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Workshop : Camera Obscura – PhotoAccess

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
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Exhibition: After the Gold Rush – Victorian Landscape

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…
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Finding Stillness in the Centre of Chaos – Alex Bond

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…
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Ilford Pan F now in sheet film sizes

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.
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Harry Nankin’s Acts of Ritual, 2020-24

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,…
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Folio: Kiernan May

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…
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Traces: Framed prints by Chris Bell

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…
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January 28, 2022

Exhibition: Nox – Judith Nangala Crispin

Nox: A Record of things passing by night. Exhibition of recent work by Canberra based poet and photographer Judith Nangala Crispin. Main photograph above: Unique…

January 26, 2022

Greg Wayn – Abstracts

I have a long fascination with turning mundane objects or detritus into something of a more concentrated and abstract photographic form. There is a long…

January 19, 2022

Folio: Matt Weddis

Along The Way I take my 4x5 camera with me on hikes and walks. This led to my ongoing series Along the Way, a collection…

January 17, 2022

Resources booklet for Film Photographers & Darkroom Printers.

Perth photographer Alex Bond has released a free pdf booklet of resources to film, paper and chemistry supplies, insightful website articles, and books dealing with…

January 11, 2022

Everything You Wanted To Know About Film Recorders by Andy Cross.

What’s a film recorder ? Oops maybe I should back up a bit. Film recorders were a stop gap in the transition from film photography…

January 7, 2022

View Camera Australia back for 2022

View Camera Australia is back for 2022 with new articles on photography and photographic processes, news about exhibitions and workshops and reviews of cameras and…

December 23, 2021

Season’s greetings and best wishes for 2022

View Camera Australia wishes all our readers the very best for the festive season and for the coming year 2022. We'll be back in 2022…

December 20, 2021

Review: Shen Hao PTB-617 Field Camera by Peter McDonald

Shen Hao and Chamonix are the best known large format field camera makers in China, with both producing very well made and innovative cameras. Chamonix offer…

December 7, 2021

Folio: David Roberts

Photographer David Roberts has spent extended periods in isolation connecting with the land. Nine weeks above the Arctic Circle allowed him to observe the landscape…

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