Contributors

Anthea Paul

Anthea Paul is a bestselling author, photographer and creator of the Girlosophy brand. Beginning her graduate career in the textiles and fashion industry for contemporary art patron John Kaldor, Anthea moved to New York in the early 1990s. An internship at Hearst Publications' Harpers Bazaar led to freelance work as a stylist and creative director in the US, and her recruitment in 1998 as Photo Editor for Bob Guccione Jr.'s Gear Magazine...
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Geraldine Mills

Geraldine Mills is a visual artist based in Sydney and also part of the "Girlo Crew". Her artwork investigates the mechanics of nostalgia and kitsch through various displays. Her particular interest is with everyday objects. She finished off her Masters in Photomedia a couple of years back at the COFA and completed her first overseas artist in residency soon after. In her downtime she enjoys riding bikes, listening to music, shopping for vintage, and hanging with her cat "Elvis".

 

Madeleine Walton Hespe

Madeleine works as Girlosophy's online producer bringing inspiring stories from around the world to our readers. In between searching every corner of the internet for content, she loves the opportunity to communicate with amazing people in Australia and from around the world, hearing their stories, and wondering how they did it all! Erroneously qualified with a Masters of Environmental law and with a previous life as a Landscape Architect, she has dabbled in a few different career paths over the years. She hopes one day her experience in playground design will come in handy in the Girlo Office! In her spare time she mostly finds herself in the local op-shop on the endless search for vintage.

 

Hayley May Bracken

Hayley May Bracken is the product of an early obsession with golden Hollywood cinema. Crushed by the realisation that people don't 'actually' break out in song and choreographed dance; she has been writing, making theatre, films and music ever since. She believes that forcing her sisters (who suffer from the same affliction) to form a du wop band called 'The Brackettes' will help. Sometimes the whole sordid affair of 'storytelling' reeks to her of desperation and she imagines retreating to a life of monastic solitude. Then all at once she is struck by something and feels an overwhelming urgency to share it.

 

Maja Baska

Maja Baska finished a double degree in Photomedia and Film theory at COFA in 2008. She has been working as a freelance photographer for the past 5 years, shooting music, fashion and social photography. She started her studies at a young age by assisting her Mum, a portrait photographer and her Dad a documentary film maker. They instilled in her a love of portraiture and the style of observational documentaries. Maja enjoys photo walks and blogging about her regular adventures at the markets. She hopes to travel with her photography work and explore portraiture all over the world.

Gabriella Hirst

Gabriella Hirst is an emerging artist from Sydney. She graduated from the College of Fine Arts in Sydney in 2010, and has exhibited works in Sydney, Melbourne and Venice, and is heading to India this summer for an Artist residency program in Rajasthan. She also runs a contemporary jewellery business named Zoophite. The best things about living in Darlinghurst, Sydney, according to Gabriella are 'the frequent amazing garage sales that pop up in time-capsule apartments. I also love the big table at Bunker Cafe near my house, where you can end up in the most interesting conversations with strangers sitting next to you. And I adore sitting on our roof and watching the bats migrate from the Botanical Gardens to Centennial Park in the evenings.

Mary McHugh

Mary has completed a degree in Fine Arts (Fashion) and is a Brisbane based freelance sustainable fashion consultant. A trained fashion designer and self confessed op shop addict Mary is also a member of The Stitchery Collective. She spends her spare time baking, taking photos, making quilts and camping in national parks whenever she can.

Susan Loy

Susan is all about photography! Originally from Canberra, Susan completed a degree in Photomedia at the Canberra School of Art, and now works as a retoucher and printer in one of Sydney’s well-known photographic print labs. She produces fine-art prints for artist’s exhibitions, advises clients on how and what to print their images on, and in her spare time puts her hand up to shoot weddings, or heads down the south coast to shoot classic car shows and the beautiful landscape of the Illawarra region.

Rosslyn Postlewaite

Roz is an experienced wanderer, with a sideline in creative daydreaming. She subsidises her itchy feet with an office-based job, but still fantasises about becoming a female Bill Bryson (who doesn't?). Currently based in London, she has lived in Sydney, New York and Ireland. She enjoys blogging about urban life and hot ashtanga yoga (but sadly remains incredibly uncoordinated). Passionate about all things past, she studied for a Master's in Modern European History at Cambridge University and joint BA in History and English Literature at the National University of Ireland.

Deanne Walker

Deanne is currently based in Perth, Western Australia, but she hopes to see every corner of the world. She is a passionate promoter of confidence and self-love amongst all women and believes that every girl has the right to feel good about themselves. Her time is spent working, working out, dining out, dancing and watching teen flicks.

Mary Saliba

Mary Saliba is an Australian lawyer currently working for a television network based in Doha, Qatar. Mary is delighted to share her individual reflections on culture, aesthetics and interpretations of human existence exclusively with Girlosophy girls! Her masters in Peace and Conflict studies at the University of Sydney leads her curiosity to explore the intricate, intimate and intertwined aspects of human connection, spiritual dimensions of living, and the concept of 'self'. For fun, she loves to absorb contagious music tunes, attempt ambitious dance moves and absorb words of wisdom from inspirational writers and anybody else she meets along the way. All her opinions are her own!

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