Photo essay: The Forgotten Lockdowns
Content warning: some photos contain nudity. All I have to remember from the days of lockdowns are my photos. There are important events...
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Jeremy Gan
- Jun 7, 2020
Photo Essay: Scenes from Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter Protest
Clad with face masks, huddled shoulder to shoulder in front of the steps of Parliament House. Thousands across Australia defied social...
Gabriela Caeli Sumampow
- May 18, 2020
An interview with student photographer Jeremy Gan (Podcast)
Jeremy Gan documented his life in isolation through a photo essay entitled “Two weeks into isolation, it’s getting claustrophobic”, where...
Jeremy Gan
- Apr 7, 2020
Two weeks into isolation, it’s getting claustrophobic
I would typically be out for most of the day, walking, observing and photographing. As a street photographer, I see the everyday streets...
Youssef Saudie
- Mar 31, 2020
Photo essay: India - The Streets Before Lockdown
A different country, a different life. From the chaotic streets to delicious food. This is New Delhi, the capital of India. Here is a...
Jeremy Gan
- Mar 23, 2020
Photo Essay: Scenes of an empty Melbourne
Stage one of a lockdown is in place in Victoria to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Grand Prix and AFL matches have been cancelled or...
Alexandra Middleton and Romi Martini
- Mar 22, 2020
Swanston Street Style: students on film
A photographic essay of student style. (for The Swanston Gazette print edition one, 2019) Swanston Street is (usually) bustling with RMIT...
Jeremy Gan
- Feb 1, 2020
Photo essay: Scenes from the Midsumma Pride March
The 25th annual Midsumma Pride March brought colour to the streets of St Kilda on Sunday. The march sees over 10,000 people take part,...
Jeremy Gan
- Jan 10, 2020
Scenes from the National Climate Protest, Melbourne
On the evening of Friday November 10, protests demanding the Australian Government act on climate change were held all around Australia....
Jeremy Gan
- Nov 23, 2019
Photo essay: Scenes from The Color Run Melbourne
On Sunday, Flemington Racecourse was clouded with mists of coloured powder as thousands ran in the ‘Happiest 5K on the Planet’ - The...
Jeremy Gan
- Nov 4, 2019
Photo essay: Scenes from the Melbourne Cup Parade
Yesterday’s Melbourne Cup Parade was hit with heavy rain, harsh winds and protests from animal rights activists. The event ended 30...
Jeremy Gan
- Oct 29, 2019
Photo essay: Scenes from the IMARC Blockade
Today was the second day of climate activists blockading the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) at the Melbourne...
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Nyah Barnes
- Apr 20
& Juliet Review
Did Shakespeare get it right with Romeo and Juliet? & Juliet (Photo: https://andjulietthemusical.co.uk/) Arriving from Broadway, & Juliet...
Georgie Carroll
- Apr 7, 2022
Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh suit up to impress at the MICF 2022
A comedic-duo. Photo credit: @nickmickpics Presentation is Everything by Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh is a classic showcase of...
James Gaunt
- Oct 24, 2021
“This Is A Reckoning” - New Musical Merges Indigenous Cultures
Samuel Gaskin unites First Nations Australian and New Zealand song and dance in his latest moving production which serves as a...
Claudia Forsberg
- Apr 13, 2020
The Australian Ballet launches its 2020 digital season
Illustration: Cindy Chen In this crazy time of coronavirus, the arts sector has taken a massive hit. Many artists and performers have had...
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