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Australia's close-up, cropped from 11 million photos

Australia's close-up, cropped from 11 million photos

From Cyclone Tracy to Snowy Hydro, pictures by a government photography unit captured life in Australia over more than 50 years.

Pioneering artist, 80, plays to his biggest crowd yet

Pioneering artist, 80, plays to his biggest crowd yet

Pioneering artist, 80, plays to his biggest crowd yet

Pioneering artist, 80, plays to his biggest crowd yet

Artist William Yang has been taking photographs since the 1970s, and will perform one of his groundbreaking monologues in front of his biggest audience ever.

Australia's 'big nowhere' in the eye of the beholder

Australia's 'big nowhere' in the eye of the beholder

Australia's 'big nowhere' in the eye of the beholder

Australia's 'big nowhere' in the eye of the beholder

Thirty years after swapping Cleo magazine centrefolds for cattle country, photographer Paul J Ryan's images of outback Australia are seeing the light of day.

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The surreal world of René Magritte comes to Australia

The surreal world of René Magritte comes to Australia

The first-ever Australian retrospective dedicated to the influential surrealist René Magritte opens at the Art Gallery of NSW.

'Unwilling participant' helps secure major arts prize

'Unwilling participant' helps secure major arts prize

An "unwilling participant" captured hanging out with horses and an accomplished author bathed in moonlight are featured in two award-winning portraits.

Collapsing terrain strikes the right hue in photo prize

Collapsing terrain strikes the right hue in photo prize

Australia's longest-running acquisitive photography prize has gone to a Norwegian artist among finalist works delving into life, death and the uncanny.

Artist reimages colonial photos through a Larrakia lens

Artist reimages colonial photos through a Larrakia lens

Larrakia artist Gary Lee has a selection of new and remade works on show at midling 2 (Larrakia:Together) in an exhibition at the Cross Art Projects in Sydney.

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Photographers zoom in on Australia with Photo 2024

Photographers zoom in on Australia with Photo 2024

Photographers zoom in on Australia with Photo 2024

Photographers zoom in on Australia with Photo 2024

The Photo 2024 biennale has the global photography world focused on Australia - but what is real and what is a fake from the hyperreal future?

Funding blow puts focus on photography centre future

Funding blow puts focus on photography centre future

Funding blow puts focus on photography centre future

Funding blow puts focus on photography centre future

The future of Australia's main independent photography organisation is in doubt after it missed out on federal government funding.

Life's no beach as funding knockback shrinks photo fest

Life's no beach as funding knockback shrinks photo fest

Life's no beach as funding knockback shrinks photo fest

Life's no beach as funding knockback shrinks photo fest

A free photo festival along Bondi Beach and at dozens of other Sydney venues is at risk of shrinking after its funding application was rejected, organisers say.

Shelled octopus in spotlight with award-winning photo

Shelled octopus in spotlight with award-winning photo

Shelled octopus in spotlight with award-winning photo

Shelled octopus in spotlight with award-winning photo

An award-winning image of a tiny paper nautilus is part of a new exhibition of ocean photography at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

A striking image of two young female drovers finishing up a long day's work has taken out Galah magazine's inaugural Regional Photography Prize.

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Real & Imagined at the National Gallery of Victoria shows off more than 300 images from the gallery's photography collection.

Art prize rewards images made using AI 'promptography'

Art prize rewards images made using AI 'promptography'

Art prize rewards images made using AI 'promptography'

Art prize rewards images made using AI 'promptography'

An Australian-first art prize has been set up for images created using artificial intelligence prompts.

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It's a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize

An image of three sisters taken by photographer Rochelle James has beaten thousands of other entries to win a $15,000 prize.

Images of global resistance highlight activism as art

An exhibition of Iranian-born artist Hoda Afshar's radical images is opening at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Restored Beckett artworks feature in 'Making it Modern'

An exhibition of Australia's leading women modernist artists at the National Gallery of Australia features 24 newly restored works by painter Clarice Beckett.

Art duo takes on Elvis with their Suspicious Behinds

A new exhibition imagines Elvis as a pair of sparkling queer aliens just trying to find their way home, crossing from visual art to performance and back again.

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Nan Goldin's ballad of 80s desire on show at NGA

A seminal work of 1980s photography by artist and activist Nan Goldin will go on display at the National Gallery of Australia.

Digital art exhibition to celebrate Aboriginal culture

More than 500 artworks from Indigenous artists will be displayed at The Lume in Melbourne as part of a showcase celebrating the world's oldest culture.

Kirk captains old tech to boldly create winning image

Artist Shea Kirk has won a national photography prize with a snap taken on a black and white setup he constructed himself.

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