Exhibition: Young | youth in Australian photography: 1980s to now

This exhibition draws on Museum of Australian Photography’s collection to explore the idea of youth and how it has been captured, constructed, celebrated and questioned in Australian photography.

Artists: Atong Atem, Donna Bailey, Anne Ferran, Bill Henson, Petrina Hicks, Naomi Hobson, Samuel Hodge, Paul Knight, Katrin Koenning, Christopher Köller, Jesse Marlow, Rod McNicol, Jacqueline Mitelman, Tracey Moffatt, Corben Mudjandi, Prudence Murphy, Derek O’Connor, Polixeni Papapetrou, Trent Parke, Drew Pettifer, David Rosetzky, Julie Rrap, Naomie Sunner, Darren Sylvester, Simon Terrill, David M Thomas, Lisa Tomasetti, Lyndal Walker.

Curated by: Angela Connor, MAPh Senior Curator &
Stella Loftus-Hills, MAPh Curator

Photograph above: Anne Ferran: Scenes on the death of nature, scene 1. 1986. 119.1 x 158.9 cm silver gelatin print.

Museum of Australian Photography, Wheelers Hill until 22 February 2026