Australian Photography Awards

APA is one of the most celebrated photographic competitions in Australia. Since launching in 2016 we continue to discover Australia’s most original and thought-provoking photography. We celebrate diversity and feel photography is a powerful medium for bringing people together and promoting understanding. Each year we reward emerging talent alongside some of Australia’s most established photographers.

Stories winners announced in July 2021

APA will be open again for entries in August 2021

See Photo Collective for further initiatives

PORTRAIT

© Nicole Reed

LANDSCAPE

© Tom Putt

DOCUMENTARY

© Christopher Hopkins

WILDLIFE / ANIMAL

© Natalya Stone

TRAVEL / STREET

© Pepijn Thijsse

OPEN / ILLUSTRATIVE

© Cara O’Dowd

STUDENT

© Claudia Messenger

JUNIOR

© Harper Allen

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The Only Way Out Is Through by Francesco Vicenzi (

The Only Way Out Is Through by Francesco Vicenzi (@francescovicenzi) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"It isn’t until I burn my dinner on a Friday night that it suddenly dawns on me. I can usually smell if my cooking is running amok. Now I’m looking at a pan of cauliflower heads: charcoal on the bottom and alabaster on top. It is there in black and white. I have lost my sense of smell. Shortly after, the phone rings. My test returns positive for COVID-19." - Francesco Vicenzi

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Francesco's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

West of Somewhere East by Drew Hopper (@drewhopper

West of Somewhere East by Drew Hopper (@drewhopper) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"With an inquisitive eye, I become a tourist transiting in my own backyard. The work focuses on the sense of place, giving an almost mythical and playful glimpse into life in the West. Mundane objects become significant forming an animated and romantic view of interior Australia. Recognisable symbols appear out of nowhere like bumping into old friends in the most unlikely places." - Drew Hopper

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Drew's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

I Was Born Again: After 7 and a half years in Aust

I Was Born Again: After 7 and a half years in Australia's immigration detention system by Diego Fedele (@diego_fedele_) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"This photo essay gives an insight into the daily life of Farhad Bandesh (from February to May 2021) during his temporary visa in Australia – his experiences as a free man, his dreams, ambitions and battles. Moreover, the haunting memories from the past and the future that still didn’t reveal what it has reserved for him." - Diego Fedele

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Diego's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

I Was Too Late by David Wallin (@_eldavros) is sho

I Was Too Late by David Wallin (@_eldavros) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"It is however something more personal and powerful than just a collection of memorabilia or tangible objects that would gather dust on a shelf. It’s a glimpse of his last moments and thoughts. But seen from the inside, looking outwards. My father was gone. But lived in everything I saw that day." - David Wallin

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view David's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

The Sámi Reindeer Herders of Lapland by David Eva

The Sámi Reindeer Herders of Lapland by David Evans (@davidevansphotographer) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"The Sámi are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula within the Murmansk Oblast of Russia. This series focuses on an area of Swedish Lapland around the villages of Rensjön and Jukkasjärvi, and was created over successive winters in a 3 year period." - David Evans

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view David's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

Grant Me the Serenity by Dave Carswell (@daaavecar

Grant Me the Serenity by Dave Carswell (@daaavecarswell) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"I began to interrogate these memories and view them in connection with my relationship to the material and immaterial nature of place. This series aims to consider the influences the physical expanse has on the seclusion of the human condition. It could be argued that the natural and forced tension in the landscape plays out against the collective psyche of the state’s inhabitants." - Dave Carswell

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Dave's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

Another English Summer by Chanel Irvine (@chanelir

Another English Summer by Chanel Irvine (@chanelirvine) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"The warm, unseasonably pleasant weather during the early lockdown months granted people the ability to enjoy long walks and rediscover the simple joys of a picnic or time spent in one’s garden. Then, when travel restrictions eased, Brits recognised the true value of a “staycation”, and all matter of adventures they could have without stepping foot on an airplane." - Chanel Irvine

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Chanel's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

