Strange Light Photos from the Great Australian Dust Storm 23 September 2009
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Strange Light fell over Australia on 23 September 2009.
An unexpected dust storm blanketed New South Wales and Queensland, turning everything an eerie shade of amber. At its peak, the storm swept up 140,000 tons of soil per hour. In spite of the worst dust storm in 70 years, intrepid photographers ventured outside to document what was happening to their homes, neighborhoods, and country. This is what they saw. This magazine was assembled by Derek Powazek with help from Tom Coates, Amy Gunson, Mark Dowsett, and Robert Klein. Photography by Adam Hunt, Alison Lyons, Amy Tong, Andrew Rogers, Benn Glazier, Chris Mannolini, Christine McNab, Dan Hill, Daniel Boud, Duncan Elms, Duncan Wallace, Gavin Marchio, Gordon Wrigley, Jack Toohey, Joel Courtney, Johnny Barker, Jonathan Berry, Kent Johnson, Mark Pinto, Mathew Sacco, Matt Robinson, Merrill Pye, Michael N. Sutton, Mike Hartz, Peter Fellows, Ranjit Sidhu, Robert Watson, Seb Ruiz, Stephen Foster, Taina Hall, Tess Peni, Tim Lucas, and Yve Lavine. Special thanks to Adam Hunt for the name. Thanks to Flickr.com for helping us find each other, and to MagCloud.com for turning pixels into paper. 3
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Adam Hunt
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Michael N. Sutton
Tess Peni
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Alison Lyons
Duncan Wallace
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Andrew Rogers
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Christine McNab
Amy Tong
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Daniel Boud
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Peter Fellows
Mark Pinto
Tess Peni
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Taina Hall
Stephen Foster
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Mathew Sacco
Mark Pinto
Mike Hartz
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Matt Robinson
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Benn Glazier
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Duncan Elms
Daniel Boud
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Jack Toohey
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Kent Johnson
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Gordon Wrigley
Jonathan Berry
Benn Glazier
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Yve Lavine
Robert Watson
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Joel Courtney
Johnny Barker
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Gavin Marchio
Tim Lucas
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Dan Hill
Merrill Pye
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Contributors Adam Hunt loves thinking up visual ideas for advertising and design. goatboy.com.au
Gavin Marchio is a self-taught professional photographer in Sydney. gmphoto.com.au
Alison Lyons is the Creative Director of an advertising agency in Sydney specializing in the photographic industry. alisonlyons.com.au
Gordon Wrigley is a software engineer and amateur photographer. flickr.com/tolomea
Amy Tong is a 27-year-old from Sydney with a newfound passion for photography. flickr.com/_amytong Andrew Rogers flickr.com/andrewrogers Benn Glazier is a Sydney-based ad agency guy. bennglazier.com
Joel Courtney is a photographer, engineer, technologist, and web geek. flickr.com/jufemaiz Johnny Barker is a full-time journalist, part-time photographer. flickr.com/71086419@N00
Chris Mannolini is a photography enthusiast who lives in Coogee. flickr.com/machineman
Jonathan Berry is a television producer. flickr.com/86916510@N00
Christine McNab is a writer and communications strategist in Sydney. ozzities.wordpress.com
Kent Johnson is a fashion and people photographer in Sydney. kentjohnsonphotography.com.au
Dan Hill is a designer and urbanist living in Sydney. cityofsound.com
Mark Pinto lives in Los Angeles but was in Sydney on business of sorts. flickr.com/36152305@N08
Daniel Boud boudist.com Derek Powazek just likes photos. powazek.com Duncan Elms is a photographer and motion graphics designer in Sydney. bulkas.com Duncan Wallace flickr.com/africadunc
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Jack Toohey is a 16-year-old amateur photographer from Sydney. jacktoohey.tk
Ranjit Sidhu
Mathew Sacco is a graphic designer moonlighting as a photographer. flickr.com/mscreative Matt Robinson is an Australian photographer based in Sydney. mattrobinsonimages.com Merrill Pye is a Renaissance woman in a Baroque body. sketchesbymez.blogspot.com
Michael N. Sutton is a passionate photographer from the southern beaches of Sydney Australia. flickr.com/sutto007 Mike Hartz says “photography is one of my most-loved distractions.” flickr.com/mikehartz Peter Fellows does design, product, and user experience. armyofdolls.com Ranjit Sidhu was born in London and now lives in Sydney. flickr.com/thisissid Robert Watson works as a freelance executive business coach in Newcastle. managingwell.com.au Seb Ruiz manages to sneak in some photography and sunrise surfing sessions at Sydney’s eastern beaches. sebruiz.net Stephen Foster is an amateur photographer and sales professional in Sydney. stephenfosterphotography.com Taina Hall enjoys capturing and sharing the thrills of nature. flickr.com/a_rider Tess Peni is a freelance photographer in Sydney. truelove.com.au Tim Lucas is a web geek photographer wannabe. toolmantim.com Yve Lavine is a portrait and event photographer in Sydney. lavinephotography.com.au
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