I ❤️ MABF omg. What a weekend thank you so much to everyone who came by! And so many epic stallholders and people this year too. I am so freakin tired so all I have to say is thank you for filling my cup❣️📚 @ngvmelbourne
All remaining stock will go online tomorrow!
Some photos from the set of DISTANCE. A while ago I stepped in front of the camera to act in this short film made by a lovely, talented crew 🎭 The film is dark & unsettling and I play a guy you could reasonably classify as a psychopath - but it’s a thrill to watch, and was a blast to make with some people who have become dear friends.
DISTANCE is screening in sydney next week as part of a shorts night at Yulli’s, Wednesday 25 March 7pm. Tickets in the @yullissurryhills bio
Writer & Director @coreyyoung
Producer @irlrubyph
Cinematographer & Editor @myleswaughman
Lighting @danielgoodephoto & @jamespeachey
Sound recordist: Indigo Bennett
Sound mix: Tom David
Foley artist: Andrew Simmons
Slate @bondihalen
Costume designer @centrepointtower
Starring @irlrubyph & I
📸 by @danielgoodephoto
(Very, very late upload) BUT!
Festival of the Photocopier 2026 was worth the trek!
Safe to say my first zine fair of the year (and an interstate one at that) secured ✅
1. me!!!!! (thank u @ramemon_snap for the pic!!!)
2. my haul!!!!!
3. zines i posted around naarm!!!!!
4. me again!!!!!! (scrambled to get to flinders st before my flight with $8 change and a dream)
Always Friends is launching a new workshop - Strangers in Print: Collaborative Zine Making [Melbourne]
Hosted by @irlrubyph Strangers in Print is a collaborative zine-making workshop centred on creative exchange and chance. Participants are given a blank zine and begin by creating a series of “calls” in their own pages - These can be creative prompts, questions, images or words - before passing the zines around the room, where others add their own responses through collage, drawing, or writing. By the end, each person takes home a one-of-a-kind publication shaped by the hands of the unique group that attends on that day.
No skills or materials required, just bring yourself and an open mind
WORKSHOP DETAILS
When - March 21, 2026
Where - MEL Photobook Fair
Time - 2:00-3:30pm
Max 12 Participants, bookings essential, grab a ticket online at alwaysfriends.shop
MEL PHOTOBOOK FAIR
MEL Photobook Fair is a community-first photobook fair in Melbourne. Our aim is to host book makers, publishers and artists so that they can showcase their work affordably and find new audiences, alongside exhibitions that celebrate books and industry awards.
When - March 21 and 22, 2026
Where - Level 4, Balam Balam Place, 15 Phoenix St, Brunswick
Time - 11-5 both days
I had the joy of teaming up with the don of zine crafting and graphic design, my good friend @irlrubyph . We’ve put together a zine that is titled ‘Castlecrag Gets The Mail’, which is 30+ pages of hard hitting mail delivery photos with some quick drawings that I did on route in Castlecrag. The zine also comes with 3 custom post cards and a risograph print of a photo by @matteodalvera
Visit @alwaysfriends.shop to pick up a copy
A final thank you to Greta @girlsintheflowers for sitting our stall at Same Page @gertrudecontemporary@perimeterbooks 💖💖💖 in case you missed it, you can still buy Greta’s beautiful book of poetry, ‘Strung Out’ via our website and back at @candy.melb this weekend.
And of course, thank you to everyone who bought a book from us this weekend. The support is what sustains Fiend 💗
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