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Ngarigo+Yuin+Yorta Yorta+Wurundjeri Countries / Australia
2009 - Present
Drew at the Two Thumbs Wildlife Trust. 27 September 2020. Ngarigo Country / Peak View, NSW.
Chimneys and other sorts of fires continue to burn for days and weeks after bushfires have come through. 5 February 2020. Yuin Country / Devils Hole, NSW.
Sue Schepisi after the Big Jack Mountain + Postmans Trail Fires. 5 February 2020. Yuin Country / Wyndham, NSW.
Peter White after the Big Jack Mountain + Postmans Trail Fires. 2 February 2020. Yuin Country / Wyndham, NSW.
An edge of the Big Jack Mountain + Postmans Trail Fires. 1 February 2020. Yuin Country / Wyndham, NSW.
Sue Schepisi and Melinda Downs move horses closer to protection as the Big Jack Mountain + Postmans Trail fire looks like it will hit shortly. 1 February 2020. Yuin Country / Wyndham, NSW.
Sue Schepisi prepares for the Big Jack Mountain + Postmans Trail Fires to hit. 1 February 2020. Yuin Country / Wyndham, NSW.
Volunteer members of the Wyndham RFS Brigade refill their truck with water in the middle of fighting the Myrtle Mountain Road bushfire. 31 December 2019. Yuin Country / Wyndham, NSW.
For the last time, Merryn Apma leaves the home she shared with her recently passed husband, Glen Atkinson, for many years. 19 May 2019. Yuin Country / Tilba, NSW.
Merryn Apma and Karen Atkinson light a fire in memory of Merryn's recently passed husband, Glen Atkinson, who is also Karen's brother. 18 May 2019. Yuin Country / Tilba, NSW.
Merryn at her recently passed husband's funeral. Glen Atkinson was one of the Stolen Generations. 24 April 2019. Yorta Yorta Country / Echuca, VIC.
Glen Atkinson, terminally ill with liver cancer, is suffering the extreme pain that comes with his illness. His wife, Merryn, holds his hand while paramedic-administered morphine takes effect. 31 January 2019. Yuin Country / Central Tilba, NSW.
Karen Atkinson and her “Brother Boy”, Glen. Both of the Stolen Generations, Karen has been Glen's guardian spirit, giving love and support when he needed it throughout his life. 19 January 2019. Yuin Country / Central Tilba, NSW.
Stephen “Rainbow” Hutchison visits Glen, one of his closest friends in the Tilba community. This is the first time Rainbow has visited since Glen was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. 13 January 2019. Yuin Country / Central Tilba, NSW.
Sue Schepisi and Friso, a Friesian horse. 18 August 2018. Yuin Country / Wyndham, NSW.
Veterinary nurse, Kelsey Savage, in the midst of a busy day at the Brudine Veterinary Practice. 3 April 2018. Ngunnawal Country / Charnwood, ACT.
Veterinary Nurse, Maree Watt, comforts Pheobe, a 15 year old who sadly is about to be euthanised. 22 March 2018. Ngunnawal Country / Charnwood, ACT.
Wean has been brought in to the Brudine Veterinary Practice. She is very flat, not eating and has diarrhoea. She’s in very poor shape and only has a 10% chance of survival at this stage. 16 February 2018. Ngunnawal Country / Charnwood, ACT.
Veterinarian Fiona Starr in surgery. 7 December 2017. Ngunnawal Country / Charnwood, NSW.
Kensie, a Shar Pei with incurable "Shar Pei Fever" is in for a regular blood test at the Brudine Veterinary Practice. 20 February 2018. Ngunnawal Country / Charnwood, NSW.
In the middle of a protest against the proposed closures of remote Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia, a young girl runs circles at the intersection of Bourke St and Exhibition St. 19 March 2015. Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country / Melbourne, VIC.
Protesters at a rally against proposed closures of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. 19 March 2015. Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country / Melbourne, VIC.
Nathan "Yeti" Amatnieks at the "Whole Lotta Love" bar for Frankenbok who are recording video for a new song. 8 November 2014. Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country / East Brunswick, VIC.
Azza, founder of Australian metal band, Frankenbok, visits his grandmother, Enid Parker (aka "Nanabok"), before a gig Frankenbok is playing at The Cambridge Hotel in nearby Newcastle later that evening. 12 April 2014. Wonnarua Country / Kurri Kurri, NSW.
Mick Morley, drummer for Melbourne-based metal band Frankenbok, wraps his wrist before a gig at The Espy hotel. 30 November 2013. Boon Wurrung Country / St Kilda, VIC.
Aaron "Azza" Butler in the bay at Williamstown. 25 January 2013. Yalukit Country / St Kilda, VIC.
A person photo bombs a street march held by the Australian Education Union. 5 September 2012. Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country / Melbourne, VIC.
Women march for equal pay in the community services sector. 10 June 2010. Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country / Melbourne, VIC.
"Snow", the cook at the St Kilda Drop In Centre. 10 March 2010. Yalukit Country / Balaclava, VIC.
"Steven", a client of the St Kilda Drop-In Centre. 18 November 2009. Yalukit Country / St Kilda, VIC.
A Cuban woman in front of her home. 4 August 2009. La Habana, Cuba.
El Malecón aka Avenida de Maceo. 13 August 2009. La Habana, Cuba.
Front entrance to Mantay, a shelter for teenage girls who were sexually abused and became pregnant. 1 July 2009. Cusco, Peru.
A teenager with her child, conceived as a result of sexual abuse but very much loved. 30 June 2009. Cusco, Peru.
Teenagers at Mantay, a shelter for teenage girls who were sexually abused and became pregnant. 23 June 2009. Cusco, Peru.
A single mother and her son, who has a scholarship for Camino Nuevo, a school for children with special needs. 14 June 2009. Cusco, Peru.
At Camino Nuevo, a school for children with special needs, a teacher uses a tactile approach to education. 13 May 2009. Cusco, Peru.
A long day at Camino Nuevo, a school for children with special needs. 13 May 2009. Cusco, Peru.
At Camino Nuevo, a school for children with special needs, furniture is made by local carpenters, and one size fits all. 28 April 2009. Cusco, Peru.
A student at Camino Nuevo, a school for children with special needs. 16 April 2009. Cusco, Peru.
A student of Camino Nuevo, a school for children with special needs, at the fence surrounding the playground where he and the other students will play for an hour. 15 May 2009. Cusco, Peru.
Isaac Chapiro in front of his accommodation - a small caravan hosted in a parking space at the St Luke's Episcopal Church. He was evicted a few months later. A couple of years later, he had died. 12 March 2009. Ballard, WA, USA.
Despite being home to many rich people and powerful organisations like Microsoft, Amazon and Boeing, there are many homeless people in Seattle. 12 March 2009. Seattle, WA, USA.
Pramila Jayapal, at OneAmerica, a pro-immigrant advocacy group she founded and served as its Executive Director. She is now the Democrat Representative for Washington State's 7th District, since 2017. She is the first Indian-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. 27 February 2009. Seattle, WA, USA.
Chris. 21 November 2008. Manhattan, NY, USA.