PHOTO Australia

International Festival of Photography

Melbourne/Naarm

2018-2025

After seven transformative years advancing the photographic landscape, PHOTO Australia will close its doors. The Board has confirmed that PHOTO 2026 will not proceed.

Now open – On Country: Photography from Australia premieres at the Rencontres d'Arles

Co-produced by PHOTO Australia Melbourne and the Rencontres d’Arles, the exhibition marks the first-ever major presentation of Australian photography at the world’s longest-running photo festival, with 15 of the exhibiting artists attending Opening [...]

‘On Country: Photography from Australia’, Rencontres d'Arles 2025. Courtesy PHOTO Australia. Photo: Will Hamilton–Coates.

Pre-orders now live for 'On Country: Photography from Australia' Catalogue by Perimeter Editions

The catalogue for Australia's first major exhibition at the Rencontres d’Arles is now available for pre-order via Perimeter Books.

On Country: Photography from Australia, 2025. Published by PHOTO Australia and Perimeter Editions, Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.

Announcing Australian Lustre by Trent Mitchell – an exhibition at the Australian Embassy in Paris

Trent Mitchell’s iconic roadtrip series makes a stop in Paris for its first-ever exhibition showing.

Trent Mitchell, from the series Australian Lustre, 2024. Courtesy the artist.