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…
'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…
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…
‘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…
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,…
'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…
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…
‘In this one day workshop you will learn the essentials of large format film photography. Emphasis will be placed on the aspects that differentiate large…
An exhibition presenting the work of nine artists, whose practice aids to expose the usually obscured mechanisms of state control through a mix of photographic, textual, sculptural…
Australia’s foremost large format photographer Chris Bell presents a talk on photography and wilderness in Wild Island’s Wild Mind series. 'Chris Bell is a long-time…
'I have been concentrating in Black and White monochrome in the past, but the old analogue printing method of cyanotype really fits these Australian Night Photographs. Night…
This exhibition celebrates John Pollard's love affair with the handmade gum bichromate photographs. 'John was a professional photographer, photo-engraver and printmaker, who trained in Melbourne…
Stand Development increase film speed and extend contrast range What is Stand Development? If by chance you have not heard of stand development, it involves using…
'Leah King-Smith is both a previous Bowness Photography Prize finalist and an Monash Gallery of Art collection artist. King-Smith is a Queensland-based artist with a…
An account of the Friends of Photography Group trip by Gary Sauer-Thompson I recently spent a weekend photographing at Mount Arapiles with a group of large format,…