Newsletter photos by @fetchingcreature used with permission

A blog for people who are into making, 

displaying,

discovering,

finding,

buying, 
collecting

& considering photographs. 

Welcome to the third Reframe-Refocus Photo Scene Victoria Newsletter! Here are some suggestions to get your month going. So click the links and see what is new.

Our goal is to reach as many people as we can and bring the photo community in Victoria together to know and experience all that we have. Each month our content moves to reframe-refocus.xyz for look and buy, so that you can view a full list of what is here.

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To See 

Ballarat Foto

The 2021 Ballarat International Foto Biennale starts 28 August! One of the handful of huge photo events in Australia. Headlining this year is Linda McCartney, one of the foremost music photographers, she had access and a way of photographing that allowed her to bring different emotions from her subjects. Yes she married Paul, but the work before this was very impressive. She lead the way for Annie Leibovitz.

EXHIBITIONS

Focal Point Studio Darkroom and Gallery - Link  (See bottom of main page not exhibitions page)

Members Exhibition   – 29 August 2021 

Members open call show

Stills Alive - Magic of the Movies 3 September - 31 October.

Featuring stills photography from Australian movies, from  1906 to 1986.

Centre for Contemporary Photography - Link

Fertile Ground  17 July – 29 August 2021 

Lauren Dunn Australia, Kim Hak Cambodia, Shivanjani Lal Australia, Sophal Neak Cambodia, Arnont Nongyao Thailand, Elia Nurvista Indonesia, Keg De Souza Australia,
James Tylor Australia, Kawita Vatanajyankur Thailand.
Curated by Sarah Bond and Olivia Poloni. 

Monash Gallery of Art - Monash Link

STAGES: photography through the pandemic

29 May 2021 to 29 August 2021

Responding to the unprecedented social, environmental and economic impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Australian artists and society at large, MGA is commissioning five artists to produce work in response to their current experiences. 

Willian and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize

9 September 2021 to 7 November 2021

One of the handful of important prizes for contemporary photography in all forms.

TOPshots 2020-21

9 September 2021 to 7 November 2021

Work from students completing their VCE.

Wolf Hound Photographic Gallery - Fitzroy link

TBA

Magnet Gallery - Docklands Link

Elements and Fragments

8 July 2021 - 14 August 2021

A collaboration between two similar centres of photography from India and Australia.

World Press Award Exhibition 2021

2 September 2021 - 22 September

THE World Press Award. Must see exhibition. 

Source Photographica - Prahran Link

Stockroom by appointment

Horsham Regional Gallery - Horsham - Link

Still Now

Contemporary practice with still life as the subject - 22 August 2021

Susannah Blaxill | Jane Burton | Dianne Emery | Juan Ford | Asuka Hishiki | Sam Leach | Mali Moir  John Pastoriza-Piñol | Darren Wardle | Jud Wimhurst | Michael Zavros

Bendigo Art Gallery - Bendigo - Link

SOUL fury 

7 August 2021 - 24 October 2021

A new exhibition of work by contemporary female artists from across the globe, using different media including photography. 

Adeela Suleman | Anida Yoeu Ali| | Ayesha Sultana | Cigdem Aydemir | Eugenia Flynn | Hoda Afshar | Hadieh Shafie I Adil Abdullahi | Mehwish Iqbal | Naiza Khan | Nusra Latif Qureshi | Shadi Ghadirian | Shahzia Sikander | Shireen Taweel | Zahra Imani | Zeina Iaali 

CONTESTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

COLLECTING PHOTOGRAPHY

A fund raiser for ishkar who describes themselves part of their mission;

In war-torn countries the vast majority of professional photographers work for news agencies. This means their work is often focused on coverage of conflict. Our project is motivated by the opportunity to give talented photographers an entirely new outlet for their work. Through this project we hope to reveal a side to war-torn countries rarely seen in the international media.

Includes prints by Andrew Quilty

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Bonhams is having an auction where, with enough spending money, you can assemble an collection as good at the NGV's international photographic collection.

EVENTS/TALKS 

Check out the Ballarat Foto Events Link 

Michael Coyne - artist talk - 28 August 2021

Masterclass with John Gollings - 28 August 2021

Panel | We will all eventually return to the earth Talia Smith, Arini Byng, Katayoun Javan and SLIPPAGE - 28 August 2021

Panel | Raining Embers Olivia Poloni in conversation with Ruth Maddison and Rachel Mounsey discussing photographing the 2020 fires - 28 August 2021

Tamara Dean Artist Talk - 29 August 2021

Erik Kessels and Fiona Sweet in conversation - 18 September 2021

Masterclass with Martin Philbey - 2118 September 2021

DISCOVERY

The Association of Street Photographers, organisers of the 'Shot in the Heart of Melbourne' Exhibition an opportunity to get involved with like minded people and do more than instagram. 

Mark Chew is a Melbourne based international photo documentary photographer. 

Instagram accounts to check out: 

@juancastrophotography  - local music photographer

@fetchingcreature - People and places, based in Melbourne.

@mohammed.sh.photographer - a commercial photographer, lots of food, based in Gaza. Also documents daily life from a optimistic point of view. His portraits are outstanding. 

REVIEWS

A place to include reviews of photographic shows… links to websites and offer reframe-refocus.xyz as a venue for original writing. If you are wanting to make a name for yourself reviewing exhibitions, we are happy to be a platform to get your work out. 

RESOURCES

We have set up a resources page on reframe-refocus.xyz to house these after the newsletter.

For the resource this month we presenting Cambridge in Colour a website that is like a magazine of articles on near every aspect of photographic technical. Enjoy. 

Things & Services

REPAIRS of PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT

Camera Clinic - Collingwood Link

Nikon, Leica and Sony official service centre and also repairs Canon and other film and digital gear that parts are available. 

Vintech Camera service Centre - Melbourne City Link

Film and Digital Cameras, Same day sensor cleaning

Photo Resource - Web based in Melbourne Link

Film. See link

DARKROOMS FOR HIRE

Focal Point North Geelong Link

District Darkroom Coburg Coming Soon - link 

Melbourne Camera Club - Link 

Bookshops

Photographic Art Book - CCP Fitzroy - Link  

Perimeterbooks - Thornbury - Link 

Kinokuniya - Sydney, but it is the most impressive place to buy photo books. Link

STUDIO HIRE

Twenty Paces Rental Studio - Coburg

www.twentypaces.com.au

Twenty Paces is a photo rental studio with a 4.2 x 4.2m cyclorama and a full complement of lighting and studio equipment.  

If we have missed any please email g@reframe-refocus.xyz and tell us!

HARDWARE

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This category is housed on in our directory. These are the ones found since last month's newsletter. 

Photo Resource - Second hand supplies

https://www.photoresource.com.au/

Internet only, based in Melbourne

After checking our directory we have missed any please email g@reframe-refocus.xyz and tell us!

FILM and PROCESSING

This category is extensive and housed on in our directory.

After checking our directory we have missed any please email g@reframe-refocus.xyz and tell us!

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