The Sydney Morning Herald’s Photos of the Month, May 2024

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People venture out under the Sydney Harbour Bridge at The Rocks despite the wet conditions.Credit:Dion Georgopoulos

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Actor, Robert Menzies, will play King Lear in Bell Shakespeare’s production in Sydney.Credit:Janie Barrett

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Lana Zegura, Stuart Read, Robyn Weihen and Rod Richardson play croquet at Sydney Croquet Clubhouse at Rose Bay.Credit:Photo: Flavio Brancaleone

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Sydney based artist Cressida Campbell has work in an exhibition at Geelong Gallery, that explores how her work has been influenced by traditional Japanese printmaking.Credit:Edwina Pickles

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Auction of a Newtown terrace attracted buyers from the city’s east, north shore and inner west.Credit:Steven Siewert

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Performer Naomi Price played Adele in the Sydney performance of Rumour Has It, at the State Theatre.Credit:Louie Douvis

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Protesters gather outside Cumberland City Council while a meeting is being held about overturning the same-sex parenting book ban.Credit:Rhett Wyman

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Hoor Al Qasimi, a member of the Emirati royal family, is the artistic director of the Biennale of Sydney at the White Bay Power Station, Rozelle.Credit:Louise Kennerley

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Vivid Sydney 2024 is the largest festival of light, music, and ideas, in the southern hemisphere.Credit:James Brickwood

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Mike Rebelo, CEO of Publicis Groupe Australia and New Zealand at Fred’s restaurant. Mike’s passion is wine.Credit:Louise Kennerley

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102-year-old Evripidis Mouxouris (right) has been a member of The Cyprus Club in Stanmore since 1974. The club faces an uncertain future.Credit:Nick Moir

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Students and supporters attend a rally protesting Israel’s war in Gaza at an encampment at University of Sydney.Credit:Kate Geraghty

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Australian rock band Cold Chisel, will tour a final time. L-R Ian Moss, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes and Phil Small at Studio 301.Credit:James Brickwood

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Terry Goulden (left) and his husband John Greenway in their garden in Wentworth Falls. Terry was convicted in the 1960’s for crimes relating to homosexuality.Credit:Kate Geraghty

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Emily O’Grady has been named one of three Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer

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Choreographer Stephanie Lake with dancers Samara Merrick and Adam Elmes from The Australian Ballet’s production of Circle Electric at the Sydney Opera House.Credit:Janie Barrett

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Australian fashion designer Pip Edwards with model Liv Parsons at the Paddington Reservoir, ahead of Australian Fashion Week in Sydney. Credit:James Brickwood

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Eighteen-year-olds Neel Kanbargimath, Isaac Earl and Rory Grieve, who train at Hills Cricket Academy. They paid their own way for a cricket trip to Barbados and lost the money when it was cancelled.Credit:Wolter Peeters

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Australian Ballet School dancers Isabella Triscari, Madison Sparkman and Charlotte Booth at the rehearsals for the 60th anniversary showcase at the Sydney Opera House.Credit:Louise Kennerley