A collaborative magazine with roots in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia. Every month you will hear from our collective on stories of intrigue, peculiarity, ecology, creativity, thrill--you name the worm hole; we want to nestle ourselves at the crux of it.
Started by two print-obsessed friends, our man on the moon is the malleable printed mag. The smell of freshly pressed ink, the ability to thrash it on long journeys or treasure it on an antique table, the grain of printed photographs on your fingertips-- this is our kryptonite. Valuing the access and easability that digital journalism has brought to our field, Northern Rivers Independent Press is a merging of the two. Story is our greatest muse, and the spine of this magazine is only as strong as the voices that document it.
The print-obsessed editors:
A bush kid from the Kimberley, Western Australia, where stories are as natural as the humid air we breathe. Now a grown-up in age but not in attitude, living in Bundjalung Nation. From the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, the North Atlantic to the South, stories have spellbound me towards the curious and the simple, landing me here. A resident gardener, ecology empath, surf rat, adorer of art and experimenter of most; tell me something unusual or teach me something new, and my intrigue is assured.
It took me a very long time to learn to read (longer to spell). In an effort to expedite the process, I’d soak up words wherever I could; the backs of shampoo bottles in the shower, tissue boxes in bed, and milk cartons at the breakfast table. It’s safe to say I now know how to read. But I still carry with me the lesson: when you’re in the dark on something, immerse yourself in it. The New York Times or the back of a cardboard box. Wherever, however.
Northern Rivers Independent Press operates on the unceded lands of the Bundjalung Arakwal people, the Minjungbal people and the Widjabul Wia-bal people. We acknowledge these custodians, and the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders both past and present. We recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters, skies, communities and stories.
Northern Rivers Independent Press by Miica Balint and Katherine Middeleer is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0