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New photo collective promises fresh look at Australia
Australia 'comfortable' with
security following London attacks
Cricket Australia remains
"comfortable" with the level of
security provided to the Australian
team, after terror attacks in London
on Saturday night left at least six
dead and 48 injured.
Australia are one of three teams
in London, one of the venues for
the Champions Trophy. They are
due to play Bangladesh on June
5 at The Oval in south London.
"As with the rest of the world,
the Australian team is shocked and
saddened at the events that have
occurred in London overnight and
our thoughts are with those directly
involved and their loved ones," CA
said. "The team, support staff and
travelling contingent have been
accounted for."
"Our security team is working
closely with the ICC and LOC
[local organising committee] to
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ensure the safety and security of
our players and support staff is
paramount. At this stage we are
comfortable with the level of security
being provided to us and will
continue to monitor the situation."
The London attacks on
Saturday, when a vehicle ran into
people on London Bridge and
there were stabbings at Borough
Market, came two weeks after a
suicide bombing at a concert in
Manchester.
Following the Manchester
attack, Cricket South Africa had said
there were concerns over safety
but was comfortable with the
reassurances and guarantees
provided regarding the team's
security. South Africa are touring
the UK not only for the Champions
Trophy but also for a bilateral
series against England.
June, 2017
Eight leading photographers
have formed a new Australian
collective specialising in
documentary photography.
The Lumina collective is made
up of female photographers Donna
Bailey, Chloe Bartram, Jessie
Boylan, Aletheia Casey, Anna
Maria Antoinette D'Addario, Lyndal
Irons, Morganna Magee and Sarah
Rhodes.
"This project was founded by
eight women who are leading
practitioners in the genre, and
offer a unique voice in Australia,"
founding Lumina member Casey
said.
"We feel women have been
under-represented in the industry,
particularly in Australia. Although
this is changing, we wanted to
found an all-female collective, at
least to begin with," she said.
"Photography is a skewed
industry, so it is great to see and
work with a collective made up of
leading women with their different
artistic voices."
Irons, who won acclaim for her
photographic series looking at the
characters and businesses on
Sydney's Parramatta road, said the
collective would focus on long-form
stories.
"You can argue gender doesn't
matter but it does have an impact
on the stories you can access and
your take on it," Irons said.
"What we are really lacking in
Australia are avenues for artists
specialising in long-form stories to
share and show their work, our distinguish ourselves from other
collectives by focusing on regional
areas as much as the cities. Our
members are in The Pilbarra,
regional New South Wales and
collective hopes to support those
stories."
The collective joins a small
selection of photography networks
in Australia, which includes Occuli,
formed by current and former
news photojournalists.
Casey distinguished Lumina
from other collectives as an
educational resource for the
community as well as focusing on
"the communities we live and love
in".
"We always wanted to Victoria as well as Melbourne and
Sydney. Our longer-term aim is to
be spread throughout Australia."
For D'Addario, Lumina is about
filling a gap in support for artistic
voices in Australia.
"I believe the [lack of support
for artists] is a worldwide epidemic.
And Australia could definitely be
doing a much better job. It is a very
frightening time for the arts, which
is such an important and valid
aspect of our humanity. I'd say it's
time to stir things up."
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