Tom White
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The 7th Objectifs Documentary Award Exhibitions
Our editor-in-chief reviews exhibitions by Geela Garcia, Aziziah Diah Aprilya, and Gab Mejia, which trace threats to traditional ways of life, and possible paths to a better future for us all.
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Celebrating Women in Photography and Film at Objectifs
Objectifs’ yearly showcase of women in photography and film is a bonanza of thought-provoking work by practitioners in the region. Our Editor-in-Chief Tom (a staunch supporter of this programme) drops in on the exhibition and the artist talks to find out more.
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Mapping Indonesian Photobook Publishing with Gueari Galeri
Gueari Galeri’s Caron Toshiko and Andi Ari Setiadi were in Singapore to chat with Zhuang Wubin about photobook publishing in Indonesia, and how important self-publishing is to the ecosystem, and the greater photo community.
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Profit Over People: Indigenous Land Rights and Resource Extraction in Southeast Asia
Despite much talk of a green transition, resource extraction continues undeterred, devastating local communities. Three recent articles photographed by Muhammad Fadli address the urgent need for change, and lay bare the human cost of our energy.
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The Banda Journal, and the curse of nutmeg | Tom White
The Banda Journal was the 2021 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards winner. Our editor-in-chief Tom White takes a deep dive into Muhammad Fadli and Fatris MF’s dark, compelling history of the nutmeg, and how it changed the world.
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We want your stories. Submit your work!
Have you got a story about people, places or issues in Southeast Asia? We’d love to hear from you. Submit to us!
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Veejay Villafranca’s Signos | Tom White
Signos is a visceral testimony to the victims of devastating storms in the Philippines. It’s also a reminder that the climate emergency looms over us all and the only real solutions to this catastrophe involve every single one of us.
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“Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do….” An introduction to Southeast Asian photography with ChatGPT and Generative AI.
Will a spectrum exist where AI image generation will, on one hand, be employed short-sightedly to reinforce narrow world views, and on the other, catalyse unexpected creativity, broadening the scope of what is imaginable?
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A Southeast Asian Vernacular?
Southeast Asia is a vast and diverse region of the world, with an overlapping range of cultures and peoples, and a complex and entangled history. The fragmented and overlapping social and political makeup of the region belies the homogeneity with which it could be superficially regarded. Can the same be said for its photography?
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Meet Tom White
Tom has spent the last twenty years working in the fields of art, media and academia. He is a visual communications educator, as well as a photographer in the journalism, editorial and advocacy spaces.
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What is Parallax Photo Journal?
Hello from the team!