“I always fall a little bit in love with my subjects,” Meagan Harding confesses, gazing down the camera barrel as we sprawl on the floor of her Carlton-based studio. I’m perfectly at ease, having spent the last hour being photographed by someone who feels like an old friend. This warm, fuzzy feeling is her calling […]
Harley Manifold outside the box
In the backstreets of Brunswick lies an artists’ lair – a warehouse shared by twenty creatives. Here I meet with Harley Manifold, a visual artist who has well and truly painted himself into Melbourne’s art scene. A genuine gent, he pops a bottle of sparkling and shows me around the gallery space that he and […]
Jessica Knight and her life, in words
For one of the smallest adults I know, Jessica Knight has some might. And by god can she write. That will be the end of my poetry; I’ll let this fascinating creature come out with the lyrical genius. She does so, serenading me with stories over shiraz and complementary popcorn at Melbourne’s Shebeen. “I just […]
My friend, the out-lympian
An impeccably chiseled and taut young man takes his mark, a deep breath, and dives. Thousands of fellow athletes and supporters look on, taking part in this international event of Olympic proportions… with a twist. They are in Antwerp, Belgium, celebrating their sexuality. Ladies, gentleman and miscellaneous, welcome to the World Outgames. This gorgeous specimen […]