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There has been nothing like it in living memory. Theories about cycles and seasons struggle to explain it. It is beyond reasonable drought. MAP Group photographers, led by Andrew Chapman, set out to capture the impact of sustained drought on not only the land but also on the people who live and work with it.
As they travelled over Australia with their cameras, we as photographers have witnessed the effects of profound changes in a wide range of communities. Their project is not just about rain, or the lack of it, or about water and its scarcity, but also about resilience, ingenuity, despair and hope.
With a foreword by Don Watson, and essays by Martin Flanagan, David Jones and Tim Lee, this magnificent collection of over two hundred images by thirty-eight Australian photographers constitutes a moving record of a significant period in our history.

The now well established Australian photographers collective, Many Australian Photographers, has had their first book, Beyond Reasonable Drought, published by Five Mile Press.
Picked up my copy today, and I’m pleased to boast that it’s a really great book that I’m proud to be a part of and to have images in. The books will be available for sale leading up to Christmas this year and will also be available directly from The MAP Group.
Half of the royalties from the publication of this book are being donated to Australian Women in Agriculture in recognition of the support they provide to rural communities. A portion of the money goes into the Many Australian Photographers Group which is a non-profit group dedicated to photo-documentary projects. All the photographers produce the photographs voluntarily and at their own expense.

http://www.mapgroup.org.au/
http://map.noelb.com/brdbook/bookpage1.html