Announcing the launch of our new blog!
Large Format Photography Australia has been running for over two years now and it felt like it was time for a new lick of paint as we’ve been running the same design and format for all that time. So, after several…
Interview: Digital photographs of buildings can be “disturbing”, says Hélène Binet
The Swiss-French photographer shoots exclusively in analogue, and regularly works with some of contemporary architecture’s most famous names – including Peter Zumthor, Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind. “I’ve never done anything professionally with digital,” Binet told Dezeen. “If something is…
New book: Photography of The Age by Kathleen Whelan
$44.95 Newspaper photography in Australia from glass plate negatives to digital. Photographer, teacher and writer Kathleen Whelan pays tribute to the men and women with cameras who every day add meaning to the bald newspaper narrative with their pictures. Her…
“30 per cent of film users are younger than 35″, says Ilford
Nearly a third of film photographers are younger than 35 years of age, and “support for traditional film is growing,” says Ilford Photo. The company, best known for its analog photo products, reported these findings after doing an international survey…
Happy New Year to all our readers!
Thank you for your support and for coming back again and again, we very much appreciate it! LFPA hopes 2015 is a productive and creative year for you all! As always, we’d welcome any thoughts, suggestions, comments and criticisms!
Another gallery closes..
Another significant photography gallery is closing. This time it’s Edmund Pearce Gallery in Melbourne. After three tremendous years and over 100 exhibitions we regretfully announce that these will be the final exhibitions at our dedicated gallery space in the iconic…
New55 film has a new website!
New 55 Film has a new web-site. New55 FILM “PN” is a reinvention of Polaroid’s beloved type 55 professional instant 4 × 5 black and white positive-negative film. This instant, large-format monochrome film possesses the scale, acutance and refinement of…
Nicholas Nixon: 8×10 portraits of the Brown Sisters
In August of 1974, the photographer Nicholas Nixon made a group portrait of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters, Heather, Mimi, and Laurie—the Brown sisters. He did not keep that image, but in 1975 he made another portrait of…
Richard White’s calendar for 2015
Richard White’s 2015 High Country Calendar is now available. $34.50 http://richardwhite.com.au/calendar.php
Kickstarter: The Intrepid 4×5 camera – an affordable large format camera
A new Kickstarter campaign to build and distribute a low-cost 4×5 large format camera has started up. The difference between this campaign and the Wanderlust Travelwide, for example, is this camera features full movements and allows you to use your…
