Max Dupain (Australia, 1911–1992) and Ansel Adams (USA, 1902–1984) shaped the visual identity of their respective nations through the lens of modernist photography. Though working on opposite sides of the Pacific, they shared a profound commitment to formal clarity, tonal precision, and the expressive potential…
American photographer Duane Michals has died aged 94. Michals was famous for his innovative use of sequences of photographs. He often used text in his work to examine emotion and philosophy. Duane Michals: Chance Meeting. Duane Michals: The Fallen Angel.
The Melbourne : Manifesto asks a simple question: what would happen if the photographers who shaped modern photography were invited to photograph Melbourne today? Spanning ten photographic movements from Pictorialism to New Topographics, the exhibition reinterprets iconic Melbourne locations through…
ARMAGEDDON Photography has always had the power to capture the essence of reality, but when it ventures into the realm of the metaphysical and the surreal, it becomes a tool for exploring invisible dimensions and profound symbolism. In a world…
Canberra’s PhotoAccess is holding a one day workshop in explaining about and making a camera obscura. The workshop will be taught by Orlando Luminere. Photograph above: Orlando Luminere photograph made using a camera obscura. PhotoAccess. Canberra. 27 June 2026
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…
Cape Conran Coastal Park. Victoria Cape Conran is magnificent; the granite boulders at West Cape and Salmon Rocks are otherworldly and at Cowrie Bay the…
The Australian photographer Wes Stacey died last week aged 82. Apart from his many, various photographic endeavours he with fellow photographer David Moore set up…
Reconstructed Landscapes In 2020 Australia was burning. Native forests were destroyed. There were increased calls for back-burning and land-clearing. Deforestation was already a huge public…
Back in the 1960s when aerial photography was not as fashionable, and a drone indicated that you should get your car muffler replaced, Richard Woldendorp…
View Camera Australia is about to launch a new series simply called Darkroom. This new series will give an insight into individual photographers' darkrooms and…