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A blog for people who are into making, displaying, discovering, finding, buying, collecting & considering photographs. 

Welcome

This is our last VicPhotoNews for 2022. A year that was not as bad as the last couple. We have two new photo galleries in town, Stranger and XYZ. Festivals returned Photo2022 being a high light. Our next newsletter is late Jan for Feb. Have an amazing break make/find/discover/buy beautiful photographs.

Anything that happens until the next newsletters is here...

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THIS MONTH'S BIG THING

Black Friday Sales

Right now mostly gone by the weekend's end.

Image Science Link

Sale on Benq monitors

Vanbar Link

Another 7.5% off selected Nikon bodies and lenses

Source Photographica Link

10% off art in the stockroom.

Other prints

FotomotoPh 22: Home link

Prints from most of the Philippines best photographers.

British Journal of Photography Link

Prints discounted

PHOTO EXHIBITIONS

Docklands

Docklands has two dedicated and other that regularly shows photography.

XYZ Photo Gallery - Docklands Link Map

Selected Works from the Stockroom for Xmas 2022

Various

9 to 18 December 2022

2:00 - 6:00pm, Wed - Fri and Sunday

The director's selection from the stockroom, something for everyone. Once sold the work will be removed and replaced with similar.  

This is hard to find, Details on the website.

Magnet Gallery - Docklands Link Map

Christmas Salon 2022

December 2022

2022 Open Salon to get your work in front of people!

Here is the easy way to walk the Docklands precinct: XYZ and Magnet. Note check what time the spaces are open before leaving.

Inner North - Fitzroy Collingwood Brunswick

One of the hearts of art in Melbourne, there are two dedicated photo galleries and many more that show photography.

Wolfhound Photographic Gallery - Fitzroy Link Map

Emerging Photographers

Daniel Murray, Cassidy Medwell, Silas Noah Bennett, Kaede James Takamoto, Emily Alldridge, Amy Wendel, Pearce Leal, Erhan Tirli, EJ Hassan, Spencer Nguyen and Blake Dearman

25 November to 4 December 2022

Members of the 2022 Photography Studies College graduating class, have decided to extend their celebration of their efforts in a extension of exhibition from CCP last month.

CCP - Fitzroy Link Map

2022 CCP Summer Salon

All work by all artists Who submitted.

25 November to 18 December 2022

This exhibition continues to be one of the most significant surveys of contemporary photography in Australia, presented in the famous ‘floor-to-ceiling’ Salon hang that has become a signature of this community-focused event.

Off The Kerb - Collingwood Link Map

IT’S LOVE
Holly Block

to 24 November 2022

As part of a ritualised practice, I hunt for unloved objects that want me. Sometimes they whimper and sometimes they scream, but they all want something. They all have desires and I am obedient to their whims.

METAMORPHOSIS: INTERRUPTED
Stella Nguyen

to 24 November 2022

Personally, this body of work is about my interrupted journey of motherhood where I experienced two incomplete pregnancies. The images echo my struggle, my hope, yearning and sense of loss as an individual and as a mother.

SHAME ON YOU!
Cakeface

1 to 15 December 2022

Introducing Cakeface, a clown confronting shame through self-portraiture, craft and performance with her first solo exhibition.

OFF THE KERB'S X'MAS PARTY
group show

1 to 15 December 2022

Off the Kerb would like to celebrate the end of 2022 with a fun and celebratory group show including some of our amazing creatives we have exhibited this year along with our community of supporters.

This Map links the Collingwood, Fitzroy and Carlton area CCP, Wolfhound and Off The Kerb for great walk. Note check what time the spaces are open before leaving.

Melbourne - East, North, South & City

Tucked around Melbourne and are many galleries and govt institutions. Much to see, though photography is central to only one.

RMIT - Melbourne Link Map

Graduate Show  Bld 2, 4 and 6.

Photography graduates.

6 - 11 December 2022

The top university in Australia for design, putting their graduates on display.

VCA Campus - Southbank Link Map

VCA Graduation Show

to 1 December 2022

The end of year show of graduates in visual arts

Leica Gallery - Melbourne Link Map

Annica   

Knox Bertie

to 27 December 2022

The word ‘Annica’ is used to describe impermanence. In a city that has experienced many transitions throughout its history, Knox Bertie documents the latest incarnation of life in Sydney by capturing moments of reflection shared by commuters struggling with their daily routines.

The Gallery, Intercontinental - Melbourne Link Map

Melbourne Landmark Exhibition   

Steve Young and Glen Percival

until it is replaced

Brought to life inside the 1890’s Rialto building, InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto has released “The Gallery”, a space which showcases some of Melbourne’s most iconic landmarks, icons and seascapes by current artists in residence, award winning photographers Steve Young and Glen Percival, the creative duo behind Young & Percival.

Hellenic Museum link

ONEIROI

Bill Henson

Indefinately

ONEIROI sets out to inspire discussion about what it means to be custodians of an ancient past and captures the way in which our history, culture and art shape the way in which we make sense of our own world. 

