The ARGUS Issue 2, 2013

A Digital Landscape of Visual Storytelling

ISSUE 2, 2013

Leftovers Investigating the abandoned town of Acland as the mining company closes in.

The Ramble A personal investigation of identity and sexuality in a New York beat.

Little Serbia An Orthodox Serbian community maintains cultural ties in Brisbane’s inner-city.

Issue 2, 2013

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THE editorial TEAM

Letter from the Editor Dear Reader, Welcome to the second edition of the ARGUS in 2013.

This edition the editors have been focusing on increasing international contributions, publishing our second book, ARGUS: Volume 2, and redesigning the website for a simple, responsive layout.

Monique Montfroy Managing Editor

Heather Faulkner Exceutive Editor

Dora Zhou Art Director

Therese Jensen Art Director

Alex Swinton Picture Editor

Lauran Kessler Marketing Director

Sharna Hupfeld Marketing Director

Leesa Connelly Mulitmedia Editor

Nicole Konsten Text/ listings

Garry Tan Mulitmedia Editor

In this issue we present stories that are not commonly reported on. We have run two stories from emerging visual journalists from New York University exploring themes of self-identity and day in the life. We also present a story on the ‘triple shift,’ experienced by women in rural Columbia, and a typology of Bangladeshi street kids and their dogs. Closer to home, are the stories of a town deserted after a big mining company has been through and an exploration of Serbian culture maintained in suburban inner-city Brisbane.

I would like to say thank you to all of the editorial team for their hard work and dedication to the Argus. The creativity, confidence and enthusiasm has again pushed us to deliver an engaging, critical exploration of the world around us and the world we live in, told by emerging visual storytellers.

Lastly, I would like to thank executive editor Heather Faulkner for overseeing and advising us on the production of both this e-zine and the book. Her leadership and support to the ARGUS has encouraged us in developing industry standard skills and experience.

Monique Montfroy Managing Editor, the ARGUS

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contents AUSTRALIA Leftovers

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Little Serbia

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GLOBAL The Ramble

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Collin’s Journey

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Robindra Boys

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The Triple Shift: A Study of Women’s Daily Life In Rural Colombia

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SINGLES A selection of the best single-image submissions

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Leftovers Chris Bowes/ARGUS chrisbowesphotos.com

Leftovers is a series of images that examines the remains of Acland, a small town near Oakey on the Darling Downs. Since the early 2000’s the town’s properties have been progressively purchased by the New Hope Mining company in an attempt to mine the rich coal reserves beneath the town. The series looks at the derelict buildings still left standing, and the objects and mementos that have been left in them. These relics remain as an indication of what happens to a space once the human presence leaves, and gives clues to what life was like before they were abandoned.

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Little Serbia Lynette Letic/ARGUS

Nestled in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia stand three Serbian Orthodox churches and adjoining community halls where Serbian folk gather around Easter time, Patron Saint days and Christmas each year. Each celebration is an opportunity for community members to gather for feasts, conversations and mass. Here, the Serbian traditions and customs are practiced, and the culture sustained within the broader Australian context.

Although the Serbian Orthodox community may not appear prominent within Brisbane, it remains vibrant and active in its spaces of preservation- the churches, halls and even so, people’s own homes.

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The Ramble Elliott Brown Jr Text: Elliott Brown Jr Photos: Elliott Brown Jr

It was towards the end of sixth grade. For any number of reasons, I was on a three-way phone call with my best friend and her boyfriend. And, again for some unknown reason, I called him a faggot, once during the conversation over the phone and again the next day as he was leaving the locker room in gym class. Whether or not I actually perceived him to be gay, it matters none. But what did matter, and continued to matter for the following seven years, was his response. Apparently unmoved by my ignorant remark, he said, “It takes one to know one.� Those very words marked the foundation of my consequent neurotic sexual analysis.

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“your body size matters less, thinning hair isn’t noticed so much.. You can be your plain, unremarkable self and still be attractive to other men.”

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Collin’s Journey Molly leon/ARGUS

Collin is a twenty-three year old biology graduate of Old Dominion University, who has spent most of his life as a competitive sailor. His daily routine consists of many activities; from early morning muscle training to familiarising himself with the mechanics of automobiles, Collin assumes many roles. There is, however, one role he consistently plays – the role of my brother. This series investigates a day in the life of Collin, and explores his dedication and passion to the things he loves.

