Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has made a major impact through his career, much of which history will likely judge as appalling. His role in the weird little photographic niche which is Lomography is one chapter which is more benign than most of his biography… Read more
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Vladimir Putin: Honorary Lomographer
Will AI cannibalise Adobe’s customers?
Adobe employees are concerned the software giant’s new text-prompt generative AI tool may cannibalise its customers, by causing job losses in the creative industries that… Read more
54 shots from new Ilfocolor SUC!
With the price of colour film on a relentless upwards trajectory, Ilford Imaging Europe’s announcement of the Ilfocolor Half Frame SUC (single use camera) will be welcomed by keen analogue photographers around the world, with Australian availability from this month. Read more
Raphaela Rosella collaborates to tell real stories
Documentary photographers have traditionally aspired to tell other people’s stories. For 15 years, artist Raphaela Rosella and the women close to her have forged their… Read more
Kodak’s comical moments
Eastman Kodak has sold out the iconic brand name yet again by signing a perpetual licence agreement with eyewear conglomerate, EssilorLuxottica. This expands on an… Read more
Collective City Melbourne: Historical meets contemporary
The Victorian Archives Centre (VAC) has launched the Collective City photo exhibition, a display of historical archival pictures of Melbourne showing alongside contemporary images submitted… Read more
REST IN PEACE: Robert McFarlane 1942-2023
One of Australia’s finest photographers and critics, the great Robert McFarlane, peacefully passed away on July 19, 2023. Robert was born in Adelaide in 1942,… Read more
Image Makers fighting for photographers’ rights
The Image Makers Association Australia (IMAA) is continuing its multi-pronged advocacy strategy by representing photographers at a recent Copyright Roundtable, as well as drafting a submission for an upcoming Government consultation on AI.
The IMAA might just be the voice that the Australian pro photo industry desperately needs, with the new professional photography association achieving all the milestones it set out in its initial roadmap. Read more
Samyang to offer L-mount lenses
South Korean lens manufacturer Samyang has joined the L-mount Alliance, which should significantly expand the lens options for Panasonic, Sigma and Leica L-mount camera owners.… Read more
Australian portrait lifted for pro-Russian mural
Australian portrait photographer, Helen Whittle, is distressed that her image of her daughter has been appropriated by an Italian street artist to paint a pro-Russian… Read more