

Sam Edmonds


Incidental recordings & peculiar aberrations in Fraser Stanley’s Railcam
‘Railfans’ or ‘foamers’ — similar to birdwatchers — comprise a niche but very entrenched group of hobbyists in Australia: train-watchers. To the surprise of many Australians and to Melbourne-based photographer Fraser Stanley, so ardent is this subculture about locomotives that some have taken to constructing elaborate networks of motion sensitive cameras along

Paul Blackmore’s “Heat” kicks off Head On 2019
Sydney-based photojournalist Paul Blackmore’s exhibition Heat has kicked off the 2019 Head On photo festival to a very warm reception at Bondi Pavilion.
Blackmore’s work – the product of four consecutive summers photographing around Sydney’s beaches examines Australian coastal culture and vernacular with the resultant body of work

The Moran Prize-winning photograph that was almost lost in the post
The themes present in Trent Mitchell’s Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize-winning photograph of 2015 resonated with huge swaths of the Australian populace. At the time, the debate over sharks in this country and how best we deal with them after a string of attacks during the previous summer was raging.

Aussie Street adds Matt Stuart to lineup of international guests for 2019
Emerging Australian street photography festival, Aussie Street have announced the addition of world-renowned British street photographer and Magnum nominee Matt Stuart to their lineup of international guests for 2019.
The festival, which will take place from the 19th to the 22nd of September in Sydney will see competitions, workshops, exhibitions

Photographing the Anthropocene: Vlad Sokhin’s Warm Waters
2018 was Australia’s hottest year on record. Now, coming off the back of the 2019 ‘climate election’, large swaths of the population are still firmly unimpressed with our nation’s commitment to curbing its reliance on fossil fuels. And rightly so. While PM Scott Morrison flew to the Solomon

Ingvar Kenne — The Ball
Ingvar Kenne’s photographs have often represented a thorough exploration of identity and belonging. From his earliest works in his home country of Sweden, his highly acclaimed portrait monograph CITIZEN and a brief glimpse into the life of porn star Ron Jeremy in The Hedgehog and the Foxes, Kenne has