Tem Bigato Nessa Goiaba by Cecilia Sordi Campos (@

Tem Bigato Nessa Goiaba by Cecilia Sordi Campos (@ceciliasordicampos) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"This project has been made as a means to understand the parallels between my migration from Brazil to Australia and my separation from my partner of ten years. It focuses on exploring the layers that constitute my hybrid identity through the devouring of the self and my cultural influences." - Cecilia Sordi Campos

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Cecilia's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #photocollective

Breast Cancer, Age 36 by Cat Leedon (@catleedon) i

Breast Cancer, Age 36 by Cat Leedon (@catleedon) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"As I tried to understand what was happening to me, the images I came across were almost always of women over 50 who were the “happy survivor.” In effect, I felt that my pain and suffering – both physical and mental – were being silenced." - Cat Leedon

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Cat's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

A Light in the Darkness by Ashlea Caygill (@ashlea

A Light in the Darkness by Ashlea Caygill (@ashlea.caygill) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"Finding the light in what felt like a dark time across the globe. Some days spent sun bathing on the balcony and really taking the time to enjoy the sunshine all day, reading books that sit dusty on my shelf and feeding my brain with podcast episodes from a large list." - Ashlea Caygill

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Ashlea's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

Lily, Mother. by Amy Woodward (@amywoodwardphoto)

Lily, Mother. by Amy Woodward (@amywoodwardphoto) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"The pressure. The hilarity. The tenderness. The constant push/pull, the elation and the guilt. The mental load. The touched-outness, the sensory overload. The seemingly endless battle to heal old wounds while having them continuously prodded and re-exposed, day in and day out." - Amy Woodward

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Amy's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

Where Does The Sky End And Space Begin? by Alethei

Where Does The Sky End And Space Begin? by Aletheia Casey (@aletheiacasey) is shortlisted in Stories 2021!

"As the months trickled slowly by, my longing to be home in Australia grew unbearable. The landscape of my childhood home mixed with memories of my mother, and the two became inseparable: one clinging desperately onto the other in my mind. Trees became my mother’s fingers, holding me, reaching for me." - Aletheia Casey

The Stories 2021 award recipients will be announced on July 2nd, so stay tuned. You can view Aletheia's story in full now via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #visualnarrative #australianphotography #photocollective

Stories 2021 Shortlist Announced! View all 30 shor

Stories 2021 Shortlist Announced! View all 30 shortlisted submissions now via the link in our bio.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all of those who took part in Stories 2021. This year especially we feel both humbled and deeply moved by the diverse, personal and important stories we received. It is our privilege to be entrusted with your work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We would also like to extend a special thank you to our partners @nikonaustralia and @momentopro. The backing of these organisations is central to our ability to continually discover and celebrate photographic storytelling. It is great to work with organisations who recognise the importance of connecting through photography.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The three award recipients will be announced on July 2nd. In the meantime, we look forward to sharing the shortlisted submissions from this year through our socials and websites over the next few weeks.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The Stories Annual is now available for pre-order through the link in our bio. Printed in collaboration with @momentopro, the publication is a celebration of these 30 Shortlisted Stories and is an important record of our times. Limited copies are available so pre-order now to ensure you don’t miss out.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To all members of our community, thank you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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- Harriet, Tom & The Photo Collective Team

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘈𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦."

- Alison Stieven-Taylor / @alisonstieventaylor

Earlier this year, Alison

Stieven-Taylor wrote a compelling essay about 𝘋𝘰 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘥?, the most recent photobook and body of work by our own co-creative director Tom Goldner (@tomgoldnerphoto).

The essay, now live on Photo Collective, is a compelling consideration of both Tom's work and the larger constructs enveloping it's creation. Alison and Tom discuss new ways of picturing and thinking about our place within the climate crisis, from mining in Central QLD to the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires.

Read now or purchase a photobook via the link in our bio.

