Shamim De Varax is a talented up and coming photographer from Melbourne, Australia.

Want to see more? Click here for her official website, and here for some behind-the-scenes blog action.

Ghost Story
Makeup and Hair by Anke Hansen
Designs by Joseph Jang
Models Rebecca G @ Scene and Kat L.
Photography Assistant Vlad K.
Photography by S de Varax

Words: Anna Conn (Everything is Beautiful)

Images: Ariana Page Russell

Ariana Page Russell has found a unique muse for her photography – her own
skin.   Growing up with a skin condition called dermatographia, her skin is
not only her inspiration, but a canvas and medium as well, allowing her to
produce welts and flushing with ease.  While the condition is not something
she can control, it is something she can manipulate, creating images that
call our attention to human vulnerability and adornment. Since she began this venture, Ariana has produced a broad spectrum of
methods and forms in her work, including collages, adhesive tattoos and
wallpaper designs.  This variation allows us to look at skin from many
different perspectives, and perhaps reconsider our own assumptions about the
role this important organ plays in our lives.  For most of us, adornment is a method of self expression, while also
concealing our vulnerability and physicality.   Ariana creates a sort of
paradox by adorning herself with her own skin and its inherent sensitivity.
As she so eloquently puts it, “I am investigating where one surface ends and
another begins, the bloom of adornment, and how shifting exteriors reveal as
they conceal.”

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We’ve just discovered two young creatives; stylist Izabel Caligiore and photographer Olivia Tran who make beautiful pictures together.

Take a look at their first collaboration below.  More to come…

Photography: Olivia Tran

Styling: Izabel Caligiore

Model: Alison B

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Words: Carly Rogers

Images: The Cobrasnake (above) , Todd Selby (below)

If we’re completely honest with ourselves, most people today have an interest into what’s going on in other people’s lives.  The popularity of things like Facebook, Blogging and even reality television don’t lie.  So it’s no suprise that Todd Selby’s website, which offers an insight into the houses and subsequently the lives of artistic individuals is so popular. read more »

Words: Ella Cole
Photos: Rachael Dale

Rachael Dale’s relaxed, yet highly personal approach to photography is inspiring to say the least. Her photographs are idiosyncratic of her lifestyle as a dweller of a bohemian inner-city suburb in Brisbane, Australia, and exude an air of carefree youth and nonchalance. Where others fail to see the beauty in household objects and children at play, Rachael rewards unlikely subjects with flawless composition and the ability to make the viewer wish they were there.

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