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Head On Heads Out – Hill End 2025
In March 2025, a talented group of 17 photographers from various parts of New South Wales came together for the second Head On Heads Out workshop. From pros to newcomers, they explored, captured, and created in the inspiring setting of Hill End. See what unfolded.
VIDEO: Pitch and exhibit your Photography
This 1-hour recording will give you the tools and confidence to prepare, pitch, and exhibit your work like a pro.
6 Platforms for Photographers – Social Media + Website Hosts
Using Social Media and Website platforms is important for any modern photographer to reach their audience
2024 Head On Photo Awards People’s choice winners
The results are in! See who won the 2024 People’s Choice for Portrait, Landscape, and Exposure categories.
What’s On
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What was, what will be
Working across Japan and Australia, Morikawa’s diverse subjects range from intimate friends to loose acquaintances, centuries old Japanese structures and vivid scenes of subcultural life. Her bodies of work straddle established hierarchies of taste and class, honouring her subject matter without prejudice through the impartial lens of her camera.
Student Life: Max Dupain at the University of Sydney
Potentially Australia’s most renowned photographer, Max Dupain is the cornerstone for contemporary photography in Australia. This exhibition of his work at the Chau Chak Wing museum at the University of Sydney explores the documentary photography he took of the Camperdown campus throughout the 50’s and 60’s.
The basement: photography from Prahran College (1968–1981)
In May 1968, the newly formed Photography Department of Prahran Technical School (known as Prahran College of Advanced Education from 1973), moved into the basement of a freshly completed art and design building on the corner of High Street and Thomas Street in Melbourne’s inner south-eastern suburb of Prahran.
Select 2024 Festival exhibitions
Festival program
We Were Just Little Boys
This series shares poignant stories and reflections from Survivors of the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home (KBH), a state-run institution that operated from 1924 to 1970, located 4.5 hours north of Sydney.
Beach Epiphany
South Beach in Miami is a place that holds a special spot in many people’s imagination. It is surrounded by beaches, swamps, and skyscrapers—a place filled with many layers and contradictions within its complicated history. People from all over the world desire and frequent this place for so many different reasons.
Rwanda 30+ Bearing Witness to Genocide
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda. It resulted from decades of tribal resentment and was exacerbated by colonialism and post-colonial power struggles.
ZANJ
ZANJ is a transformative art project initiated in Zanzibar in early 2023, blending photography, collage, and precious fabrics to explore the profound connection between people and place. By capturing seasonal workers, the Maasai, and children as tribal leaders and royalty linked to their noble heritage, the project celebrates resilience against a backdrop of historical injustices, including slavery and child exploitation.
2024 Photo Awards exhibitions
Head On Landscape Awards 2024
The prestigious Head On Photo Awards celebrates the world’s best in photography, illuminating the pe
Head On Exposure Awards 2024
The prestigious Head On Photo Awards celebrates the world’s best in photography, illuminating the pe
Head On Portrait Awards 2024
The prestigious Head On Photo Awards celebrates the world’s best in photography, illuminating the pe
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.
Head On Photo Festival 2025
The Head On Photo Festival 2025 is back this November, transforming Sydney into a photography haven with major exhibitions