Page 35 - Marie Claire Australia (January 2020)

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N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D
CHOICE WORDS

“I’m no longer a criminal,” cried one
woman, following news that abortion
had been decriminalised in Northern
Ireland. Terminations have long been
illegal in the socially conservative
country – even in the event of rape
or incest – and in 2018, 1053 residents
travelled to England and Wales to safely
access an abortion. The legislation
could still face backlash (some doctors
are refusing to carry out the procedure),
but this nevertheless marks a new era
of freedom in the UK province.

G LO BA L
A NEW LENS

The fashion world is constantly striving for greater diversity in
front of the camera, but now attention is turning to behind the
scenes, too. In coffee table tome The New Black Vanguard (Aperture,
$80), curator Antwaun Sargent showcases the work of black
photographers across the globe, who also happen to be some
of the most sought after in the business (including Jamal Nxedlana,
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PLAN INTERNATIONAL/GRACE EKPU; AAP; GETTY IMAGES; JAMAL NXEDLANA COURTESY OF APERTURE. *NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED
whose portrait of stylist Bee Diamondhead is pictured below). “I
really wanted to show that this is a movement,” said Sargent. “That
AU S TR A LI A
there are hundreds of young, black photographers working to show
MOTHER LOAD us ... what beauty and masculinity and femininity mean to them.”

Calm, considered and creative – such was the
clapback of Perth mum and illustrator Paula Kuka
to a controversial cartoon by Michael Leunig.
Published in Australia’s Fairfax newspapers, the
illustration (above) shamed modern mums for
being too consumed with their phones. Kuka’s
response (below) – posted to her Instagram
account @common_wild – masterfully
shut down the divisive commentary.