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A girl holding an exceptionally large apple, c. 1930. Courtesy National Library of Australia

National Library delves into the archives for a snapshot of Australia’s history

Former Herald photo editor and renowned photojournalist Mike Bowers picks some of has favourite images from the Fairfax photo archives.

  • Mike Bowers

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Michael Clayton-Jones.
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In memoriam: Spanning four decades, the best photographs by Michael Clayton-Jones in The Age

Michael Clayton-Jones worked as a photographer at The Age from the late 1980s until 2013. He died from cancer last week.

  • Danie Sprague
The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

Why is everyone suddenly in their professional photoshoot era?

The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

  • Mali Waugh
Severe flooding hits western France amid storm Ivo in Redon, France.
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World of photos, February 1, 2025

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

  • April Lombardo
Naga Sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men, take a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on Mauni Amavasya, or new moon day, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India.
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World of photos, January 31, 2025

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

  • April Lombardo
The iconic photograph, taken in 1972, at the centre of a dispute over authorship.

It’s one of the most famous news photos ever. But who really took it?

A documentary screening at Sundance claims an iconic photograph from the Vietnam War has been attributed to the wrong person for more than 50 years.

  • Lindsey Bahr
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A frozen tree stands in a field in Neu Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany.
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World of photos, January 24, 2025

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

  • April Lombardo
A crow skates along the frozen lake at Beddington Farmland in Beddington, England. The 120-hectare former landfill site near the Beddington industrial estate in South London was slated for restoration as a wetlands nature reserve in 2013, as a condition of building a nearby incinerator.
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World of photos, January 12, 2025

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

  • April Lombardo
The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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World of photos, January 10, 2025

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

  • April Lombardo
A Chilean flamingo sticks its head between its feathers in the enclosure at Frankfurt Zoo, Germany.
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World of photos, January 5, 2025

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

  • April Lombardo

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