Category:Photography

26 February 2023

Starting Your Journey: Tips and Tricks for Beginner Bird Photographers

Bird photography is a challenging but rewarding genre of photography that involves capturing images of birds in their natural habitats. It can be an...

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12 February 2023

The Australian Echidna: A National Icon and Fascinating Species

The echidna, (Tachyglossidae) also known as a spiny anteater, is Australia’s most widespread native mammal.  Significantly, along with the Platypus, the echidna is the only...

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5 February 2023

Gerda Taro – Photojournalist

Gerda Taro was a German-born war photographer best known for her coverage of the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. Born Gerta Pohorylle in...

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15 January 2023

Sunflower Fields in Victoria

Sunflowers are big, bright, beautiful flowers that are popular worldwide. In Australia, they bloom from January to March.

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welcome swallow
8 January 2023

Welcome Swallow – Birds of Australia

The Welcome swallow is the most widespread swallow in Australia. They are so named because they can even be found at sea, and their...

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Robert Capa by Gerda Taro
1 January 2023

Robert Capa – Master War Photographer

Robert Capa was born André Friedmann in 1913 to Jewish parents in Budapest, Hungary.  His images, particularly those he took as a war correspondent,...

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rainbow bee eater on wire
11 December 2022

Rainbow Bee-Eater ~Australian Birds

The rainbow bee-eater is an impressively beautiful bird.  Their plumage is green, blue, chestnut and yellow; they have slim bodies with slender curved bills...

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Margaret Bourke-White was nicknamed ‘Indestructible Maggie’. Photo: N02/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
4 December 2022

The Extraordinary Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White stands out as one of the most iconic photographers of the 20th century. Her work paved a path for women photographers who...

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THE WATCH TOWER AT DHURRINGILE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, OCCUPIED BY GERMAN OFFICER PRISONERS OF WAR, UNDER THE COMMAND OF NO. 13 PRISONER OF WAR GROUP.
20 November 2022

Graytown POW Camp

While WWII and the battlegrounds of Europe seemed a world away from Australian shores, for some regional Victorians, it was right on their doorstep....

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australian birds - boobook owl
13 November 2022

Owls – Birds of Australia

Globally there are 250 species of owls; of this, 11 species are found in Australia. They are the Barn Owl, Barking Owl, Powerful Owl,...

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6 November 2022

Henri Cartier-Bresson – Master of Candid Photography

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered the founding father of photojournalism. He was also one of the first true street photographers using 35...

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abstract photography
30 October 2022

Abstract Photography – Unleash Your Creativity

While realistic photography depicts the ‘real’ world around us, abstract photography is the polar opposite and makes viewers question what they see. Abstract photography...

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