PhotographyFestivals

Four times winner of the Australian Science, Environment and Nature Photographer of the Year Award (Canon/AIPP), Darren Jew is one of Australia’s most respected environmental and underwater photographers. His exhibition…

Belgium photographer Anton Kusters spent two years documenting a Yakuza family in Japan, an experience he describes as "walking on eggshells". Convincing the Yakuza to allow him to take…

Moroccan born photographer Gilbert Bel-Bachir’s exhibition Looking Through Glass features photographs shot by Bel-Bachir from the windows of Sydney’s buses. Taken over four years, Bel-Bachir “uses the graffiti, scratches and…

Marnya Rothe is a Sydney-based photographer who uses her camera to explore themes of feminism, sexuality and voyeurism. In her exhibition Women in Uniform, which is part of Head On…

The China Project features photographs taken by Sydney photographers, Meg Hewitt and Paul McDonald. The pair, who have just launched their own gallery in Sydney, 10x8, made solo trips to…

American photographer Tracie William’s exhibition Beauty explores themes around self-perception, societal expectations and innocence. In this series Williams documents her younger sister’s involvement in the American beauty pageants where parents…

This year’s Head On Photo Festival in Sydney features more than 200 exhibitions, 900 photographers and over 100 galleries participating in this city-wide celebration of photography. In Sydney for the…

Timor-Leste: Moving Forward, Looking Back features works from Australian photographer Conor Ashleigh shot in Timor-Leste between 2009 and 2013. Exploring social issues and personal narratives, Ashleigh captures a young, independent…

Vlad Sokhin is a Russian/Portuguese documentary photographer who is based in Sydney. His exhibition, Crying Meri – Violence Against Women in Papua New Guinea documents the violence against women that…

Australian photojournalist Michael Coyne is probably best known for his photographs of the Iran Iraq War in the 1980s, a period in which he was incredibly prolific and a time…