The Australian PhotoJournalist (APJ) is an annual journal that seeks to challenge a prevailing orthodoxy which has become our industry. The editorial board compromises emerging journalists from the undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
The publication showcases the works of significant journalists (photo and text), writers, and academics, who seek to confront the tired notions inherent in our medium and applaud our successes. In 1994, the first issue of the journal was published and each successive edition has seen an improvement in content, design and print quality culminating with our latest edition 'Epilogue'.
Epilogue
Traditionally an epilogue is the final chapter at the end of a story that serves to reveal the fates of the characters. Unlike in fictional stories, the characters in this edition of the Australian PhotoJournalist are real and their stories do not draw to a close once you turn the final page. In its haste to get to the next big news story, the mainstream media rarely stays with an issue for long enough to document its lasting impacts, often overlooking the stories that reveal our true humanity.
Epilogue honours those ordinary people and their stories, so often forgotten in the aftermath.
Epilogue is available to purchase for $30AUD (plus postage and handling):
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Silent Screams - The Rights of the Child
The previous edition, 'Silent Screams' examined child rights. In 2011, 52 years after the signing of the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child, millions of children around the globe continue to live in a state of constant emergency - their rights forgotten, their futures pre-written. Far removed from the UN offices that gave birth to the declaration, for these children protection, safety and a free, dignified childhood are but a distant dream.
The Silent Screams edition of the Australian PhotoJournalist is dedicated to them. Collectively, the children’s stories are the silent scream on the pages of this magazine.
Silent Screams is available to purchase for for $30AUD (plus postage and handling)
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Picturing Human Rights
The previous issue 'Picturing Human Rights' is a 272 page full-colour book compiled in response to the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The editorial board sought to evaluate the success of this declaration for all human beings regardless of race, religion, gender, age and ethnicity, and to expose the stories of those who have fallen through the cracks of this most noble vision.
For more information about Picturing Human Rights, visit the Australian Photojournalist Website.
APJ Mission
The APJ is about making a difference. Our mission is to produce a magazine that is not only a testament to the unquestionable calibre of our discipline, but also casts a critical eye on global journalism and mass media practices. We are a non-profit publication and each edition is put together by a volunteer editorial board and our contributors donate their work so that these stories are told. All proceeds go straight back into covering the cost of producing the next edition.