Voxfrock Rookie Crew
The Voxfrock Rookie Crew is a selective industry-based mentoring programme for tertiary graduates of journalism, photography and related study majors.
Crews of emerging fashion photographers and journalists have been run for more than a decade by veteran fashion editor Janice Breen Burns (mentoring journalism) and legendary Vogue Australia shooter Monty Coles (mentoring photography).
Star graduates of the Rookie programme – Chrissy Dore, Tilly Parsons and Theadora Violet – have graduated to Mentor level, supervising rookies on and off work sites. Clinical psychologist Draga Jevtic is highly valued as the crew’s personal /professional support mentor.
All VoxFrock Mentors and Rookies are available for commissioned work.
Voxfrock Mentors
Janice Breen Burns
Mentor Journalism
Janice – known universally as Jan BB – is a veteran editor, fashion journalist, and the founder of FashLab. As founder and editor of fashion webzine Voxfrock, she has built a platform that treats fashion as the complex social construct it is – with the deep knowledge and wit that have made her one of Australia’s most distinctive voices on the subject.
Monty Coles
Mentor Photography
Monty Coles is a British-born photographer who relocated to Australia during his career and spent a decade as a contributing photographer for Vogue Australia. With more than fifty years of international experience, he has travelled extensively on assignment, capturing fashion campaigns, editorial imagery, and selected album covers. He believes there are still outstanding opportunities for photographers who combine talent with adaptability, professionalism, and a strong understanding of the industry.
Chrissy Dore
Mentor Photography
Chrissy is seasoned runway, street-style and events photographer with rich experience covering major fashion events from front-of house and backstage perspectives across Australia and in Paris and Milan. She particularly adept at manipulating light, shade and movement to capture strikingly atmospheric images. Chrissy worked three tours on the VoxFrock Rookie Crew before qualifying as a crew mentor.
Tilly Parsons
Mentor Photography
Tilly is a multiple award-winning professional who works at the intersection of art and commercial photography. She maintains an independent art practice alongside her client work, and is particularly passionate about contributing to narratives of compassion and inclusivity. Tilly worked three tours of the VoxFrock Rookie Crew before qualifying as a crew mentor.
Theadora Violet
Mentor Photography
Theadora is in-demand for fashion, event and private clients. She is a science graduate and studied film animation and photography at Deakin University. Theadora is also a seasoned traveler, equally passionate about photographing fashion as far-off destinations. Her fashion photography is nuanced, narrative-driven and tends to the reportage. Theadora worked three tours of the VoxFrock Rookie Crew before qualifying as a crew mentor.
Draga Jevtic
Mentoring coach/Support leader
Draga is a Counselling and Organisational Psychologist with more than thirty years of experience across clinical, organisational, community, and governance settings. Her career spans senior executive leadership roles and more than two decades of board and advisory work across the not-for-profit, health, government, and community sectors.
Rookies Crew
Paris ‘Ratparis’ Williment
Journalist
RATPARIS is a multidisciplinary creative with a range of talents including culture writing, makeup artistry, fashion design and theatre. Now a seasoned VoxFrocker, they also write about the culture and identities that define Naarm’s youth culture, in no small part as an excuse to enjoy it up close.
Tanisha Wookey
Photographer
Tanisha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) Honours from RMIT University and has experience across fashion, documentary and editorial photography.
Aria Piccoli
Photographer
Since graduating from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Photography in 2025, Aria has created a freelance brand, Aira Visuals. Her photography work focuses on fashion, with a light, bright, minimalist style.
Evan Lim
Photographer/Journalist
Evan graduated with a Biomedical Science degree before working as a marketing professional in tech. He’s dabbled as a freelance photographer and journalist, shooting for companies such as Notion, and is passionate about highlighting people and stories from multicultural backgrounds.
Zoe-Rose Willis
Photographer
Zoe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Photography from RMIT and works in fashion and commercial photography. She is experienced in building and collaborating with creative teams for her own shoots and has assisted on campaigns for brands such as T2, Endota Spa and Seed.
Ru Elliott
Journalist
Ru is experienced in both contemporary and vintage fashion, assisting on the curation of exhibitions and working with local ateliers in a variety of roles. Her journalism projects have featured in publications such as Alice.D magazine and in zines based in Melbourne, London and Paris. Ru recently returned to full time study.