Adrian
Guerin
Photojournalist
Cover Story
Alfonsa Horeng /
Master Weaver
What began as a handful of local women coming together to preserve the heritage and tradition of Ikat weaving, has grown into a social enterprise.
- ConversationsBob Brown/
‘The challenge for intelligent, sensitive folk is to take over’
Shy and depressed in his youth, Bob Brown went on to become a major figure in Australian politics and a pioneer for the environmental movement. I chatted to him recently in Hobart.
Artwork: Richard Onn - GalleryMount Ijen/
Ground zero of one of the world’s most hostile workplaces
Each day up to 15 tons of sulphur is manually extracted from the crater of an active volcano in Eastern Java.
Reportage
NATURE ON DEATH ROW
As public opinion in Australia moves towards protecting native forests, the Tasmanian state government continues moving in the other direction.
By Adrian Guerin
- Short StoryMauritania/
Magic & Madness: 26 hours on a Saharan freight train
In the nether regions of the Sahara, Mauritanians brave scorching temperatures by day, freezing cold winds and sandstorms at night, as they make their way across the country on a freight train.
- Short StorySenegal/
Raking salt in the crystal ponds of West Africa
In the salt ponds of Senegal; digging, lugging, breastfeeding and wrestling are not necessarily mutually exclusive tasks.
Reportage
The Crosshairs
In the eastern part of the occupied West Bank, Israel is quietly carrying out a campaign to remove Palestinian communities from land it seeks to acquire.
By Adrian Guerin
Gallery
Selected photos from around the world
An Israeli parades the national flag in front of Palestinian neighbourhoods in occupied east Jerusalem; a Hamar woman describes the ornamnets around her neck that reveal she is a second class citizen; and a salt-miner walks across the Danakil Depression with slabs of salt on the back of camels; welcome to the big wide world.
Short StoryBangladesh/ Recycling in Dhaka
Short StoryBangladesh/ Guava farming in Bangladesh
GalleryPalestine/ The Jahalin
Adrian Guerin
This website is evolving and will continue to evolve over the next few years into a space featuring creators, thinkers and organisations that stand for something bigger than themselves. The cover story on Alfonsa Horeng was the first in a series on brilliant craftspeople who are not only masters in their field, they are also guided by a deep social motive with a compelling story to tell. Bob Brown was the first in a series where I chat with exceptional people who have overcome unique challenges to become hugely influential in their field. My piece on the threat to Australia’s native wilderness in north-west Tasmania was the second in a series of feature-length pieces covering issues that need more attention. Over the next few years I’ll use this space as a bridge to connect with brilliant minds, organisations and subjects that interest and inspire me. Hopefully it inspires you too.
Biography: Adrian Guerin is an Australian Photojournalist based in Melbourne. His work with remote communities in North and East Africa has been featured in the Guardian, Wired and Musée magazine. Adrian’s photography from Mauritania won the Travel category of the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards and was featured on CNN, BBC and a range of news sites across the world. His reportage on the forced displacement of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley was published in French publication Orient XXI. Adrian’s photography from the Pieman blockade in Tasmania was featured in Forty South magazine. His work has been hung far and wide, from the walls of London’s Somerset House to Hobart’s Salamanca Arts Centre.