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Robindra boys Sam Edmonds/ARGUS

Robindra Shorbod, a small park in the South West of Dhaka, Bangladesh is home to around 10 street kids.

Street kids that beg for money, collect plastic containers to sell for recycling and most importantly, share every ounce of food they earn with the 10 dogs that live with them.

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The Triple Shift: a study of women’s daily life in rural Colombia.

Laura Rodriguez Castro/ARGUS

As caregivers, women undertake the domestic labour of household chores, the reproductive work of bearing and raising children and the agricultural labour of caring for farm animals. Combined, these three areas of women’s labour are referred to as the ‘triple shift’. As a consequence of the ‘triple shift’, rural women in Colombia have limited opportunities for broader political participation, very little income and few opportunities to undertake paid employment. Here are four personal stories of Ema, Esperanza, Gloria and Lucia, all working the triple shift.

“At the moment they cannot pay us. when, for example, they sell the harvest they take us into account. well if you need clothes, they give you a change of clothes.. ” -Ema78

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“Yes mija, the responsibility of home is that one, so even if you say no, you have to do it.�

-Esperanza-

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“So, what does rural women’s work mean?

Well, the domestic chores, housewife.”

-lucia-

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“he devotes himself to the farm, farm jobs, but me, instead i haveto devote myself to the farm, to the home, to the children, to everything. everything.�

-GLORIA-

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“I PUT COLOUR IN THE POTATOES SO THEY LOOK SAD.” -Ema-

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“OK, MIJA SO ANYWAY, YOU COME FROM THAT HERITAGE YOUR PARENTS HAVE GIVEN YOU OF BEING RELIGIOUS..”

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“THAT IS JUST SOMETHING PERSONAL, THAT I HAVE TO KEEP THE CABIN CLEAN AND TIDY.” -Ema-

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“WELL BECAUSE AS A MOTHER YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN..”

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“I BOUGHT IT WITH A LITTLE SAVINGs I HAD, AND WELL, TO not HAVE ANYTHING MISSING, I grow HIM AND NEXT I SELL HIM AND I HAVE SOME EarnINGS LEFT around FOR CONTRIBUTIONS LIKE THE GROCERIES OR WHATEVER..”

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“WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY, THE MILKING IS THE ONLY THING THAT YOU RECEIVE THE LITTLE WAGE FROM. THE RESt, WHO PAYS ME, MIJA? NO ONE, JUST ‘THANK YOU’S’. ” -ESOERABZA-

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“WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT RURAL WOMEN’S LABOUR? WELL It’S NOT LIKE It’S BEING RECOGNISED.. OR WITH THE VALUE IT SHOULD have.”

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singles The best of 2013

This work is central to Nikki Hopf’s Nan and her family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: Nikki Hopf/ARGUS

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Twin 1 / Twin 2. Photo: Zara Duffy/ARGUS

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Twin 1 / Twin 2. Photo: Zara Duffy/ARGUS

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Nick Jones comes dressed to the T to the Griffith University Race Day, Gold Coast Turf Club. Photo: Dan Carson/ARGUS

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Nick Jones comes dressed to the T to the Griffith University Race Day, Gold Coast Turf Club. Photo: Dan Carson/ARGUS

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Sunset at Pigeon Hole Station, North-west Northern Territory. Pigeon Hole Station. Photo: Jenelle Stafford/ARGUS 110

In the 1850s, approximately 300 Bundjalung people were massacred as they slept beneath the trees at their camp on the East Ballina coast. The only evidence of this mass murder is a barely visible wooden cross and a plaque. Massacre Site, Ballina, NSW. Photo: Denise Schilk/ARGUS

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This work is central to Nikki Hopf’s Nan and her family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: Nikki Hopf/ARGUS 112

This work is central to Nikki Hopf’s Nan and her family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: Nikki Hopf/ARGUS 113

Contributors A Digital Landscape of Visual Storytelling

ISSUE 1, NOV 2012

Chris Bowes Leftovers

Sam Edmonds Robindra boys

Elliott Brown Jr The Ramble

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Lynette Letic Little Serbia

Laura Rodriguez Castro The Triple Shift

your eyes, our world We are seeking contributors from emerging and established visual stortyellers world-wide.

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