Landscape is one of the foundational genre's of photography. XYZ Gallery presents a contemporary survey of work done in and of the Victorian bush. We bring together ten photographers who's relationship with landscape varies as do their photographic processes. Not…
I recently heard this phrase, or something very similar, used to describe meditation. When I heard this, it immediately brought to mind parallels, and even similarities, when trying to create a pleasing photographic composition. Reducing the view of the world…
Ilford have recently announced that Pan F film is now available in 4x5 and 8x10 sheet film sizes. Pan F is a high contrast, sharp and fine grain film. It’s now available from Australian resellers.
I live near the bottom of a shallow squiggle of the Great Dividing Range, in the watershed of a fast little branch of the Loddon, which is a big tributary of the much bigger, muddy, winding, Murray. It’s a broad,…
In architectural photography, I’ve always found the primary challenge is balancing technical accuracy with mood and atmosphere. I eventually moved to a view camera because it provided a natural bridge between these two. There is a fascinating juxtaposition to me…
A suite of 38 works by celebrated Tasmanian photographer Chris Bell was recently exhibited in Traces : Chris Bell at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston from 20 September 2025 – 15 February 2026. Officially opened by Bob…
The last weekend of March found a dozen mostly large format photographers exploring the town of Yarram and surrounding areas in Gippsland - Yarram is about 220 kilometres east of Melbourne. There was initially some concern about the availability of…
I recently heard this phrase, or something very similar, used to describe meditation. When I heard this, it immediately brought to mind parallels, and even…
In architectural photography, I’ve always found the primary challenge is balancing technical accuracy with mood and atmosphere. I eventually moved to a view camera because…