Since its online launch in 2008, the Argus has been dedicated to publishing a diverse range of stories from across the globe. A non-profit, student-run, visual journalism magazine, the ARGUS aims to offer new perspectives on worldwide issues. Our intention is not only to communicate many different viewpoints to our audience, but also to encourage and support students and emerging visual storytellers to cultivate their perspectives and storytelling abilities. This book collects the best of the Argus storytelling from the past two years for a more intimate read, and to relive these incredible stories.

These stories are connected by a sense of defiance, not the openly brazen confrontation of rebellion, but the quiet provocation of living in contrary to the norm, to their implied limitations, to stigma and shame. It is the defiance born in exposed vulnerability, each frame a moment of challenge—why do we continue to think this way? Who are you to judge my existence? What are you doing to stop this?