#photocollective #visualnarrative #photobook

Entries are now open for the William and Winifred

Entries are now open for the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize operated by @mga_photography. MGA invites artists to submit photographic work created over the last year, with the shortlisted works exhibited at the gallery in September.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Over the last 15 years, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Entries close on June 30th, read more or submit now via the link in our bio.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Image © Christian Thompson / @christianthompsonartist

“𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦

“𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 ‘𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘻𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦’ 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦, 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬–𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴.”

- Cameron James Cope / @can_of_cope

𝘗𝘢𝘣𝘷𝘢 𝘡𝘪𝘻𝘪 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰 is now live on Photo Collective. This project and photobook by Cameron James Cope, in his words, 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘡𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰 ‘𝘮𝘶𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢’ (𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘸) 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘶.

PZPG is available for purchase now. Get your copy or view the project in full through the link in our bio.

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"𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢, 𝘑𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Last chance to enter Stories 2021! This year's pri

Last chance to enter Stories 2021! This year's prize pool is worth over $20,000 including cash, camera kits from our friends at @nikonaustralia and print vouchers from our friends at @momentopro. Enter now via the link in our bio.

Submissions close May 31 at 11.59PM AEST. There will be no extended deadlines so be sure to leave enough time to finalise your entry.

Introducing our final winning project from Stories

Introducing our final winning project from Stories 2020, @ilsa_whk Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher Kidd's 𝘊𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 - From the series 𝘛𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Stories 2021 will be closing for submissions at 11.59PM AEST on May 31. There will be no extended deadlines, so be sure to leave yourself enough time to complete the entry process! We will now present a segment of Ilsa's statement accompanying 𝘊𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦, as well as the judges feedback from last year. You can view this body of work in full or enter Stories now via the link in our bio.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺, 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 – 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴. - Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher Kidd

𝘐𝘭𝘴𝘢’𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘐𝘭𝘴𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘴. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘭𝘴𝘢’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦. - Stories Committee, 2020

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We can't believe there is only one more week until

We can't believe there is only one more week until Stories 2021 is closed for submissions! This is one of the most special weeks of the year for us at Photo Collective as we anticipate looking through all of the brilliant work that our community has been creating over the past year. From major event coverage to delicate, personal narratives and everything in between, this is your chance to share your visual storytelling with the larger Australian photography community.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The link in our bio will direct you to view 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 in full. You can also find a longer article written by @gussi.i about this project on Photo Collective.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Stories 2021 closes on May 31 at 11.59pm AEST. There will be no extended deadlines so if you are still working on your submission, make sure to leave enough time to enter before the cutoff!

Two exciting new exhibitions are opening at @mga_p

Two exciting new exhibitions are opening at @mga_photography on May 29.

𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘎𝘌𝘚: 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 is in response to the social, environmental and economic impacts of COVID-19 on Australian artists and society at large. MGA has commissioned six artists to respond creatively with new bodies of work for the exhibition.

𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 is MGA's annual showcase of work by emerging photographic artists. 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 is an opportunity to celebrate the vast pool of talent that emerged out of Melbourne's bachelor programs in 2020, highlighting the prevailing force of creativity amidst challenging circumstances.

Follow the link in our bio to read more about these great new shows.

Imagery by @eremayaalbrecht for 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 and @cherinefahd for 𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘎𝘌𝘚: 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤

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Less than two weeks before our annual award for vi

Less than two weeks before our annual award for visual narrative, Stories, closes for 2021 submissions. Leading up to the close we will be celebrating the brilliant work we saw in 2020.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This series by Franck Gazzola (@franckgazzola) titled 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘦 is a breathtaking documentation of underwater exploration and research led by Emmanuelle & Ghislain Bardout with their team at @underthepole. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘐𝘐𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘦."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"𝘈𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘫𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯."

- Lisa Sorgini

We have enjoyed sharing the work of @lisa.sorgini through our stories this weekend. 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, shortlisted in Stories 2020, was one of the strongest projects produced around theme of lockdown that we received last year. Stories is closing soon now, and we know how many of you have been creating bodies of work over the last year focussing on similar themes. We can't wait to see your submissions and hope that this work by Lisa can be held as something of inspiration and guidance.

We felt that this series formed an artful and direct conversation around the role of motherhood during such a crisis.

