Future exhibitions
Sydney Morning Herald Photos 1440
- Open:
- 29 June 2013 – 28 July 2013
- Venue:
- Exhibition Galleries
There are 1440 minutes in a day. In these minutes photographers capture a moment. These moments make up a day.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s photography exhibition Photos 1440 features prints and multimedia of the best published and unpublished work by Sydney Morning Herald photographers from 2012 to the present.
Sponsored and supported by Fairfax Media and Canon Australia
Photograph: Colleen Petch, Kayaker Sarra Pitman, Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, 2012
World Press Photo 2013
- Open:
- 29 June 2013 – 29 July 2013
- Venue:
- Exhibition Galleries
The coveted World Press Photo of the Year was awarded to Swedish photographer Paul Hansen for his powerful photo of the bodies of two children being carried by their family through the streets of Gaza City to their burial ceremony.
World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon. The exhibition has been brought to Sydney by Canon Australia.
Photograph: Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter, 2012; World Press Photo of the Year 2013
Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography
- Open:
- 10 August 2013 – 10 November 2013
- Venue:
- Exhibition Galleries
The glamour and fascinating evolution of fashion photography is captured in 60 iconic images drawn from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Featuring world famous photographers such as Helmut Newton and Richard Avedon, the touring exhibition draws on photographer Irving Penn’s comment describing his work at Vogue as ‘selling dreams, not clothes’. This is the only Australian venue for the exhibition.
Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Photograph: Erwin Blumenfeld, Model and Mannequin, American Vogue Cover, 1 November 1945 © Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld/Victoria and Albert Museum, London
