This year’s Momento Head On Photo Book of the Year Award winner, CITIZEN features a collection of images that photographer Ingvar Kenne said came together in an organic fashion rather than being premeditated. Shot over fifteen years, “These images are of a broad range of people. Th...

24.05.2013[ read full story ]

South African-born Sharon Zwi presents 60 black and white life portraits in composite grid format reminiscent of a film contact sheet. Each composite portrait is made of 25 images spanning the subject’s life from infancy to current day with the final contemporary image taken ...

24.05.2013[ read full story ]

There’s something very seductive about Cyclops Press’ latest book, Slightly Dangerous, by writer and photographer John Ogden, which comes with a warning on the cover: “this book contains explicit reference to sex, drugs and rock-n-roll”. But beyond the titillation that a warning al...

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Russian photographer Alexandra Demenkova grew up in the rural town of Kingisepp, a 100km from St-Petersburg. Discovering photography in her late teens Demenkova graduated from the Faculty of Photojournalism in St. Petersburg in 2002. Working only with black and white...

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In this series of portraits American photographer Melissa Cacciola has captured US Armed Forces women and men in uniform and civilian clothes. Comprising 48 tintype double portraits Cacciola’s series is an exploration of war and self-identity and gives the viewer an insight into the p...

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Australian photojournalist Michael Coyne is probably best known for his photographs of the Iran Iraq War in the 1980s, a period in which he was incredibly prolific and a time when his photographs made the covers of international magazines. Coyne, who has spent much of his life traversing t...

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Vlad Sokhin is a Russian/Portuguese documentary photographer who is based in Sydney. His exhibition, Crying Meri – Violence Against Women in Papua New Guinea documents the violence against women that is rife in Papua New Guinea (PNG). According to statistics, two thirds of the female populat...

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Timor-Leste: Moving Forward, Looking Back features works from Australian photographer Conor Ashleigh shot in Timor-Leste between 2009 and 2013. Exploring social issues and personal narratives, Ashleigh captures a young, independent nation grappling with its newfound freedom. The Exhibitio...

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This year’s Head On Photo Festival in Sydney features more than 200 exhibitions, 900 photographers and over 100 galleries participating in this city-wide celebration of photography. In Sydney for the opening weekend, I spent a day checking out exhibitions with Magnum Ph...

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On Monday, May 13, Jean-François Leroy held his traditional press conference for the launch of Visa pour l’Image photojournalism festival, making an announcement that was not a surprise: Don McCullin will be this year’s guest of honor. Sometimes there are curious coincidences in...

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