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'Where will I belong if I don't see myself reflected?' Photographer trains lens on older trans folk

Older trans and gender-diverse folk share their life stories for a new book from young trans photographer Marlo W.
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Head and shoulders image of an older Samoan woman in a bright red dress with islander jewelry and a hibiscus in her hair.

The cream of the crop in another month of stunning photo opportunities around Western Australia

Extreme coastal erosion, a visiting Chinese premier and an award-winning chef's stint in a northern pub — these are WA's top photos of the month for June.
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Demotion vehicles pull down building

She's photographed The Queen and Jennifer Coolidge — now Polly Borland's making faceless sculptures

She's renowned for her photography, but Australian-born, LA-based artist Polly Borland has used inspiration from the pandemic and her famous architect father to create a stunning sculptural exhibition.
PROXY - Polly and the Queen

'Sparse yet powerful' image lit only by moonlight wins National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024

Amos Gebhardt's Alexis with moon, 2024 — a two-part image, or diptych, showing award-winning author Alexis Wright visible by only the light of the moon — wins this year's National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Two black-and-white photographs hanging on a wall, once includes the blurred face of a person and the other includes moonlight.

Photography exhibition shows what it's like to pick fruit on Australian farms through the eyes of international workers

A photography projects offers new insight into the lives of seasonal fruit pickers, including the lighter parts of a job known for its tough working conditions.
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Four men in a creek

Jesica lost two children to stillbirth, but reuniting old photos of strangers with their families has helped her through

esica has found a way to ease her grief by reuniting lost photos with their owners or their families.
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Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds

Money still in the kitty two decades after 'old women in the buff' calendar became global hit for small town

A group of Tasmanian women found themselves in the middle of a media storm when the "bare all" calendar they created to raise a few thousand dollars for curtains became a worldwide hit.
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Calendar image

'Like true crime, without the crime': Photo reuniters digging up the past to reconnect families with their lost images

Have you ever found an old photograph and wondered about the people it portrays? Well, photo reuniters do more than just wonder, they connect people to their lost memories. 
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A man wearing a beanie holds up a slide to the camera

Here are 30 of the best snaps from this year's Food Photography Awards

A fisherman in Burma, a winery in France, and a wedding party in China are among the winning shots in this year's Food Photography Awards.
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An elderly Rendille woman holds her newborn goat outside her house in northern Kenya.

Winter storms spark monster swell at 'the gnarliest, scariest place on Earth'

This legendary surf break scares even the most experienced big-wave riders as it creates mountains of water, whipped up during wintry low pressure systems in the Southern Ocean.
The Right wave

The 100 year history of faking photos

There’s a long history of people doctoring photos in the media, from photocopying, photoshopping and straight up AI. But is there a time coming where we won’t be able to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s fake?
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A composite image of four polaroid photos of the same man in an image-editing software window.
Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds

Hector the dog trying to squeeze through a tiny cat flap wins funniest pet photo of the year

A cat stuck in a hole, a dog who looks like his owner, and a Tarzan flying cat are among the winners of the 2024 Comedy Pet Photo Awards.
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A white and black dog trying to poke its head out of a cat flap

Using cash and a chocolate bar, this Archibald finalist sketched a portrait of Julian Assange in prison

The WikiLeaks founder is the unlikely subject of a finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize. Here's how artist Shaun Gladwell covertly sketched him inside the walls of Belmarsh Prison.
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A portrait of Julian Assange, depicted as a hot air baloon with a dove, an Australian $5 note and the US flag across his face.

From glowing night skies and scenes of immense courage, these are WA's best photos of the month

May saw Perth stunned by acts of chilling violence that sent shock waves far beyond the city. But there were also moments of quiet beauty in WA, and our photographers were on hand to capture it all. 
A red and green gradient lights up the night sky.

This type of photography involves 'anxiety and drama', but that's why Dominique loves it

In autumn, the rolling green hills of Jamberoo and surrounds on the New South Wales south coast beckon to Dominique Pierre-Nina, who ventures out to capture the exquisite light with his large format camera.
A man looking at his field camera

Art world mourns death of 'superstar' Aboriginal artist

Tributes are flowing from friends and the art world for a trailblazing contemporary Aboriginal Australian artist. 
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Two works by Destiny Deacon

Teenage brothers Jarvis and Cooper Smallman take inspiration from remote WA upbringing

For many, being alone in some of the world's scariest surf before dawn is a scene from a nightmare. But for Jarvis and Cooper Smallman, it's all part of a family tradition of finding inspiration in the rugged beauty all around them.
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Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds

How a wild coastal upbringing is shaping the careers of these creative West Australian brothers

For many, being alone in some of the world's scariest surf before dawn is a scene from a nightmare. But for Jarvis and Cooper Smallman, it's all part of a family tradition of finding inspiration in the rugged beauty all around them.
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A surfer paddles towards a breaking wave

Rare photos of royal family, including Queen Elizabeth as a young mother, to feature in new exhibition

Buckingham Palace releases never-before-seen photos of the royal family, including a portrait of Princess Catherine on her 40th birthday.
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Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra and The Duchess of Kent hold their babies in 1964

Aurora borealis and australis dazzle viewers across the world for three consecutive nights of colourful wonder

From Australia to the US — here's how the dazzling lights of the aurora australis and borealis were captured in each hemisphere in a rare spectacle.
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A person takes a photo of the Aurora Borealis in Vancouver. 

Wildlife warning after osprey 'matriarch' is injured by drone strike in WA

A Shark Bay osprey known as Pearl was seriously injured after being hit by a drone, prompting a warning for drone pilots from local wildlife carers. 
A bird with a white head and brown ruffled feathers states into the camera with yellow eyes.

Triumph and tragedy: The best photos taken across Western Australia in April

Look back on the month that was in this series of fascinating photos from ABC journalists across Western Australia.
Crowds of children holding a surfboard surrounding Kelly Slater

Baby otters' first public outing, Japan's royals host a garden party — the Asia Pacific this week in 20 photos

A pink Moon rises, baby otters meet the public for the first time, a rare white squirrel is spotted playing in a Beijing park and China hosts an amazing sand sculpture competition — it's been another busy week across the vast Asia Pacific region. 

Beach days are over for lovers of ephemeral Sydney swimming spot after sand disappears in stormy weather

The mysterious appearance of a sandy beach at a bay in Sydney's east has caused intrigue for decades, and after a series of large swells it is gone once again. 
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a small bay of water under blue skies with rocks at the bottom of the frame

Death-defying stunts and the Karen National Liberation Army — the Asia Pacific this week in photos

Death defying stunts to celebrate Eid, Sumo throwing each other about by their loincloths, Thailand's famous and fun water festival — here's a snapshot at the happenings across our region.
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A boy points a red plastic pistol toy in the face of a girl standing less than a metre away as smiling adults and police watch.