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In the west I think it takes a certain type of man to pull off a mustache. Some of us simply can’t grow an adequate plumage, and for those that can we risk being labeled ‘sleazy looking’ or ‘greasy.’ How did these qualities get associated with the mustache – I don’t know.

The following is part one of a literal pile of photographs that were taken in analog across the Indian subcontinent. Like a majority of camera wielding travellers (still in denial of the term ‘tourist’) I’d replaced my manual film camera for a digital SLR yonks ago – the pros just seemed to out way the cons.

For some years now, the droopy eyes and twisted moustaches of Yok’s black-lined characters have been staring aimlessly from Melbourne alleyways, zines and gallery walls. Yok currently works from a home studio in Perth and has exhibited in Tokyo, New York, Berlin, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei.

Painting a religious mural in India’s oldest, most holy city is not a task to be taken lightly. Firstly one must gain permission and be culturally sensitive – especially when painting on the side of a temple, overlooking the sacred Ganga, in a city that’s devoted to the Lord Shiva himself – the very God your canvas is dedicated to. Secondly one must…

Stepping off the bus at the tourist mecca Koh San Road I was immediately attacked by a gang of water pistol wielding kids. I ran into a 7 Eleven, (nowhere is safe from 7 Elevens either) and the staff were wrapping the registers and surveillance cameras in glad wrap. Confused, I asked around as to what was going on and in disbelief ran to my usual backpackers under a barrage of water.

Emilie McGlone is a very busy lady indeed. The Tokyo based twenty something spends her days as an International Co-ordinator for Peace Boat, a Japan based international non-governmental and non-profit organisation that works to promote peace, human rights, sustainable development and respect for the environment. As if that’s not enough, she also runs her own [...]

Spend some time walking the streets of Buenos Aires and you’ll soon see and feel the long, complex, twisted strands of political tension. On any given day you’re likely to encounter a mob of protesters blocking traffic, banging drums and chanting slogans. Strolling by a moment, depicting some revolutionary on horseback, you’ll be approached by [...]

If there’s one animal that strikes fear in the heart of the general ocean going populous it’s the shark. Growing up in the 1980s, I like many others was prone to all media hype surrounding Great Whites. The Jaws films kept me awake at night and those T-shirts with fluoro shark bites streaming blood were [...]

“Doing your first Pecha Kucha presentation is very much like the first time you have sex. You will be cripplingly nervous, your timing is all wrong and you have little idea of when it’s going to end.” – Yongfook, Web Producer