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Capturing Australian Hip-Hop with Photographer Averie Cole

To see more of Averie’s photos, check out @averiecole on Instagram. For more music stories, head to @music.

Averie Cole (@averiecole) was studying photography in Sydney when she came across a quote that changed her perspective.

“It was like, ‘Look at what you love or what your life’s about and follow that.’ So I was like, ‘Oh, I love hip-hop. I’m going to take photos of hip-hop,’” she says.

Averie, who grew up in a small town in Australia, always went to rap shows growing up, but she never thought about bringing her camera with her. That was about to change. Averie began taking pictures of local acts — the Hilltop Hoods, 360, Thundamentals, Horrorshow —as well as the American artists that came through town, like Joey Bada$$, Wiz Khalifa and Pete Rock.

“All of a sudden this whole community opened up to me,” she says, “and I just started meeting new people that I’d never met before, but I’d always seen at shows.”

Today, in addition to her music photography, Averie takes wedding photos on the side to pay the rent, giving her the freedom to focus on her true passion. Now she’s set to release a book of her work, called As Heard By, featuring her journey as a hip-hop photographer. The book will include Averie’s photos of both local and international rappers, along with stories written by other artists.

“I just love shooting hip-hop,” she says. “For me, it doesn’t feel like I’m working.”

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