Royal Ghurkas (Film)
Camera: Nikon F90X with the AF Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D lens with an orange filter.
Film: Agfa APX 400 Professional
Processing: Walkens House of Film, Melbourne, Australia with the Noritsu scanner.
There is a growing Nepalese community now in Tasmania. I say that because the Royal Ghurkas Institute of Technology is located in Hobart. But there is a real twist to this tale!
The Royal Ghurka Rifles is a regiment of the British Army made up of Nepalese soldiers. During the time of British colonisation going back to the 18th century, the Ghurkas developed a fearsome reputation as fearless warriors.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
The RGIT is a private vocational training provider with a campus in Melbourne and this one in Hobart. It works especially with Nepalese students. Critics have argued that training institutions like this have been used as means of gaining "backdoor" entry to the country. Travelling to Australia on a student visa, and then upon completion of the course arrange to have their visa status upgraded. However one sees these educational schemes, the empirical evidence seems to be clear that this is indeed the "unintended" consequence. In 2017 a shadow fell over the RGIT as its education institutional status was revoked for a time to investigate these matters.
When it reopened the name was changed to "Royal Greenhill Institute of Technology" (despite the sign on my photograph still having Royal Ghurkas), but a rose by any other name....
Royal Ghurkas (Film)
Camera: Nikon F90X with the AF Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D lens with an orange filter.
Film: Agfa APX 400 Professional
Processing: Walkens House of Film, Melbourne, Australia with the Noritsu scanner.
There is a growing Nepalese community now in Tasmania. I say that because the Royal Ghurkas Institute of Technology is located in Hobart. But there is a real twist to this tale!
The Royal Ghurka Rifles is a regiment of the British Army made up of Nepalese soldiers. During the time of British colonisation going back to the 18th century, the Ghurkas developed a fearsome reputation as fearless warriors.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
The RGIT is a private vocational training provider with a campus in Melbourne and this one in Hobart. It works especially with Nepalese students. Critics have argued that training institutions like this have been used as means of gaining "backdoor" entry to the country. Travelling to Australia on a student visa, and then upon completion of the course arrange to have their visa status upgraded. However one sees these educational schemes, the empirical evidence seems to be clear that this is indeed the "unintended" consequence. In 2017 a shadow fell over the RGIT as its education institutional status was revoked for a time to investigate these matters.
When it reopened the name was changed to "Royal Greenhill Institute of Technology" (despite the sign on my photograph still having Royal Ghurkas), but a rose by any other name....