4/540 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda
photo: Leah Wheatley This is photographing the William Ricketts Sanctuary Let’s dive into photographing the William Ricketts Sanctuary, shall we? William Ricketts Sanctuary reopened on Monday 3 August, after a storm shut it down back in 2021 and a long, careful clean up brought it back. A few…
Explore photography with David Lupton. ———— In July 2023, David experienced a major turning point that profoundly changed the trajectory of his life and work. From that deeply personal and vulnerable space, an exhibition “Beyond All Things” emerged. Seven of the black and white works in this show…
Leica SL2 | ISO 800 | f/10 | 1/8th Inside the small, dark room that almost feels like a country bar in an old western, Laz Smith stands at the front of the room, showing the music film clip he was working on. The video stops abruptly. The…
Women in Photography at NGV I don’t even know how I heard about the NGV’s exhibition Women Photographers 1900–1975, but I did, and I knew I had to see it. The exhibition sprawls across the walls, a sprawling testament to women in photography who refused to be sidelined.…
https://youtu.be/bai3L9MnHkA?si=DOULum8igROkR65D The Mountain That Teaches You to Slow Down Fog arrives in Olinda the way an uninvited guest should: quietly, without theatrics, slipping between the gums as though it’s always belonged here. On Mt Dandenong, November fog doesn’t interrupt the day; it redefines it. The rest of Victoria…
Melbourne’s biggest regular photo walk is a pretty bold claim, but is it wrong?! The Dandenong Ranges have a way of slowing you down. Not in the lazy sense, but in the kind that makes you look twice. This month’s edition of Melbourne’s biggest regular photo walk took…
From the Steps of Flinders Street to Spencer Street You could feel the vibe before you saw the 26 other photographers (and a few extras who “just happened to be nearby”) gathered at the steps of Flinders Street Station on a cool October morning. The plan? To wander…
Melbourne Photo Exhibition: XYZ Gallery Loop Member, Jude, alerted us to the Melbourne photo exhibition with all hand-made darkroom prints over at XYZ.Gallery. It’s in its final days and it looks really good so if you’re not coming back to the Loop Dev Party after the photo walk…
Melbourne Darkroom culture came alive this Winter Solstice, as Loop Art & Photo Space opened its doors to a quiet but growing movement, one centred on slowness, presence, and the power of hand-made prints. There were no velvet ropes. No gallery snobbery. Just nine artists – some seasoned,…
Why Winter is Made for Black & White Photography in Olinda Olinda, Mt Dandenong – July photo walk Loop I’ve been quietly sitting, waiting for the leaves to drop, waiting for the last colour to drain from the trees and fade to grey. It’s happened now. Winter is…
