Oct 28

Oct 28 A Town within a City

The feeling in The Jordaan is that of a town within a city, both familiar and overwhelming. Tucked just to the west of central Amsterdam, the quarter has the hubbub of a big city but the serenity of a village.

Sep 25

Sep 25 The Finalists of the Sunstudios Emerging Photographer Award 2018

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Exhibition

Sunstudios will this week announce the winner of its tenth annual Emerging Photographer award. With an aim to proper the best of Australia’s younger photographers, the award is a launching board for future photographic success.

Sep 3

Sep 3 First on Film

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Film

While the memories might have faded, the image remains. To start off our roll of the Week series we take a look back on the weekend that Backyard Opera was transported to North Byron Parklands for the eighteenth instalment of Splendour in The Grass.

Aug 29

Aug 29 Flight Facilities at Enmore Theatre, August 24

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Live Music

You know that thing that happens when you rub your eyes too much? Bright colours and a sparkly sense of vision? Well, for me, that’s Flight Facilities, a band that plays the aural accompaniment to a kaleidoscopic animation – a harmony between vision and sound that is out of this world and indescribable.

Jul 31

Jul 31 Feature: Olivia Repaci

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Feature

My main draw to photography is the profound sense of gratification I get from capturing the perfect moment, the best angle, a beautiful stroke of light.

Jul 26

Jul 26 Feature: Mars Alek

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Interview

Born in Iran, I grew up interested in the fascinating world that surrounded me. The colours, the smells, the culture, the intensity. I was moved at a young age to capture what I saw through my lens.

Jul 19

Jul 19 Interview: Ryan Roake

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Interview

People. People really inspired me to start shooting. I had a fascination with faces, expressions and different types of beauty. I started off with an old school camera, taking fun pictures at parties and social events.

Jun 2

Jun 2 Hamish Campbell: Aogashima - life among the twin calderas

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Feature

This selection of work by Japan-based photographer Hamish Campbell forms a part of his collection Aogashima - life among the twin calderas.

May 30

May 30 Review: One Camera, Two Lands – Z Axis

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Review

What can photography do? Of a myriad of questions that has surrounded the practice of photography, two exhibitions at this year’s Head On Photo Festival reveal the importance of asking this question once again.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Interview: Lenni Mattanja

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Interview

Backyard Opera's photography director, Lenni Mattanja chats about her philosophy behind her images.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Interview: Micaela Mandorff // Not Waiting But Drifting

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Interview

I would say my style of photography is clean and calm with Scandinavian influences. I love working through movements and capturing the moments in between.

Mar 5
Mar 5 We Are Colourful on show at The Beresford

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Exhibition

If you weren’t already aware, The Beresford and Absolut have teamed up to capture the spirit of Mardi Gras, bottle it, and then serve it up for brunch every Sunday.

Feb 10

Feb 10 Exclusive: Killarney Heights

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Exclusive

Captivating, and mysterious – Ariane is beautiful, and more. She has a warm, child-like way about her, that, when in front of the camera, transforms into one of a woman with a purpose.

Feb 10

Feb 10 Interview: Peter Balmer

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Interview

We caught up with Peter Balmer to chat about his work, style and what inspires him.

Feb 10

Feb 10 Hiro

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Submission

Hiro, 19 // Tokyo, the youth of today, in the busiest city in the world.

Feb 9

Feb 9 Series: Together

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Series

Since the Enlightenment, the idea of the individual as the natural state of being has reigned supreme. In the super-charged capitalism of the late 20th century and the early 21st the individual was extolled as the ideal, the single man against the world.