Sophie Ward

Sophie Ward made a name for herself as one of Australia’s most celebrated models (and yes, sister to Gemma Ward) but she’s left that world behind. Now based in New York, Sophie exchanged her heels for a new journey, one with a pad, a pen and a curious longing to explore.

La Di Da Di, Spook Vs I Oh You. Photos, Pardy’

It began on a Tuesday and evidently ended on a Wednesday. It was the Spook Vs. I Oh You party and it was good.  Sticking a party midweek was always going to be a gamble. People have to work, they won't drink much and they'll go home early. That was overwhelming argument we faced when pitching and organising. But it ended up being truly magnificent. We were supposed to get these the day after party but after what was to be the biggest SPOOK party yet, the entire office and the photographers ended up "working from home." With our new party pals I OH YOU and Grolsch  Tuesday night was re-conceptualised inside a South Yarra warehouse.

SPOOK Party Visuals

SPOOK vs I OH YOU from chase burns on Vimeo.

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ANG SMITH ACROSS THE STATE-LINE

My boss had offered me the day off. In fifteen minutes I had booked a plane ticket. Some call it spontaneity. I just call it living.

Trash Fashion

Remember that season must have- bought, worn twice and then “oh <insert fad here> is dead.” Well it probably sat at the back of a wardrobe for awhile, cringing at the thought of daylight.  It finally goes to Savers, where it sits amongst similar items, but surprisingly no-one wants to pay $4.99 when they can get the latest fad for $14.99 at <insert chain store here>.  After a few weeks savers takes unsold items and pays to have them land filled or incinerated.  End of Story.

TIME 2 KILL

SPOOK GO TO THE THEAR’ATA.

The team at Spook last week were lucky enough to catch a quick glimpse of the new Australia Horror, The Loved Ones. Some of us struggled to survive to the end of the flick though. One particular editor threatened to leave because she thought it was a rom-com and was somewhat overwhelmed by the gore.

THE DIMMING LIGHTS OF UENO

Having no plans, I intently partook in my Ueno routine. It involves comfortable clothing, leaving my phone at home, and a camera. Ueno is a downtown district of Tokyo. It doesn’t have the bright lights of Shibuya or the glitz of Ginza. It’s relaxed and gritty and wonderfully less pretentious, but still undeniably Tokyo.

A THIEF OBSERVED

You placed your pupils here to read about something, why? Maybe to smile, to feel smarter, to know you're not alone. Or maybe just to cleanse yourself of the last fifteen minutes you spent actively perusing the web - no judgment, support the industry that supports you. But I ain’t gonna kid you. All you’re going to get from reading this is a gullet full of grief. You’re going to feel angry. You’re going to feel sad. But most of all you’re gonna feel envious. Because as someone who gets paid to shoot the greatest rock stars on the planet, a key contributor to Artrocker Magazine and a featured talent in Rolling Stone, Kelli Morris has a good job. A job makes you feel like less of a contributing human after hearing about it...But she's giving advice on how you can thieve it from her. So swap the tissue box for a pen and pad. Take notes. Get started.

Time to +

Call out to graphic designers! All designers. Students. Professionals. Doodlers. The Positive Posters competition is back for a 2nd year and now is the time to step up and produce the goods. If you want to use your design skills to produce positive havoc in the streets of Melbourne - - then get yourself involved.PP wants you to design a poster that will inspire and challenge the viewer. And what will they do for you?