Submit to Stories now or view Lisa's series 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 in full via the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #australianphotography #visualnarrative

"𝘖𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣

"𝘖𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘦."
- Rory King

𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘴𝘦 by Rory King (@kingroary) was one of three winning Stories from last years award. This body of work reads as a conversation between the artist and the self, allowing the audience to observe and find moments of identity within an otherwise profoundly personal experience.

Symbolic to the point of cryptic, Rory's narrative allows us to enter the mind of the artist, forming an intimate basis for the continuing atmosphere of dread. 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘴𝘦 is an incredible achievement in effective visual storytelling.

Stories is closing soon, so make sure that you have enough time to complete and submit your project before it's too late! Submissions close on May 31st at 11.59PM AEST. There will be no extended deadlines.

Follow the link in our bio to see Rory's project in full and submit to Stories 2021.

#Stories2021 #australianphotography #australianphotographyawards #visualnarrative

"𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬’ 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Read the article in full via the link in our bio.

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 – 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩." - Matthew Thorne

With just under one month to go before Stories 2021 closes for submissions, we are enjoying revisiting all the incredible work that we saw last year. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢 by Matthew Thorne (@matthewjjthorne) is a complex and symbolic narrative that withholds as much as it reveals. With a level of mysticism, Matthew has created a deeply interesting body of work surveying an area of Australia so entrenched in national myth. We strongly recommend seeking out the corresponding film of the same title.

You can view Matthew's series in full and submit to Stories 2021 through the link in our bio.

#Stories2021 #photocollective #visualnarrative #australianphotography

There are two incredible online talks happening ov

There are two incredible online talks happening over the coming week!

This Saturday, Mona Kuhn will be in conversation with Paul McDonald (@paul_mcdonald3), director of @contact__sheet. They will be discussing amongst other things, Kuhn's new book 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘒𝘶𝘩𝘯: 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, which is also now available from the Contact Sheet curated book store.

DETAILS:
Saturday May 1st, 11am. Registrations essential and can be found through the link in our bio.

Tomorrow morning @mga_photography senior curator Pippa Milne (@pippimilne) will be in conversation with Alec Soth. Milne and Soth will be discussing photobook making, collecting and appreciating and is being presented by @pscmelb and @photofestivalau as part of PHOTO LIVE - Special Season.

DETAILS:
Wednesday April 28th, 10.30am. Registrations essential and can be found through the link in our bio.

Both of these conversations are a brilliant opportunity for Australian audiences to engage with international artists, so make sure you attend both if possible!

Image 1 © Mona Kuhn, from the book 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘒𝘶𝘩𝘯: 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴
Image 2 © Alec Soth, from the book 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪

#artisttalk #onlinetalk #visualconversations

"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦-𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥." - Rowena Meadows

Rowena Meadows (@rowenameadowsphoto) weaves together fragmented images, posing questions about the functionality of inner-worlds and the ways that experience builds identity. In doing so, 𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺’𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 leads the audience through an exploration of personal histories through the anonymity of youth.

𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺’𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 is live now on Photo Collective, follow the link in our bio to view the project in full.

#photocollective #visualnarrative #australianphotography

"𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺, 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘬. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥." - Alexandra Nielsen

Alexandra Nielsen's (@al.nielsen) body of work 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 was an immediate standout in last years Stories. The series is an honest and intimate documentation of an Australian experience so often unseen.

Timely, we are considering this project during a period where farmers all over the country are lamenting the lack of workers available for harvest. One of the great powers of photography lies in the capacity to tell stories which cut through conversations, to immerse an audience inside a world that prompts so many varying opinions.

Hit the link in our bio to view 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 in full and make your own submission to Stories 2021.

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"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴." - Yask Desai

𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 by Yask Desai (@yaskdesai) is an immense, research driven project exploring the role of the visual in the construction of history, taking form through archival materials, photography, video and a photobook. The project seeks to contribute to the study of South Asian presence in Australia and contextualise this within Australian racial hegemony, both past and present.

Hit the link in our bio to view 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 in full now.

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