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From The Art Newspaper:
A survey of early photography at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (New Realities: Photography in the 19th Century, 17 June-17 September) will focus on “the noisy century” of the medium, says the show’s curator, Mattie Boom. Around 300 pictures from the museum’s collection of more than 150,000 photographs will be included.
Continue reading “How botany helped give birth to photography”
a video of images that attempt to reinterpret the now icon Australian image by Max Dupain.
A post on Doug and Victoria at the Photo Book Festival in Vienna.
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Entries now invited
Continue reading “William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize”
Anne Zahalka’s new exhibition at the city gallery in Albury- MAMA – till Sunday 5th November 2017
INFORMATION CALL-OUT: FRANK HURLEYSearching for Frank Hurley along our northern beaches
Did you know that Frank Hurley was a very keen gardener and photographer of wild flowers?
Click here for more on the exhibition at Michael Reid of Christian Thompson’s photography exhibition.
Click on the image above to see a new research paper by Belinda Hungerford that has been uploaded to photoweb.
Dörte Conroy – What Comes to Mind: Lorna Sim – Enigma:
Maurice Weidmann- Absence of Sunshine
Continue reading “The Photography Room May-June 2017”
This photoaccess exhibition is an exhibition I recommend – not because all the works are successful – but for combined messages.
Exhibition of Regis Lansac’s photographs at Janet Clayton Gallery:
3-28 May 2017
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5th -28 May 2017
There’s an article in Straits Times about photographer Koh Kim Chay and his decades of photographing the ubiquitous government flats of Singapore.
There’s a wonderful set of photographs by Eduardo Masferre presently on exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
Click here for the very informative review by Richard Johnstone of the Bill Henson exhibition at the NGV – part of their festival of photography.
If you are interested in seeing a mixture of contemporary photography – then get yourself over to Manuka and visit PhotoAccess to enjoy their members’ exhibition – Common Ground.
Canberra’s The Photography Room continues to provide an amazing array of photography exhibition.
The Grain of the Present, Pier 24 presents the work of ten photographers. Click here for more.
Always an enjoyable viewing, managed to see the latest works by Elaine Campaner – recommended.
Back in 1996, Philip Bentley, Melbourne historian, wrote a thesis on the history of the Melbourne photographers, Group M.
click on image for details – entries close 26 July 2017
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Exhibitions 24 March – 30 April Continue reading “The Photography Room”
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Curated by Ashley Lumb and Laura McLean – click on image.
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George W Bell (1920 – 2008) was member of Group M – in Melbourne.
This curated group exhibition is a mixed bag of artworks in various media – which is not necessarily a good or bad thing.
Exhibition notice: 17 March – 6 May 2017
Congratulations to the Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) for this wonderful exhibition of the Australian photographer, Wesley Stacey.
Exhibition: Sean Davey at The Photography Room
Are you interested in fine photography, an interest in beautifully printed black & white photographs and works by a photographer who knows his craft as a documentary photographer/artist?
Exhibition of 40 years of photographs by Wesley Stacey at the Monash Gallery of Art, 4th March – 28 April 2017 – click here for details.
For more on Wesley – click here.
One to see – an exhibition at Stills Gallery (Sydney) of Jane Brown’s photographs – Sporting Country.
At The Photography Room in Kingston (Canberra) is the exhibition by Sean Davey – Solomon Islands (2016).
click on the banner above for a link to information on Harold Cazneaux and lists of rare photographs now for sale.
A selection of photographs taken from one of Frank Hurley’s books…
18 February – 17 April 2017 at State Library of New South Wales – click on image for the exhibition notice
click on image for the news of the exhibition of Ansel Adam’s ‘Museum Set’ – chosen by him to best represent his work.
Click on the image for the story on Artsy – about Frederick Douglass and his love and use of photography. “How Frederick Douglass Harnessed the Power of Portraiture to Reframe Blackness in America”
Summer: Bondi to Barcelona: Rex Dupain, 6 Feb- 2 April (click on image)
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