Author Archives: Stu Harris

Stu Harris is a commercial photographer and documentary media producer based in Tasmania, Australia. A passionate communicator and public speaker, Stu has over 15 years of experience in the creative markets including work within the film, television and photographic industries - with particular expertise in the digital environment. His work spans from commercial photography of food, lifestyle, people, and places through to documentary-storytelling photography for not-for-profit organisations. Stu also has a passion for seeing change in the local community. And, together with his wife Jeanette, has run the Alpha Course (a Christian evangelism program) for several years - both in Sydney and Hobart. During 2006 on a short-term mission trip to Indonesia, Stu saw an opportunity to use his creative skills to tell the unique story of a community 'anti-poverty' partnership between the people of Manly, Australia and people of Manado, Indonesia. Once back in Australia, Stu brought together a team of friends to help tell the story - the result was a photographic-documentary book that explored the communities' mutual transformation through partnership. Stu has since developed Love in Action - a creative vehicle to communicate hope and change through stories.

HEAL Africa images from the exhibition

Love in Action: HEAL Africa is being sold throughout Australia during the Worldshare HEAL Africa promotional tour. Friends from DR Congo, Dr Justin Paluku Lussy, Mama Muliri and Richard Kambale Malengule have travelled to Australia to help promote the work of HEAL here. For more details visit the Worldshare website. Below are the exhibition images...

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In loving memory of Lyn Lusi

“Lyn Lusi was the heart of HEAL Africa” are some of the words on HEAL Africa’s blog. Caring, loving, leadership, inspiring, strong, compassionate, joyful, faithful and serving are just a few words that come to mind when  thinking of how we might describe Lyn, and yet we only met for a short amount of time....

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Events that help influence our opinions and shape our society

Social justice, climate change, global poverty, human rights, environmental conservation, disaster relief… There are so many causes to get behind, and this side of eternity theres no shortage of need in the world to partner alongside. In recent weeks in my local area we’ve had talks, screenings and debates featuring topics on euthanasia, human trafficking,...

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International Women’s Day 2012

During my travels I’m often struck by the strength, courage and ingenuity of the women that I’ve met. I have listened to stories from women that have been abused, raped and tortured, but even through these horrors they have found the strength to carry on. Some have become leaders in their communities and a source...

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CPX reports on HEAL Africa

The Cenrtre for Public Christianity has published a video featuring an interview with Stu Harris, founder of Love in Action. During the interview, Justine Toh asked Stu what it was like to visit Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and what impact meeting the patients and staff in the hospital had made. You can...

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