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Folio: Julian Pearce

St John's Cathedral in noble metals The project This portfolio presents distinctive views of St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane and was made over eighteen months of repeated visits. I was initially attracted to the Cathedral because of its wonderful architecture. It…
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Exhibition: Nightwood – Jane Burton

'In her series Nightwood, Jane Burton draws on the title of Djuna Barnes’ 1936 novel, echoing also its atmospheric temperament. The book explores women who resist being read, or fixed in time and place. Characters are described as illegible and…
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The Great Sandy – Murray White

As the world’s largest sand island, K’gari – Fraser Island, is blessed with a remarkably diverse landscape and attracts many visitors. More than 400,000 pilgrims visit the destination annually, yet anecdotally I would claim that the majority of these people…
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Folio: Zhan Teh

‘Photograph your own backyard’ they say. So that’s what I did – or rather, my adopted backyard. Since emigrating to Australia, I have called many corners of Brisbane home. But for the past 10 years or so, I have found…
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Exhibition: The Desert Line & Temporality – Enrico Scotece

Working with analogue photography and experimental processes, Enrico Scotece explores landscape, time and perception across the regional and remote territories of inland Australia. Through large-format and handmade pinhole cameras, his photographs trace encounters with place and the passage of time,…
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Exhibition: On Country Photography from Australia

'On Country: Photography from Australia showcases powerful contemporary artworks by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, reflecting how imagery shapes our understanding of place, belonging and identity. Through striking images and perspectives, the exhibition explores relationships between Country, colonialism and community in…
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Workshop: Introduction to large format photography

Two-day workshop on using the large format camera taught by Greg Stoodley. First day, the fundamentals of using the camera, loading and developing large format film. Second day making contact prints and learning how to digitally scan negatives. Photograph…
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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…

December 6, 2021

Mat Hughes wins curators prize

Three Van Dyke Brown prints by Melbourne photographer Mat Hughes won the Curators Award at the Tacit Gallery Still Life Prize 2021. The Tacit Gallery…

November 25, 2021

Folio: Greg Wayn

The last time I processed large format negatives in my darkroom was 1998, such a long time ago. While I have a great deal of…

November 21, 2021

So What is Dye Transfer? by Andy Cross

Over the years I have been asked many times what is the dye transfer process and how does it work. Since writing the article for…

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