Other than that there’s so many things going on. I’m here in Melbourne, but I was in Cambodia recently shooting. I’m working on a photo essay there. One thing that struck me the most about Cambodia is that there are so many children there. Everywhere you look on the streets there are babies or children under four yours old. And I came to find out that that’s a direct social reaction to all the killing and all the war that was caused by the Khmer Rouge ten or so years ago. So I’m working on a photo essay on the children after the fall. There’s like, an amazing innocent quality to them. They’re poor as hell, but they’re happy, innocent, like real kids. In contrast to what Western culture imposes on our kids these days. Like they need Barbie dolls, GI Joes... I’m kind of out of touch! But like we need frickin’ vinyl toys, you know? But, I saw kids there literally making castles out of mud. And like, wow, happiness is so relative over there.
So I’m working on three simultaneous photo essays that I’m putting out. The big thing next year is that I’ll be working nearly full time for Upper Playground on their online video wing. I’ll be co-producing a lot of their stories for that. This is just coming out now, there’s been no press or publicity for it. It’s going to happen, and it’s called ‘Walrus TV’, and hopefully it will see me flying around the world making Run Up type stories, but not just on artists. We want to do politics, music, anything of general interest. There’s going to be a lot of stuff, because I’m not going to be the sole producer. My side of the stuff is going to be more journalistic, investigative. Hopefully people will be interested in that. Not that we won’t have kind on interestingly Jackass-ish stunts available. Watch Jeremy Fish get kicked in the balls! Not really, just kidding Jeremy. Yeah, it’s going to be really exciting. Don’t quote me, but we’re looking to launch in July. There’s going to be a hell of a lot of work, starting production in earnest in March.

Check out Shaun's studio tour slideshows for Babylon Falling here. You can also visit his flickr site to get more of a taste of his photographic work. If you're in Melbourne Saturday, Dec 22, be sure to check out a special public screening of selected exerpts from the Run Up at Fed Square. DJ's are Sneaker Freaker's own Mafia and Hans DC who start from 6pm.