Old Treasury Building - Melbourne Link Map

Lost Jobs: The Changing World of Work

until 2023

The world of work is always changing and here is an odd history. This is not an exhibition of photography but an exhibition that has very interesting photography to illustrate the points it is making.

Archives Centre - North Melbourne Link Map

Tech School Exhibition

until 2023

To celebrate 150 years of public education in Victoria, we're shining a spotlight on the institutions that have provided young people with vocational training and hands-on learning since the late 19th century.

From bootmaking to cyborg physiology, we delve into the fascinating history of technical education across Melbourne and the regions. The stories include an architect on a mission to banish darkness from the classroom, the domestic studies college seeking to elevate the art of folding laundry and love letters thrown across the divide known as 'no man's land' at Preston Tech.

Tech School brings together stunning archival photographs, sourced from Public Record Office Victoria’s collection, alongside original documents and hand-painted building plans.

Sun Studios Gallery - South Melbourne Link Map

Upstairs Gallery.  

1Shot22 - DEFINING MOMENTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Image Makers Association Australia

to 16 December 2022

All contributing artists are members of the newly founded Image Makers Association Australia, and the exhibition features an extensive collection of work by many of Australia's leading Architectural and Interiors photographers. The theme has asked contributors to consider what that ‘one shot’ is that defines a place, a building, or their practice. Reflecting its diversely talented membership it has been interpreted in numerous ways. 1 SHOT 22 is a rare opportunity to not only view a stunning collection of photography but the opportunity to purchase prints by some of the top photographers working in Australia today.

This Map links up all the Melbourne North, South, East and City for you for great walk (you might like to PT some of it). Note check what time the spaces are open before leaving.

South East

St Kilda has been a hub of arts for as long as it has been. It has a dedicated gallery and others that show photography. Further down there is Monash Gallery of Art the most important council gallery for photography.

Stranger Gallery - St Kilda Link Map

Brett Price

Brett Price
14 - 17 December 2022
 

Monumentas

Peter Berzanskis
21 December 2022 to 14 January 2023
 

Pride Centre - St Kilda Link Map

Ad Homonem

David Thai

to 17 January 2023

Different flowers from the same field

Lisa Ray

to 17 January 2023

These two distinct but complementary exhibitions depict organic forms in evocative, profound, and contrasting ways:

‘Ad Homonem’ is a surrealist depiction of experiences navigating the gay dating scene as a person of colour. Using still-life imagery loaded with symbolism and pop-culture references, David Thai explores and pokes fun at the quirks, intricacies and struggles of dating while bringing to light the toxicity pervasive within the queer community. Each image expresses an internal dialogue in which Thai questions these cultural norms while pondering his own identity.

‘Different flowers from the same field’ by Lisa Ray is about the relationship between artist and flora, and recognising that people and plants have individual ‘energetic signatures’. Ray’s images combine to create more than just a feast for the eyes – they provide warmth for the soul. They serve as a reminder that we each have our own unique beauty, expression, and energy, yet prompt us to remember that we are all different flowers from the same field.

Jewish Museum of Australia - St Kilda Link Map

Helmut Newton - In Focus

Helmut Newton

to 29 January 2023

This is an expansive collection of the trailblazing image-maker’s most recognisable and quintessential works, including 78 original Newton photographs – the same daring and often controversial images that revolutionised the fashion world and established Newton as one of the most sought-after photographers of the 20th century.

Featuring items on loan from the State Library of Victoria, State Library of New South Wales, the Powerhouse Museum, National Archives Australia, RMIT Design Archives and private lenders, among many others, the exhibition delves into Newton’s early life and career, shining a light on his Jewish roots and youth in Berlin, his flight from Germany at the outbreak of WWII and his eventual internment at Tatura in regional Victoria as an enemy alien.

Monash Gallery of Art - Monash Link Map

Lovers and misfits

Peter Milne
25 November 2022 – 15 January 2023

Lovers and misfits is an exhibition of portraits by Peter Milne taken during the formative years of his artistic practice. Milne first began taking photographs of his friends, family and the Melbourne punk scene in the 1970s and over the subsequent decades captured a flow of figures including Nick Cave, Anita Lane, Rowland S Howard and Polly Borland. These iconic and warm portraits document Milne’s friends before they would go on to play pivotal roles in Australia’s music and art scene.

Leave only footprints

Tamara Dean

25 November 2022 – 19 February 2023

Emerging from the depths of nature Tamara Dean’s practice examines the human condition. Leave only footprints is the first survey of the critically acclaimed photo media artist and spans more than 20 years of her photographic practice. This immersive exhibition incorporates scent, photography, installation and the moving image to create an environment that engages the senses.

Monash University - Caulfeild Link Map

MADA NOW

The Graduates

to 3 December 2022

Graduation show for all the design disciplines including photography.

Swinburne University - Hawthorn Link Map

2022 GradX Evolve Opening Night

The Graduates

24 November 2022, 5:00 pm

AMDC building, Swinburne University of Technology Burwood Road Hawthorn

Join us for the official opening of the School of Design + Architecture's 2022 GradX Evolve in Advanced Manufacturing & Design Centre (AMDC building) at Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Campus. 

