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Queertography
Queertography is an insightful installation of photographic art that explores LGBTQIA+ experiences caught on camera.
The rocketgirl chronicles
Melbourne, the world’s most locked-down city, struggled through over 240 days of pandemic restrictions. There was limited time outside and scarce options to learn and play with the kids, but everyone found their own ways to keep going; small things, small wins. Like making an astronaut suit and helmet for your space-fascinated child, a novelty that won’t last.
Habibi
Habibi chronicles a love story set in one of the world’s most prolonged and complicated contemporary conflicts: the Israeli-Palestinian war. Palestinian prisoners’ wives have turned to ‘sperm smuggling’ to conceive children by their husbands, serving long-term sentences in Israeli jails. Around 7,000 Palestinians are detained, with nearly 1,000 facing 20 years or more sentences.
The river of woe
Several years ago, my husband and I had a miserable fight fraught with drama and fury. He slammed the door and walked out, declaring loudly that he wanted a divorce.
Felicific calculus: technology as a social marker of race, class, & economics in Rochester, NY
The felicific calculus is an algorithm that calculates the moral rightness of an action by balancing the probable pleasures and pains that it would produce.
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Plan your day in Sydney during WorldPride 2023
Want to make a day of seeing exhibitions at Sydney WorldPride? We’ve created a short guide of galleries and art spaces near ‘Queertography’ in Paddington Reservoir Gardens.
10 women photographers you should know
We put together a list of 10 female photographers that we hope will inspire you. Many of these talented women have made their mark in the photo world and continue to make work that adds to the history of the medium and encourages the viewer to continue creating.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
All the way from the Natural History Museum in London, the 57th Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will be on loan at the National Maritime Museum until 5 March 2023. The collection shows beautiful flora, fauna, and animal photography – highlighting the beauty of the world around us.
6 Hidden Gems for Sydney Photographers
Sydney is one of the most photographed cities in the world, and for good reason. There are many iconic locations that are perfect for photography, from the Opera House to the Botanic Gardens. Besides the CBD, there are many beautiful places to photograph.
Head On at PhotoSCHWEIZ 2023
In January, Head On will hit the road! We are excited to announce that select images from Head On Photo Festival 2022, will be on show at PhotoSCHWEIZ 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland.
People’s choice winners announced
We announced the official winners of the Head On Photo Awards at the Head On Photo Festival launch. But did the judges get it right? We know that the beauty of photography is that no two people will respond to a photograph the same. That’s why, every year, we want to hear what photographs you thought should’ve taken out the top spots across the Portrait, Landscape and Student categories in the People’s Choice Award!
A director, a photographer, a final image
For ten years, Ilias Bourgiotis recorded life on the set with Greece’s greatest film director – until minutes before Theo Angelopoulos’ tragic death. A travelling exhibition and new book celebrate their strange, intuitive and largely silent collaboration. Head On Interactional’s Features Editor sat down with Ilias Bourgiotis in Athens to find out more…
That’s a wrap: Head On Photo Festival 2022
Well, we did it gang. Another amazing Head On Photo Festival has come to a close. And with more than 100 exhibitions and 600 artists, 2022 was one of our biggest Festivals yet.
This years’ featured artists and what inspires their work – Bondi edition
In order to share our love of photography, we need to know what makes photographers tick.
Head On Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future, and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Open call
Festival submissions for Head On Photo Festival 2023 are open. Head On Photo Festival is an inclusive arts festival for all experience and skill levels.