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…
The Melbourne Friends of Photography Group had its final event for 2017, a demonstration of colour printing using RA-4 process this week. This rounded off…
John Gollings is Australia’s most pre-eminent and prolific photographer of the built environment. For the past 50 years he has been synthesising his parallel interests…
Hand crafted carbon transfers 'Ellie Young explores the inherent abstraction of the real world. With these works, simultaneously captured the bold, graphic qualities of…
Curated by Susan van Wyk, Senior Curator Photography, National Gallery of Victoria Art Gallery WA Perth Until 11 December 2017 This exhibition presents recent…
Review of the Intrepid 4x5 camera by The Intrepid Camera Co (Kickstarter ‘version 1’) Way back in 2014, I enthusiastically supported a Kickstarter campaign by…