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Rozi

Rozi is the second woman I tagged along with in Sydney. Rozi is an exceptional kickboxer who practises a particular form of the sport called Muay Thai kickboxing. It is near-full body combat. I winced as I watched her train (and sweat). Like Tanya, who she trains with at the Bondi Boxing and Muay Thai gym, she is intelligent, beautiful and has a wicked right hook.

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Tanya

I recently returned from Sydney where I was part of a workshop with legendary Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey. When I wasn’t in the workshop I was hanging out with two amazing women who train at Bondi’s Boxing and Muay Thai gym. Tanya, a promising boxer, is one of them. More images to come…

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You miss it you dis it

This was the pitch to lure dance party fans to The Republic Hotel in Hobart recently. Billed as a dance party battle between Afrobeats and Dancehall music, DJ Pit went up against DJ and MC Zare Demus. I wouldn’t dare declare the winner but I reckon the crowd was happy so long as the beats kept coming.

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Follow The Herd

Or at least have a listen to some of their tracks. Their songs are often political and have rude words, so if your ears are sensitive you might want to be careful.
I caught The Herd at The Brisbane in Hobart last week. The space was small. The energy was anything but.

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When some good comes from evil


In the early hours one morning in Hobart, Tasmania, a young Chinese student was picked up by two strangers. They took her to their apartment a few suburbs away and murdered her. The horrific act shocked our small city and spread fear through the overseas student community.
But the death of Zhang Tina Yu, while an act of evil, was the catalyst for positive change. A community mobilised to speak up against fear and intimidation, against racism and violence. It mobilised to show that Hobart and Tasmania welcome diversity in all of its forms. This mobilisation took the form of World Party, a multicultural extravaganza of food, music, dance and much else besides. The brainchild of Hobart-based QC Stephen Estcourt, the inaugural World Party was held in 2010. In 2012 it was held again, only this time bigger, better and bolder.
I was privileged to be a photographer at both events. I have produced a beautiful photo book and an 18-month calendar of the 2012 event which are now on sale at Momento. All proceeds from sales go to the Migrant Resource Centre, a not-for-profit organisation which supports migrants and refugees in Tasmania. Momento has generously supported this initiative. You can view and purchase the book here and the calendar here.

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