Sydney Writers' Festival 2008 - Online Program
Conversations with the Mob
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In 2002, Walkley Award-winning photojournalist Megan Lewis went to live with the Martu people – one of the last indigenous groups in Australia’s vast Western Desert to come into contact with Europeans. Through this stunning collection of photographs and oral stories, Conversations with the Mob captures the beauty, humour, sadness and friendship of a traditional Aboriginal tribe at odds with western culture.

Supported by The Horizon Foundation.

Lecture  |  Culture & Heritage, Indigenous
Participants
Megan Lewis

When
Saturday, May 24 2008
12:30 - 13:30

Where
Bangarra Theatre
Pier 4/5, Hickson Road
Walsh Bay
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Cost
Free

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MEGAN LEWIS (INTERSTATE)Lewis, Megan
Megan Lewis, an award winning photographer, was born and raised in rural New Zealand.

At the age of 21, she moved to Sydney and was employed by Reuters. During that time Megan’s work regularly appeared in various international publications including the Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune and a front cover of Time Magazine.

In early 1998, Megan was lured by The Australian to their Perth bureau, where she continued to cover national and international stories including the Tampa crisis, Queen Elizabeth’s tour of Australia, riots in Indonesia and the first tremors of Indonesia’s bid for independence.

In July 2002, on a gut feeling and with an invitation from the Martu people, Megan left The Australian to live full-time in the Great Sandy Desert. The result of this five year privilege is Conversations with the Mob, whose images won a 2005 Walkley Award.

Megan is now based in Perth, working as a freelance photographer. During her career Megan has worked in many challenging locations and situations. She has photographed all manner of people – from the most exalted to the most destitute. She remains an optimist.

Megan Lewis’ participation in Sydney Writers’ Festival is supported by UWA Press.

www.meganlewis.com.au

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82: Re-imagining Australia
146: Women Going Bush