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25.01.2022 This week we've been featuring images from Melbourne-based photographer and designer Lynette Letic on our Instagram. Head over there for some more from her series "Let's Get Together" and a few picks from her archive of portraiture. https://www.instagram.com/theapj.com.au/

24.01.2022 Australian photojournalist Matthew Abbott has been shortlisted for the 2020 Leica Oskar Barnack Award for his work "Black Summer" - covering the 2019/20 Australian bush fires.

23.01.2022 Australian photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson and VII co-founder Gary Knight are set to hold an intensive workshop in Melbourne this November. https://www.theapj.com.au//gilbertson-amp-knight-bring-vii

22.01.2022 Yet another brilliant opportunity currently up for grabs for Australian photographers and other artists. The State Library of Victoria's photography fellowship will "seek to investigate the relationship between photography and truth". https://www.slv.vic.gov.au//fellow/photography-fellowship

21.01.2022 "After you have calculated all these things you ask yourself: 'Do I really want these people to experience this?' That’s another kind of ethical question I’ve faced. I’m hoping this happens to get good images, but then these people are going to suffer, why am I hoping the worst for this country?" Photographer Vlad Sokhin on the ethical dilemmas faced when reporting from the front line of climate change. Our interview with Sokhin is live on the APJ now. https://www.theapj.com.au//2/7/30/vlad-sokhins-warm-waters

21.01.2022 Unintended and bizarre compositions would emerge from the incidental recordings, alongside peculiar aberrations. There is something interesting that occurs when these fundamentally digital images become reproduced on the printed page. https://www.theapj.com.au/index-1//4/fraser-stanley-railcam

20.01.2022 We spoke with Sydney-based photographer Ingvar Kenne about his most recent work. Published by Journal in Sweden, The Ball was selected by Magnum photographer Mark Power as one of his photobooks of 2018. https://www.theapj.com.au/index-1//16/ingvar-kenne-the-ball

19.01.2022 The 2019 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize finalists have been announced! https://www.moranprizes.com.au//2019-moran-conte/finalists

18.01.2022 We all take pictures, leaving every one of us with an extensive collection of images... These collections become vessels of information and nostalgia, desire and curiosity. Why Take Pictures? interrogates how and why we build up these storehouses of images, as considered through the lens of five exceptional artists. https://www.theapj.com.au//why-take-pictures-opens-at-the-

16.01.2022 Brilliant work in the New York Times today from Australian photojournalist, Adam Ferguson. https://www.nytimes.com//magazi/australia-cat-killing.html

14.01.2022 The challenge is trying to enter something that is unique in a way, and that is pushing boundaries... go with your gut and if you think that it's strong work and you think someone is going to take something away from it then, you don’t have anything to lose. Australia's largest open-entry photo contest is now open. APJ contributor Miriam Deprez spoke with renowned Australian photographer and judge on this year's panel, Sarah Pannell about her advice for succeeding in CCP's Salon. https://www.theapj.com.au//australias-largest-open-entry-p

12.01.2022 Ahead of his time in many respects and in stark contrast with Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment", Frank Hurley was Australia's most innovative photographer of his time. Australian Geographic outlines a new photographic prize in celebration of Hurley's legacy.

11.01.2022 Over a three-decade career in photojournalism, Australian photographer Kate Geraghty has covered some of the most important events in recent times and through her reportage on conflict, natural disasters and politics, her name has become synonymous with in-depth and thought-provoking journalism, receiving unwavering praise from her peers and the industry in general. Read our conversation with Geraghty on the APJ website. https://www.theapj.com.au//a-conversation-with-australian-

08.01.2022 Photography and great stories about nature is about getting people to understand; it’s about environmental education... they are still our key to protecting the planet. Australian conservationist Bob Brown speaks with APJ contributor Miriam Deprez about the Peter Dombrovskis' photograph that saved the Franklin and its on-going legacy in conservation photography. www.theapj.com.au//30/the-photo-that-saved-the-franklin-ri

06.01.2022 In an in-depth interview, Australian documentary photographer Matt Abbott opens up about his practice, his ideas on the state of photojournalism and his metamorphosis from a wide-eyed traveler with a camera to a member of the coveted Oculi collective. Read the full article on the APJ website. https://www.theapj.com.au/index-1/2019/5/17/matt-abbott-qa

04.01.2022 "All of a sudden it was like 'holy shit.... run'. Of course, we were running and shooting at the same time." - Australian photographer Nick Moir details his harrowing experiences photographing on the front lines of Australia's bushfire crisis. https://www.theapj.com.au//like-a-war-zone-notes-from-the-

03.01.2022 A fantastic opportunity for Australian documentary photographers and photojournalists to have their work reviewed over at the PHmuseum. Reviewers include (among many others) Max Pinckers, Laia Abril and Australia's own Katrin Koenning.

03.01.2022 "How can you characterise your own country and how can you visualise that? That for me is a very interesting question and for me is the fun of doing a workshop and masterclass and discussions - to get involved with people and to discuss just that: how do you visualise your own country and your own culture in the current era?" Read more in our interview with esteemed photobook expert Corinne Noordenbos ahead of her highly anticipated appearance in Australia this month. https://www.theapj.com.au//corinne-noordenbos-sydney-works