A more complete collection
of images shot and selected for consideration in the photo essay
"Living La Vida Labasse."
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Beetham Landfill
002.jpg- "Plaits" prepares the sorting area for material at Ossie
"Fats" Stout's base of operations at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
008.jpg- "Plaits" prepares the sorting area for material at Ossie
"Fats" Stout's base of operations at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
011.jpg- The view to the West of Ossie "Fats" Stout's base of
operations at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
013.jpg- The Beetham Dump
Beetham Landfill
015.jpg- “Fish” kills time between sorting operations sweeping the
constantly moving rubbish away from their workspace.at Ossie "Fats"
Stout's base of operations at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
018.jpg- A load of packaged materials leaves on a truck for
recycling
Beetham Landfill
020.jpg- Sanitizing solution at Ossie "Fats" Stout's base of
operations at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
022.jpg- Separating copper wire and battery storage Ossie "Fats"
Stout's base of operations at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
025.jpg- “Plaits”, another worker on Fats’ crew with the same name,
specialises in mechanicals, particularly separating copper coils
from a starter motor.
Beetham Landfill
032.jpg- “Plaits”, another worker on Fats’ crew with the same name,
specialises in mechanicals, particularly separating copper coils
from a starter motor.
Beetham Landfill
034.jpg- “Fish” takes a time out to prune his nails in the tiny
shack that houses the personal amenities of Fats’
workers.
Beetham Landfill
038.jpg- Scrap paper gathered for recycling.
Beetham Landfill
045.jpg- “Ninjaman” tears apart an old calendar to prepare it for
recycling. Bags of prepared paper are stacked behind
him.
Beetham Landfill
050.jpg- Scrap paper awaiting separation into recyclable
items.
Beetham Landfill
053.jpg- Rigged radio at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
054.jpg- Ossie "Fats" Stout walks through a clearing used by
workers who sort and prepare materials at the Beetham
Dump.
Beetham Landfill
055.jpg- The work settlement at the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
060.jpg- Twenty-six, also known as the Doctor of Metal, is famous
for separating any piece of metal from another with his hands and
an iron rod.
Beetham Landfill
062.jpg- Twenty-six, also known as the Doctor of Metal, is famous
for separating any piece of metal from another with his hands and
an iron rod.
Beetham Landfill
063.jpg- After ten years of working at the landfill, Fats (right)
and his colleague don’t bother with shoes when they
work.
Beetham Landfill
068.jpg- Refreshment station in the separation work area at the
Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
069.jpg- Bulldozer at the Beetham dump.
Beetham Landfill
070.jpg- “Choi Sin” works the frontline at the dump site, pulling
bottles from the fetid bags quickly before another load
arrives.
Beetham Landfill
077.jpg- Sifting through freshly dumped garbage for recyclable
items.
Beetham Landfill
080.jpg- New salvage material, freshly collected waste, tumbles
from the back of a dump truck.
Beetham Landfill
086.jpg- New salvage material, freshly collected waste, tumbles
from the back of a dump truck.
Beetham Landfill
089.jpg- Corbeaux at the dump site at Beetham.
Beetham Landfill
093.jpg- Aluminium tins gathered for recycling
Beetham Landfill
097.jpg- Ossie “Fats” Stout at the dumpsite where the materials he
will later sort are being gathered.
Beetham Landfill
099.jpg- Glass bottles gathered for recycling
Beetham Landfill
102.jpg- Glass bottles gathered for recycling
Beetham Landfill
107.jpg- Ossie "Fats" Stout at his base of operations in the
Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
113.jpg- “Plaits”, another worker on Fats’ crew with the same name,
specialises in mechanicals, particularly separating copper coils
from a starter motor.
Beetham Landfill
122.jpg- Ossie "Fats" Stout at his home just across the highway
from the Beetham Dump.
Beetham Landfill
128.jpg- Ossie Stout's son and his product at their Beetham Estate
home.