Year of Photography

Discover why the State Library is the home of photography in Sydney.   

We’re celebrating photography in Australia and around the world with a year of extraordinary exhibitions, fascinating photographer talks and slide nights and behind-the-scenes tours.

 

 

Year of Photography

Photographer in studio with camera
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Exhibitions

Three people stand in front of photographic wall in Shot exhibition
On show now
On show now
Nikon prize winner
on show now
World Press Photo exhibition 2024 logo
Coming in 2024

Events

Two men looking at the display case in the Shot exhibition
Discover Shot

Wednesday 27 March
5.30 - 6 pm

Immerse yourself in Australia’s past as seen through the lens of Australian photographers. Join a curator-led tour of our photography exhibition.

A man with a black background
Through my lens

Wednesday 27 March
6-7 pm

Join acclaimed photographer John Janson-Moore as he illuminates some of the stories behind his stills. Part of the Through my lens series.

Digitising David Moore

Thursday 28 March
2-2.45 pm

Visit the Library’s photography studios to hear from our imaging team about digitising David Moore's Black Star archive.

Tennis player lunging for ball
Capturing sporting legends

Tuesday 16 April
6-7 pm

Join us for a discussion with a panel of distinguished photojournalists who are capturing our greatest sporting heroes on camera.

Stories

Black and white photograph of man with moving picture camera and another man with a microphone
Action!

by Mark Dapin

Placing the filmmakers who work in war zones on the other side of the camera. 

Sunbaker, 1937, Max Dupain
400 photographs

by Geoff Barker

A curator looks at the Library’s extraordinary image collection with fresh eyes.

 A sepia photographic portrait of a woman sitting on a beach gazing off to the size, holding an old camera up in front of her
Photographic evolution

by Steve Dow

A new Photography Gallery is the latest step in turning the Library inside out

Black and white photo of a group of people standing together posing.
William Yang and Sydney

by Dr Sally Gray

A landmark 1977 exhibition was a snapshot of the city.