Tag: Photography
Protestors deny intimidation
Forestry Tasmania has accused anti-logging protesters of intimidating a staff member at its Hobart office.[MORE]
UK photo show documents death, revolution in Iran
Whether photographing prostitutes in a Tehran brothel or Saddam Hussein's chemical attack against Kurds, Pulitzer Prize-winner Kaveh Golestan wanted to shock viewers "like a slap in the face".[MORE]
Children in artwork rules 'too restrictive'
Photographers and visual artists label draft child protection guidelines 'too restrictive'.[MORE]
Principal cleared over controversial artist's visit
Principal cleared of wrongdoing after letting Bill Henson scout for talent in her school.[MORE]
Melbourne woman takes top Deloraine craft prize
Melbourne designer Kim Simon has won the $10,000 Premier's Award for Excellence at the Tasmanian Craft Fair in Deloraine. [MORE]
Environmental photo award traces China desert
The inaugural award for environmental photography, the Prix Pictet, has gone to a Canadian for his work documenting China's expanding desert. [MORE]
Police remove 'zoophilia' photos from Paris fair
Police were sent to remove photos by Russian artist Oleg Kulik from France's main contemporary art fair on the grounds they were zoophiliac, organisers and officials say.[MORE]
Sex crime penalty increase 'nothing to do with Henson'
Law Society of NSW rejects claims that plans to change penalties for sex offenders were prompted by Bill Henson controversy.[MORE]
Govt investigating Henson's school model search
The Victorian Government is investigating whether a Melbourne primary school principal did the right thing in letting artist Bill Henson into a school to search for child models. [MORE]
Gillard shocked by Henson's school visit
Julia Gillard has welcomed an investigation into how artist Bill Henson was allowed into a school to search for child models.[MORE]
Henson playground reports disgust PM
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has weighed into a new row over controversial artist Bill Henson.[MORE]
Henson's school model search 'a mistake'
Letting controversial artist Bill Henson look for models at a school was a mistake, says the Victorian Principals Association head.[MORE]
Book claims Henson scoured playground for models
Artist Bill Henson has become embroiled in a new controversy at a Melbourne primary school.[MORE]
Snappers deny stealing nude Monroe shots
Two photographers being sued for the return of nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe have denied accusations they stole the images and said they were found in a trash can.[MORE]
Snapper seeks return of nude Monroe shots
A photographer has sued for the return of seven photographs he took of Marilyn Monroe in the nude during the legendary "last sitting" in a hotel room just weeks before her death.[MORE]
Holt's photos, papers to go under hammer
A collection of photographs and documents belonging to Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt is up for auction in Melbourne tonight.[MORE]
Gallery sued over missing Dali photos
Family members of the late photographer Philippe Halsman sued a New York gallery on Monday seeking damages for missing photographs featuring surrealist painter Salvador Dali.[MORE]
French war photographer Demulder dies
Francoise Demulder, a celebrated French photojournalist who was the first woman to win the World Press Photo of the Year award, has died at the age of 61, the French Culture Ministry said.[MORE]
Sullivan Show Presley photos up for sale
It was October 26, 1956 - seven weeks after Elvis Presley's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.[MORE]
End to Dombrovskis photograph reproductions
The widow of celebrated Tasmanian photographer Peter Dombrovskis is winding down the family business, signalling the end of his range of cards, diaries and calendars. [MORE]
Launceston eyes itself
The City of Launceston has unveiled an unusual exhibition to discover how residents see their own community.[MORE]
NSW pushes for kids-in-art classifications
The NSW Government is calling for an Australia-wide standard to classify the portrayal of children in art.[MORE]
National Gallery of Victoria to host Dali exhibition
Paintings of surrealist artist Salvador Dali will go on show at the National Gallery of Victoria next year.[MORE]
60s, 70s fashions take centre stage
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Fashion trends of the 1960s and 1970s have taken centre stage at the National Archives in Canberra.[MORE]
Family welcomes classification of nude girl photo
The family of the girl in a nude photo on an art magazine has welcomed the image's classification.[MORE]
