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…
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.
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,…
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…
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…
Gold Street Studios, Trentham East. 29 – 31 October 2018 A unique opportunity to be instructed by one of the world’s renown practitioners in daguerreotype.…
Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy. 7 - 23 September 2018 Group Chemistry 2018 is the second exhibition of the Melbourne-based Friends of Photography Group. It invites…
Gold Street Studios, Trentham East, Victoria 24 & 25 October 2018 The Wet Plate Collodion Masterclass is designed for those with some experience in creating…
Treeferns in Mountain Ash Forest My favourite terrestrial habitat in Australia is the Wet Sclerophyll found in Victoria and Tasmania. Here you find the magnificent…
Two day workshop photographing the figure with Elizabeth Opalenik . Gold Street Studios. Trentham East, Victoria. 21 & 22 November 2018. ‘Artists throughout history have…