January 2022

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End Of Days
It’s only a tad ironic that the same month we run a story on making it as a professional photographer (See Drew Hopper’s piece on page 44), we also lead with the news that the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) is to shut its doo
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Contributors
Craig has been a photographer for over 30 years in New Zealand and abroad. His focus is on long term documentary projects. See more @craigandrewmadsen. Contributors to Australian Photography for more than a decade, Steve and Ann Toon live and breathe
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Te Ata Pūao
I am a photographer based in the Ruapehu region of New Zealand, and I am currently six years into a journey to photograph and document the essence and magic of this beautiful area. For 2021, my project turned towards the jewel of the region, Mt Ruape
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Winners Of $70,000 Head On Photo Awards Announced For 2021
THE 2021 Head On Photo Awards have been announced, with the annual photography competition celebrating photographic excellence across three categories: Portrait, Landscape and Student. In the Portrait category, British photographer Gideon Mendel won
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Aipp Shuts Doors After 75 Years
THE Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) has announced it will cease operations effective immediately, drawing to an end 75 years of representing professional photographers in Australia. In a statement, the Institute placed the bla
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Nikon Announces Z 9: 45.7mp, 30fps Shooting And 8k Video
NIKON has officially announced the Z 9, the company’s newest full-frame pro sports mirrorless camera. The Z 9 is Nikon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera built without a mechanical shutter, which Nikon says allows it to shoot with the world’s least
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Olympus Om Digital Solutions Australia Launches Rebrand, Hints At New Camera
OM Digital Solutions Australia, formerly OIympus Imaging, has rebranded and launched a new website, with the company now officially known as OM Systems, with the tagline ‘Break Free’. Since Olympus divested its camera business in late 2020, the Japan
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Fujifilm Launches Challenge Program
FUJIFILM has launched the GFX 2021 Challenge Grant Program, with the aim of discovering new creative talents and ‘fostering their biggest photographic dreams.’ Until January 5th 2022, aspiring content creators in selected regions across the globe wil
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Dji Releases Mavic 3 And Mavic 3 Cine
DJI has released two new Mavic drones, the Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine, with both equipped with dual lens setups. The two models share a number of improved features over the Mavic 2, with the standout features Apple ProRes 422 HQ footage at 5.1K up to 5
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Panasonic Launches Lumix S 35mm F1.8 Lens
PANASONIC has launched the Lumix S 35mm F1.8 lens, rounding out its set of four f/1.8 prime lenses for the full-frame L-mount system. The new 35mm shares a similar size and weight to its siblings, the wider 24mm f/1.8 lens that debuted back in August
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New Updates For Adobe Lightroom
ADOBE has rolled out a suite of new Lightroom Classic and Lightroom updates, with new technical updates for Lightroom, as well as a series of community-led initiatives promising to enhance education and sharing within the image editing and sorting pr
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Your Best Shot
Insects are a great subject for photography as they can be found just about anywhere, and yet they really challenge a photographer’s technical and creative skills. This month we were looking for images that told us something a little more than ‘just’
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Do You Print?
I think it’s fair to say that most photographers have a history of being frustrated with their print results, whether that comes from a professional print service or their printer at home. So, let’s see if we can fix that and demystify printing. Rece
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7 Tips for Better Outback Images
With overseas travel seriously curtailed by the arrival of COVID-19, The Outback has never been more popular with Australian photographers. And while you can cover tens of thousands of kilometres exploring the Outback, you never have to travel too fa
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50 Shades Of Wildlife How To Shoot Nature In Black And White
Display and defence, camouflage, and courtship; for mimicry and to mesmerise; colour is crucial for survival when it comes to the world of wildlife. When it comes to wildlife photography, on the other hand, it just might be the thing that’s holding y
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The Eye Of Wilkins
Born in South Australia in 1888, Sir George Hubert Wilkins’ list of achievements is simply mind-boggling. A pioneer pilot of early air exploration, Wilkins was also the first to travel under polar ice in a submarine. He would spend two years travelli
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Make Working As A Photographer, Work For You
For many people thinking of becoming a professional photographer, the unconventional nature of the work is probably one of the biggest turnoffs they face in making it a career. After all, we’re told constantly that photography is undervalued, overly
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Panasonic Gh5 II
The first thing to mention is the GH5 II is not technically the ‘real’ successor to the GH5. That would be the GH6, which Panasonic has confirmed is in development and will be here early in 2022. The company hasn’t fully announced the GH6’s specs, bu
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Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC Vxd Lens
Sony’s E mount is pretty well covered for longer telephoto lenses in 2021. Sigma offers its 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens in E Mount ($1,979), and Sony sells two telephotos – the Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS, ($3,369), and the FE 200-600mm f/
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The Landing
I started my journey in photography after marrying into a photography obsessed family. My first camera arrived on Christmas that same year, and with my trusty Pentax MZ-5 at my side, I’ve never looked back. Of course, it did help that I lived in Sout
Australian Photography2 min readPopular Culture & Media Studies
Can’t Compare!
Every photographer suffers from comparison disorder at some stage throughout their photographic life - it’s human nature. We are always looking at, and for, things to compare ourselves to. Comparison disorder can manifest in many ways, and it is impo
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Image Doctor
Bushwalking in the Gardens of Stone National Park, New South Wales, Robert. A. Baillie came across this dead tree. "Tentacle like branches radiating out from its base and bleached from the elements. I wondered about how it met its demise, lightning,
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Win!
Thanks to our great sponsors WD and SanDisk, Robert. A. Baillie has won a WD 8TB My Cloud Home Hard Drive valued at $479 and a SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD Black valued at $254. This WD My Cloud Home Hard Drive makes it easy to create your own cl

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