hunt: A group of transient orcas was witnessed trying to separate a gray whale calf from its mom, a common hunting behavior. All of a sudden, two migrating humpback whales appeared. As the gray whale mother attempted to save her calf, the humpbacks splashed and trumpeted to scare away the orcas, often within a body length of the other whales.

    Unfortunately, the baby whale was killed, but a total of five humpbacks harassed the orcas for hours (as seen in the photo from the scene, above), perhaps trying to keep them away from feeding on the carcass.

    It’s a remarkable sequence of events. Dr. Lori Marino of Emory University, an expert in whale cognition, had this to say:

    … humpback whales, and many other cetaceans, have specialized cells in their brains called Von Economo neurons (“spindle cells”) and these are shared with humans, great apes, and elephants. The exact function of these elongated neurons is still unknown but they are found in exactly the same locations in all mammal brains for the species that have them.

    What is intriguing is that these parts of the mammal brain are thought to be responsible for social organization, empathy, speech, intuition about the feelings of others, and rapid “gut” reactions.

    It’s difficult, if not impossible to equate this kind of behavior as “feelings”, in the human sense, but there’s certainly empathy here, and between two species to boot! 

    Whatever the answer, it’s touching proof of the intelligence of whales, and perhaps we can take this as a reminder that defending other species from destruction (or extinction) is a natural, core value of intelligent creatures like ourselves.

    Previous whale amazement: A humpback whale is freed from a net by fishermen, and its gratitude is tear-worthy.Also, humpback whales trade songs across oceans, does this mean they have “culture”?

    (↬ Digital Journal)

     

  8. 8 May



    Big New Bacon Tax!!1!

    Bacon may get more exey: pig slaughter levy rises from $1.35 to $2.25.

    How to Lose an Election - by Julia Gillard, Wayne Swan, et. al.

    Strange things to be found amongst the fine print of the 2012 Federal budget.

    As a (salient) aside… ham off the bone > bacon.

     

  9. 7 May


    Joe Miranda holdin’ it down at the IPF Photo Book & Zine Fair, April 2012.

    Joe Miranda holdin’ it down at the IPF Photo Book & Zine Fair, April 2012.

     

  10. 4 May


    hey dad! “piss off”

    hey dad!

    “piss off”

     

  11. 4 May


    This is one of the most brilliant concepts I’ve heard of in yonks. So good. viceuk: I GAVE MY NEIGHBOURS A £2 CAMERA Our friend Holly lived in a housing estate in Haggerston for nearly two years without really getting to know any of her neighbours. She thought that was kind of sad, so she sent them all a letter asking how they’d feel about her giving them a £2 camera to take some pictures on. See more photos here

    This is one of the most brilliant concepts I’ve heard of in yonks. So good.

    viceuk:

    I GAVE MY NEIGHBOURS A £2 CAMERA

    Our friend Holly lived in a housing estate in Haggerston for nearly two years without really getting to know any of her neighbours. She thought that was kind of sad, so she sent them all a letter asking how they’d feel about her giving them a £2 camera to take some pictures on.

    See more photos here

     

  12. 4 May



    Oh look, some arseholes devised a push-poll then manufactured themselves a mandate.

    Enter Peter Lewis and Jackie Woods, director and communications respectively at lobby group Essential Media Communications, striding forth and beating their chests in support of greater government regulation and intrusiveness, holding aloft some poll findings as an ostensibly democratic mandate.

    But there’s a problem. It’s a push poll, of their own making, and they knew the answer they wanted before they devised it. They have taken a complex and nuanced matter and misconstrued it into a false all-or-nothing dichotomy, in which you are either for government regulation or you are against it. You’re either in favour of regulating seatbelts and cigarettes or you’re for babies in back seats without seat belts and a cloud of passive smoke about their head. You are either for government regulating the sale of narcotics, or you are in favour of bogeymen freely selling meth to twelve year olds. Not surprisingly, people opted for the former. Praise democracy.

    That this poll was conducted and piece written not by a gaggle of under cooked undergrads, but by a lobby group with serious political clout is fucking horrifying. It has added nothing of use to the debate on the role of government in the lives of the public. 

    They finish their rant by making the statement “we’d much rather have Mary Poppins than Lord of the Flies”, a facile comparison as though a banal and benign Mary Poppins were the equivalent opposite to the savagely anarchic tale of kids gone feral. It’s the thin edge of the wedge against the other’s fat edge. Maybe they’re just poorly read and haven’t heard of 1984 or Brave New World. Or maybe they’re just lobbyists.

     

  13. 1 May


    So so stoked.. still a bit shocked. Cheers Joe/HWC! hardworkersclub: Che Parker Almost forgot to throw up the winners of the IPF2012 Photo Prize! The Judge’s Panel First Place went to #1 - Che Parker. Along with thunderous applause at the show, Che won a Featured Exhibition at Rae & Bennett Gallery, Melbourne, Artist Feature in TAKE Magazine, and a Title release with Smalltime Books. Congrats, Che! Second & PCA coming up.

    So so stoked.. still a bit shocked. Cheers Joe/HWC!

    hardworkersclub:

    Che Parker

    Almost forgot to throw up the winners of the IPF2012 Photo Prize!

    The Judge’s Panel First Place went to #1 - Che Parker.

    Along with thunderous applause at the show, Che won a Featured Exhibition at Rae & Bennett Gallery, Melbourne, Artist Feature in TAKE Magazine, and a Title release with Smalltime Books.

    Congrats, Che!

    Second & PCA coming up.

     

  14. 30 Apr



    One Giant Arm - Featuring... Me

    Joe over at One Giant Arm threw up some of my photos along with a few garbled words, thanks bloke!

     

  15. 30 Apr


    Sundown shark bait at Trigg Point. There are limits to my flatbed scanner it would seem.

    Sundown shark bait at Trigg Point.

    There are limits to my flatbed scanner it would seem.