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Long before the James Webb telescope brought us these deep field images, artists have been capturing notions of space.
June 8 marks the 50-year anniversary since Associated Press photographer Hyung Cong ‘Nick’ Út captured one of the Vietnam War’s defining images.
The recent goring of a tourist who approached within 10 feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is a reminder that wild animals can be dangerous and people should keep safe distances.
The ‘Napalm Girl’ photo is much more than powerful evidence of war’s indiscriminate effects on civilians. It also shows how false assertions can get traction in the media.
There has been a marked difference in the coverage of Ukraine with media outlets invoking images of the world wars.
Most people try their best to avoid snakes. This snake photographer couple spends their free time searching for them.
Letizia Battaglia’s images of Mafia bloodshed made it impossible for people to turn a blind eye to the criminal outfit’s reign of terror.
Repeat photography has been used to document vegetation change in Africa since the 1950s; in the last 30 years there’s been an explosion of interest.
Historic early Australian photographs appear stilted and resonate with exploitative colonial relationships.. But the experience of photography in the studio was more dynamic.
Armed with smartphones, keen eyes and curiosity, students are learning to provide vital observations that add to our knowledge of the distribution of plant and animal species and how to conserve them.
Alternative beliefs like spiritualism seem to experience resurgences in times of crisis. Taggart has spent the past 20 years exploring the oft-misunderstood religion.
Three stories from Australia and the UK exploring the role of art in helping people deal with the challenges life throws at them. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Scientists have been using art to illuminate and share their research with the public for centuries. And art could be one way to bolster K-12 science education and scientific literacy in the public.
A study of over 2000 early landscape photographs shows how nature was framed as a wilderness, empty of First Nations peoples.
The retrospective of McCartney’s work at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale shows an artist interested in connection and intimacy.
Hiding the suffering and deaths of some from public view while showing others implies that certain lives are more valuable.
Today viewers may be preoccupied by the methods used by spirit photographers, but spirit photographs had a notable impact on the bereaved who commissioned the portraits.
What did Mercury look like as BepiColombo swung by?
The afterlife envisioned by spiritualism appealed to women who rejected the idea that their unbaptized children could be damned to hell.
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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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Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles, Courtauld Institute of Art
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