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THREE SOURCES OF HAPPINESS

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Tri Hita Karana. God, People, and Place.

The Three Sources of Happiness that drive the ideals of the Balinese people.

Part 1 of an ongoing project.

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APOCALYPSE

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On the 23rd of September, strange weather brought dust in from Australia’s drought ridden center, and deposited it over Sydney. For that morning, the city of Sydney became an apocalyptic place – something more akin to mars than the city we know.

A selection of these photos were published in Strange Light magazine, on Magcloud.

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FIGURE

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‘Figure’ is a derivative of bodybuilding, where female competitors who choose not to gain the heavy muscle mass required of bodybuilding, are able to compete in a body competition.

It’s emphasis is on femininity and athleticism, where symmetry and muscle definition – combined with the female form, are the key criteria for judging.

The competition itself is part posing, part dance routine, but with all of the spartan dedication required of bodybuilding to tone up and get ripped.. all in a pair of killer heels.

I followed Colleen in the 12 weeks leading up to competition – as she undertook her own personal transformation, and competed in the ANB Asia-Pacific championships, on Australia’s Gold Coast in May 2009.

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FEELS LIKE RAIN

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“Still falls the rain. Dark as the fall of man, black as our loss. Blind as the nineteen hundred and forty nails upon The Cross”

Dame Edith Sitwell