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Well known foreign correspondents often put their own ideological spin on the Spanish Civil War.
The aurora was noticeable with the naked eye – but was spectacular through a camera lens.
The members of The Blue Rider weren’t thinking about art in the way we do today.
I identified six dimensions which will impact the quality of photographs. Here’s what I learnt – and what you can apply to your own photos.
The author of a new biography of renowned New Zealand photographer Ans Westra explains how she and her art were in many ways inseparable.
Mothers are smudged out and poorly cloaked beneath drapes in these 19th century portraits. But these photos are not so much relics of shoddy photography than an ode to childhood.
This year, much of the art addresses exile, diaspora, migration and colonial violence.
Since last year, I have been working on a project with my Thai mother who migrated to Australia in 1974 while pregnant with me. To fill in the archive, we’ve been looking towards AI.
A major new exhibition and book showcase Aotearoa New Zealand’s earliest photography, and how the new technology was integral to the colonial project.
Photography and rock-climbing have always shared a close relationship.
Your phone can’t take a perfectly clear picture of a solar eclipse like a professional camera can, but there are lots of other creative directions you can take to capture the rare moment.
Apart from technical aspects, a successful photograph of the eclipse serves as a lasting reminder of the sense of wonder and the feeling of being part of something larger than ourselves.
The anonymous artists and activists behind no-photo2024 are highlighting the exclusion of Palestinian photographers from PHOTO2024.
What can we learn when a picture inspires ten thousand Tweets and TikToks.
Publishers are starting to develop guidelines around the use of generative AI in photos.
The Princess of Wales is caught in a social media storm after the release of a clearly edited photo. But image editing is increasingly common, and your phone can even do it without you knowing.
Ernaux’s sparse writing about everyday encounters gains a new quality against photos from the MEP’s collection
The caption may say that only scientists and trained professionals should handle wild animals, but viewers remember the image, not the words.
The expansion of social media and ubiquity of smartphone cameras has had a major impact on tourists’ behaviour.
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Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, UNSW Art & Design, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Visual Communication, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer of Art History, Griffith University
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Photographer and creative director
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Lecturer in Design and Media Arts, University of California, Los Angeles; California Institute of the Arts
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Chief Curator, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
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Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Associate Professor, School of Art and Design, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles, Courtauld Institute of Art
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University