Bayside Gallery Link Map

Threshold

Dirk de Bruyn, Guy Grabowsky, Mat Hughes

to 18 December 2022

From Grabowsky’s scratched and textured abstract photographs and Hughes’ cyanotypes toned with botanical materials, to de Bruyn’s impactful animations featuring drawn and ascribed negative reels, the exhibition presents three different approaches to image making within the genre of photography and film that reveals the artists’ encounter with the materiality of process.

Somewhere to Someone

Mark Forbes and Rowena Meadows

to 18 December 2022

Somewhere to someone brings the works of these two artists together in a visual conversation around presence and absence, and the beautiful moments of our lived experience that give us pause and reflection.

This Map links up all the St Kilda and other southern galleries for you for great drive. Note check what time the spaces are open before leaving.

South West

Geelong has a dedicated photo space and from time to time it is joined by other galleries and museums.

Focal Point Studio Darkroom and Gallery Link  Map

Masters of Australian Photojournalism

Various

to 4 December 2022

Our third MoAP exhibition promises to be everything the first two were, with another new line-up of some of Australia's best press photographers. A must-see exhibition for anyone with an interest in sport, news, portraiture and current affairs photography. This exhibition features work by some of Australia's best photojournalists from the 1970s to today and includes many famous and award-winning photos. From the rich and famous to the unsung heroes of daily life, there is something of interest for everyone.

See The Music, Volume 3

Various

9 December 2022 to 29 January 2023

The third See The Music exhibition will again showcase the work of around 20 photographers, featuring musical performances over a wide range of genres. Rock, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop and even musical theatre will be on display. Local performers to world-famous artists, from amateur and professional photographers, in colour and black-and-white. Most of the photos will be for sale, so this will be an ideal chance to grab a unique Christmas gift for that someone special. 

North

Mostly out of town and a great day trip or more.

Gold Street Gallery - Trentham East Link Map

Harlequinade

Ellie Young

Late November 2022 to February 2023

This exhibition of opalotypes uses opal glass as the base to the images. The white glass enhances the porcelain white faces while the rest of the image falls into shadows. Simultaneously capturing bold, graphic qualities of the figures, their nuances of colour, the unique surface relief and tonality.

Hunt Club Community & Arts Centre - Deer Park Link Map

Thanks Pandemic

Stuart Murdoch

to 4 December 2022

Dealing with the Pandemic he was forced to find other ways to flex his creative muscle. He did this by visiting his analogue archive. This archive spans more than 30 years of walking and exploring his home town of Melbourne, using a variety of cameras. The last 20 or so years here in the West and Sunshine. He managed to distil his archive to this handful of images. He hopes these picture can offer some insights into how he has watched this city grow and change. 

Ready for a day trip? Here is a map to find the Northern venues.

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CONTESTS and OPPORTUNITIES

Contests are a little random, it depends on what that year's judges likes. Thus surprises happen all the time. Don't be intimidated, enter and only tell people when you get in! Raise your profile. Also check who the judges are.

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EVENTS/TALKS/WORKSHOPS

One off:

2022 Margaret Plant Annual Lecture in Art History

Erika Wolf: Galina San’ko: The Unwomanly Face of Soviet War Photography

6:30-8pm Friday 2 December 22

This lecture examines the work of the Soviet war photographer Galina San’ko (1904-1981). The title refers to Svetlana Alexievich’s The Unwomanly Face of War, an oral history of the estimated one million Soviet women who served at the front during WW2. After the war, these women and their wartime experiences were largely forgotten and ignored, with the war largely recounted by men in terms of the experiences of men. Link

Photobook Workshop

11-2 February 2023

Limited to 10 places, this two-day weekend workshop covers a range of topics about publishing a photobook, the process and the industry.The aim of the workshop is to equip participants with applicable and actionable knowledge about HOW to make a book. Rather than a review of your work, we’ll instead focus much more on what publishing involves and how it can work for you. Link

Regularly:

Gold Street Studios - Trentham East Link

This is the centre for Alt photographic processes in the southern hemisphere, and some would say the world. Many many workshops. 

District Darkroom - Coburg Link

The foundations of the black and white darkroom workshop. We’ll cover everything from the multi-step film development process to creating archival black and white prints. Working alongside our experienced lab technicians students will learn all aspects of film development, how to use the enlarger, basic printing steps, how contrast filters work, paper processing, and more advanced printing techniques like dodging and burning and toning for effect and archiving of prints.

Focal Point Studio, Darkroom & Gallery Link

One-on-one Darkroom Training

Introduction to Film Photography

Introduction to Car Portraiture

Check link for others. 

Melbourne Camera Club 

There is a lot see listings!

Courses Link

Very full calendar of events Link

Australian Association of Street Photographers Link

TBA

Work In Progress Link

Black & White Darkroom Printing

Colour C-Type Printing

B&W Refresher Course

see link for dates.

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Walkens House of Film Link Map

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New place bigger nicer.

PRINTING FINE ART

(We are making a start to this list as it will be quite long if we have not made it to your printing house or your favourite, please email us).

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