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In 2010, high achieving Ecology students from Griffith University met with students from Kathmandu Universities in Nepal. Among them was Madagascan photographer, Nicolas Rakotopare documenting their travels through Kathmandu, Chitwan National Park, Pokhara and Annapurna Conservation Area. This photo series captures the remote living and daily rituals of the local people in their Himalayan abodes. [...]

A LOOK AT CHINA Photographers: Mirielle Shaw, Wesley Monts, Ellie Webb, Nicolette Johnson In 2010, three photographers travelled across main land China to sample a modern taste of what is almost a 4000 year old culture.  From the neon city of Shandong to humble village outskirts Mirielle Shaw, Wesley Monts and Ellie Webb have allowed [...]

Text by Bridget Ferguson During the Egyptian winter, QCA photography students stood in awe before the great pyramids of the Giza plateau. Over three weeks the students documented the strange and intriguing Egyptian lifestyle from Cairo to Alexandria, Dehab, Luxor, Abu Simble and beyond. This voyeuristic series explores the country’s vast terrain from desert to [...]

The Buddha Birth Day Festival celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha – one of the most significant days of the year for Buddhists. This celebration propagates the traditional Baddish culture, delivering messages of peace, harmony and goodwill to all humanity. Since the establishment of the event in 1997, [...]

Jinghan Wang (Mia), a Communications student of Griffith University on the Gold Coast moved from China to Australia two years ago. With many living expenses, and tuition fees to pay, she needed a job that would support her without interrupting her student schedule. After trying her hand at waitressing for a while, she kept on [...]

Yang Ge is a traditional rural Chinese folk dance that combines music, dance and costume. Historically, Yang Ge originated from farming communities and is connected to an ancient hymn that is sung to the God of the land during sacrifices. It is widely popular in countryside and northern Chinese areas to express happiness, particularly for [...]

Gambling is forbidden in Mainland China and is a punishable offence that is strictly enforced by authorities. For many Chinese students who come to live in Australia, casinos offer a new kind of freedom that allows students to invest in an intriguing and exhilarating pastime. Thousands of dollars are spent in hope of wining back [...]

Every year on February twelfth, the small Italian town Taggia, is filled with fire. The tradition began in the 10th century when the absence of government left coastal villages open to attack from pirates. The pirates terrorized the villagers; killing and plundering, they set the towns afire before moving on to the next town. As [...]

“The bears are in deep trouble in several areas and that will become more widespread if climate warming continues unchecked, as it has been predicted to do.”

The Argus presents eleven slideshow feature stories and one multimedia feature story compiled by student visual journalists from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia, during a documentary study of Cambodia in January, 2010. VIEW OUR CAMBODIA SPECIAL SECTION