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Nan and Brian in bed, NYC 1983, by Nan Goldin

The Goldin age: Stunning ’80s exhibition that anticipated the selfie opens in Perth

Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency at John Curtin Gallery paved the way for photography as intimate storytelling.

  • Mark Naglazas
An Icelandic horse drinks water from a water hose at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, at the beginning of a multi-day heat wave.
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World in pictures this week, July 3, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

  • April Lombardo
Polaroid Flip

Can Polaroid pics compete with a decent phone?

A sonar autofocus system and powerful flash can make for great instant shots, but also some unpredictable results.

  • Tim Biggs
Jo Howell is Zoos Victoria’s photographer.

Feathered, furred or finned, her subjects are ready for their close-up

Working with creatures from butterflies to elephants, Zoos Victoria photographer Jo Howell’s job is anything but ordinary.

  • Carolyn Webb
Moorish knights, in red, and Christian knights, in blue, ride horses during a battle reenactment at the Cavalhadas, or Holy Spirit, Festival in Pirenopolis, Goias state, Brazil.
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World in pictures this week, June 12, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

  • April Lombardo
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Images from the exhibition.

His life was filled with strangers’ photos. Yours might be among them

Alan Adler – aka Melbourne’s photobooth man – didn’t believe in throwing anything away. A new exhibition shows why.

  • Simmone Howell
I learnt to stop looking at life through a viewfinder.

On the trip of a lifetime, I left my camera behind. I don’t regret it

I used to witness the world’s great wildlife destinations through a viewfinder. Then this one changed me.

  • Julietta Jameson

Dancing leeks, oozing cake: Homegrown talent at the World Food Photography awards

The entries for the awards poured in from more than 70 countries – here’s our selection from the 17 Aussies who made this year’s shortlist.

In the past, only a select few travel photographers had an outlet where their images could be seen by a wide audience. Now, everyone does.

The big (new) problem with taking photos on holiday

I love the gorgeous and inspiring photos from a particular influencer. But there’s a problem – something I’ve noticed from him, and from plenty of other people on social media too.

  • Ben Groundwater

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