ERIC T. WHITE; BRIGETTE CLARK. COMPILED BY CHRISTOPHER XIDrJoëlleGergis
Thewriterandseniorlecturerin climatescienceat theAustralianNationalUniversitysaysherjob
combineshertwogreatloves:writingandthenaturalworld.“Itallowsmeto blendaspectsof
myselfI usuallykeepseparate—thescientistandthestoryteller;theheadandtheheart,”shesays.
HerViewpointessayonpage 54 is a franklookat thedevastatingdamagewecauseto ourplanet,
yetshestatestheworstthingwecandois losehope.“Therearemanythingsstillworthsaving,”
shesays.“Ouractionsnowwillshapefuturelifeontheplanet.”A commonmisconceptionis ...
“peoplethinkwhatweareexperiencingnowwithclimatechangeis justpartof a naturalcycle.
Thetruthis naturalcyclesarenolongertheonlyinfluenceonourplanet.Humanactivitiesare
warmingEarthandthiswillmakelifein somepartsof Australiaincreasinglyuninhabitable.It’sa
realitywemustface.”Myfavouritetravelmemoryis ...“Whenmypartner,Josh,andI werein our
twenties,wevisitedtheUS,Ecuador,Peru,Bolivia,CostaRica,Nicaragua,Honduras,Morocco,
India, Nepal, the UK and Hong Kong — it’s hard to not have your world view changed by that.”BrookeLePoerTrench
Afteryearseditingmagazinesin NewYorkandLondon,LePoerTrenchrecentlymoved
backto SydneyasBAZAAR’s beauty& wellnessdirector.Here,shebeginswiththeannualbest
of beautyedit(page135), 100 skincare,makeupandwellnessproductsweallneedat our
fingertips.Tobalancethebooks,onpage 156 shereportsonsmallstepseveryonecantake
towardshavinga greenerbathroomcabinet,startingwitheco-friendlybeautybrandsthathave
pavedthewayforward.I’verecentlylearnt...“thatweallneedto stopthinkingin termsof allor
nothinganddowhateversmallthingswecanto bemoresustainable.Forexample,I’verecently
switchedoutmydisposablemakeupremoverwipesforgreatreusableonesbyFaceHalo.”
Myplansfortheholidaysare...“beachtimewithmyfamily,andI’dreallylike to finish
readingCirce by Madeline Miller, a feminist retellingofThe Odyssey”.CyrillGutsch
Thefounderof ParleyfortheOceans,anorganisationdedicatedto preservingoceans
andeliminatingtheuseof plastic,hasalreadyenlistedbrandsincludingadidas,Coronaand
AmericanExpress.Onpage59,hewritesabouttheimportanceof eco-innovation
andredefiningthetoneof environmentalismas oneof creativity,andhowhehada handin
briefingourfivecoverstarsonhowto harnesstheirinfluenceforpositivechange.“The
fashionandentertainmentindustryhasthereachto shareinformation,raiseawarenessand
mouldnewtrendsat a rapidspeed.Thismovementis aninvitationto useyourvoicefora
purpose,”hesays.Myplanfortheholidaysis ...“tounplugfromanydigitalcommunication
andreada hugepileof books”.I feelmostproudof ...“thelaunchof theFutureIslandNation
program,withtheMaldivesas thefirstmemberstate.Weareturningthecountryintoa
blueprintof thefuture,eco-innovatingthewaytheyusematerialslikeplastic,phasingout
fossilfuelsandprotectingtheirwatersagainstoverfishing.”I amhopefulfor...“theyouth.The
next generation of leaders aren’t waiting togetoutand demand change. They’re creating it.”
HenryCousins
TheAustralia-basedvideographerfilmedspecialmomentsbackstageat thecover
shootonHaymanIsland,wherehecapturedourfivecovermodelsin motionin
thehopesof bringingawarenessto thebeautyof ouroceansandtheirneedfor
protection.“Spendingtimeontheislandis alwaysspecialwhenyouhavefourdays
to shoota film—especiallyforanenvironmentalcausethatis so relevant,”hesays.
Watchthebehind-the-scenesactionat harpersbazaar.com.au.Thebestpartof my
jobis ...“creatingfilmswithsucha dynamicrangeof talentedpeoplethatin turn
oftenleadto someof themostinterestingfriendships”.I aminspiredby...
“[Frenchfilmdirector]JacquesDeray,[Frenchfilmdirectorandscreenwriter]
RenéClément,[surfboardshaperandartist]RobinKegeland[mensweardesigner]
EmilyBode”.I amcurrentlylisteningto ...“YussefKamaal,HailuMergia,Dominic
Breen, Ariel Pink, Alice Coltrane, Dean Blunt and Fluorescent Heights”.40 HARPERSBAZAAR.COM.AU December 2019
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