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HOME GROWN BY KELLY GEDDES AND LAURA AGNEW

HOME GROWN BY KELLY GEDDES AND LAURA COLLINS

“Prosperity is not a thing to grab, but an idea to cultivate; a mindset and a way of life”, Laura Agnew maps her path to Permaculture.

STATELESS BY NADINE VON COHEN

Imagine you’re a pregnant refugee with chronic pain and little to no English. You’ve spent the last seven years in a prison camp and all you know of Australia is the inside of a detention centre. Writer and refugee advocate, Nadine Von Cohen documents who she's fighting for.

STILLNESS IN MOTION BY ISAAC BROWN & GRACE O’NEILL

Grace O'Neill talks to Australian model, Agi Akur on the changing pace of her profession.

THE BEST OF MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Curated by Publicist and Producer, Jess Carrera, SIDE-NOTE wraps up the best of MIFF 68½, the digital iteration of Melbourne's acclaimed International Film Festival.

IN OUR OWN BACKYARD BY DANIEL GOODE

Our new found need for less, yet decidedly more thoughtful clothes, finds its match in stripped back reliable staples for adventure in all its forms. There's a renewed focus on awareness—choices that are more sustainable, ethically made and locally produced. A curation of clothing ready for anything, and at last, considered.

NOBODY’S HERE – A PROJECT WITH NOBODY DENIM BY SASKIA WILSON

Denim where people were not. Shot last month, mid lockdown, on location at what would ordinarily be Sydney's busiest thoroughfares.

I HAVE MEASURED OUT MY LIFE WITH COFFEE SPOONS BY VICTORIA PEARSON AND ANNA POGOSSOVA

There is a semi-deflated black orb gathering dust on a shelf in my home that taunts me whenever it veers into my eyeline. Its pearlescent sheen and accompanying yoga mat are silent and still, but may as well be shrieking and shaking with the force at which I’m confronted by their daily cry: We have been abandoned. Victoria Pearson considers how history will remember our time.

SENSE OF AN ENDING BY GRACE O’NEILL

Even for women who hadn’t bought a magazine in years – and of those, we know, there are many – there was a sense of something ending on Tuesday. In one deft manoeuver three of the final stalwarts of the Australian fashion magazine landscape were wiped out. Harper’s BAZAAR, ELLE, InStyle. Gone, gone, gone. Grace O’Neill laments our loss.

NINE NANNAS BY JAKE TERREY

Here are nine healthy Nanna's. To these women, this period of time has been tough. To break up the bad news we thought to pay them a (distanced) visit, and drag Jake along too.

ESSENTIAL WORK BY DEREK HENDERSON & GRACE O’NEILL

If there’s any kind of creative legacy that marks this moment we’re in, we hope it’s this one: a return to something delicate, understated and familiar.

INTO MY ARMS AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE A SEAT

In consideration of their unwavering embrace, we asked a handful of Australian photographers to capture that which is constant, comforting and common in the time of Corona.

BREAKFAST WITH: MIV WATTS

Miv Watts is a renowned interior designer, stylist, consultant and author of the 2017 published book, "The Maverick Soul".

Self Portraits by Claudia Smith

I value respect. I am inspired by history. I am challenged by ideas about how people see themselves, how I see myself.

BREAKFAST WITH: MADDISON BROWN

Maddison Brown is an Australian actress best known for her role as Kirby Anders in the CW soap ‘Dynasty’. Gracie Otto tracks Browns daily breakfast routine, sharing smoothies, an exhilarating car wash and chicken nuggets…

AUSTRALIAN STORY BY STEFAN WELLSMORE

For over 10 years my mother has worked as a nurse in remote communities around Australia, and more than five of those years she has spent with her husband in Maningrida.

BREAKFAST WITH: GILLES BENSIMON

Gracie Otto talks with internationally renowned photographer Gilles Bensimon, as he takes us through his (not-so-breakfast) breakfast routine.

A Place To Call Home by Michael Brunt

Farmland hugs the cliffs that wrap and wind their way around the impending shore. Your nostrils are greeted with the distinct, rare blend of cow manure and sun-dried seaweed. The breeze picks up and you know you’re home. Photographer Michael Brunt explores the blueprint of identity in 'A Place To Call Home'.

LAID BARE – HELENA VESTERGAARD BY BEC LORRIMER

Helena on being raised all over the world, her mental health and the change in her identity since starting a family.

BREAKFAST WITH: PHOEBE TONKIN

Australian actress Phoebe Tonkin hosts Gracie Otto in her New York home, serving her famous ‘instant coffee’ and showing off her graceful basketball skills.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS – A Project with Sarah & Sebastian by Jake Terrey & Ed Triglone

SIDE-NOTE presents ‘Close Encounters’, a visual exploration of our varying ideas of near and far within the context of entrapment, freedom, destruction and protection.

IT'S ICONIC - A PROJECT WITH R.M. WILLIAMS BY PETER VAN ALPHEN

Now more than ever, our thirst for authenticity has solidified the value of timeless design. Photographer Peter Van Alphen casts a modern eye over Australian heritage brand, R.M Williams.

MADE UP BY DEREK HENDERSON AND MATILDA DODS

Make up, and the beauty industry when subtracted from narratives of both mass consumerism, and oppressive beauty standards, contains the potential for rebellious lightheartedness. The personal is political, but that does not mean that either can’t be fun. The new identity of the beauty industry is fun, embracing its inherent frivolity and its revolutionary potential as a political force.