An essay by Bill Lowenburg. At first glance, the photographs of Australian-born Zev Jonas seem to have little in common with the work of his friend and mentor, the distinguished American photographer Larry Fink. Jonas works in primarily color, Fink in black and white. Jonas utilizes available light, and while Fink does too, his best-known work has been produced with off-camera flash. As a result of his landmark 1980 book, [...]

Gemma-Rose Turnbull on her current project, documenting the lives of street sex workers at St Kilda Gatehouse. In early 2010 Gemma-Rose Turnbull started a year-long residency with St Kilda Gatehouse a refuge for street sex workers, teaching, photographing and interviewing the women who use their service. Red Light | Dark Room; Sex, Lives and Stereotypes is her attempt to document their day-to-day lives, and break down the inevitable stereotypes those [...]