Times are tough for all of us at the moment, but if you can give before 30 June, every contribution makes a real difference to the photographers we champion - even small donations add up. Without support, some stories may never be seen. Visit headon.org.au/donation to find out more. #headonphoto

Only 1 day til SFF returns June 3-14 with a great lineup of films. SARTORIAL: FASHION ON FILM, BARBARA HAMMER: RADICAL VISIBILITY, FLUX: ART+FILM, THEYDREAM, and more Explore the program at sff.org.au Congratulations Viktoriia Sharifulina, the winner of our Instagram contest SFF double pass!

When George Floyd was killed in May 2020, protests spread across the world within days. Bangladeshi photographer Probal Rashid was at the epicentre - on the streets of Washington D.C. - capturing the moment the face mask became a sign of resistance. Photo credit: Probal Rashid #headonphoto

In Head On Photo Festival 2020, Sarah Ducker travelled to the burnt landscape after the Black Summer fires in 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 and the following year, Annette Ruzicka grappled with eco-anxiety in 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘎𝘰. Link in bio Photo credit: Sarah Ducker and Annette Ruzicka #headonphoto

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Renée C. Byer photographed people who survive on a dollar a day in ten countries across four continents. 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝐷𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑎 𝐷𝑎𝑦: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑'𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑜𝑟 was featured in Head On Photo Festival 2020. Photo credit: Renée C. Byer #headonphoto

Some films can't be described - they have to be experienced. Only 4 days until Sydney Film Festival returns - from June 3-14 - with a spectacular lineup of more than 250 films from around the world. Tickets are selling fast. Explore the full program at sff.org.au #sydneyfilmfestival #sff2026

Poetry event Avalon Sailing Club Sun 31 May 3–6pm with Judith Nangala Crispin & Frannie Hopkirk. Tickets $15. Judith is a poet, visual artist & Head On Selection Committee member. Frannie writes on beauty & mortality. headon.org.au/events/celeb....

The countdown is on. Just 3 days until the Head On Portrait Awards opens in Margaret River. Portraits are encounters, capturing fleeting moments that challenge how we see others and ourselves. Opening this Friday at Arts Margaret River. See more: headon.org.au/exhibitions/...

Lawyer Kadri Elcoat transformed her Melbourne home into a stage in Postcards from the Edge (of South Melbourne), a lockdown series from Head On Photo Festival 2021 exploring a woman “checked out” of the world, drifting through memories and imagined moments: headon.org.au/exhibitions/...

Film endures in a world of excess digital images, offering slowness, materiality and unpredictability. This feature explores 10 photographers using film not as nostalgia, but as a living language for memory and seeing differently. Read on at headon.org.au/magazine/10-...

We’re delighted to share with you again the $1,500 WA Life prize winner from the inaugural Head On Photo Festival Perth. Gwalia in the Northern Goldfields is a near ghost town with six residents. Brad and his son Jazairen live there. It was abandoned in 1963 after the mine closed. Image: Nic Duncan

WA Life Youth Winner at Head On Photo Festival Perth: Oliver Whitham captured Caves Road during the 2021 Margaret River bushfire, where smoke drifted through Karri trees as sunlight cut through haze. More information: headon.org.au/magazine/wa-... Image credit: Oliver Whitham

Another finalist image from WA Life, from Head On Photo Festival Perth, held earlier this year. Shot from above, Julie Kenny's image of two tractors seeding a WA field turns agricultural precision into something closer to abstract photography. Photo credit: Julie Kenny #headonphoto #walife

Another from the archive - Head On Photo Festival, Sydney 2016. Photography was everywhere you looked. Where and when did you first see Head On? Take a closer look at the 2016 festival here - headon.org.au/festival/2016 Photo credit: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM #headonphoto

For eight years, Japanese photographer Kaz Kondo has wandered the streets of Tokyo photographing English text on t-shirts, bags and hats - phrases often unexamined by the people wearing them. Featured in Head On Photo Festival 2025 along the Bondi Beach Promenade. Photo: Kaz Kondo #headonphoto

Mark Davidson's ongoing project 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑠 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 is a meditation on a city quietly losing its sense of itself - shot over several years in black and white, mapping the gap between what a place once promised and what it has become. Featured in Head On Photo Festival 2025 Photo credit: Mark Davidson

Italian documentary photographer Ludovica Limido's 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑜𝑙𝑙 𝑁𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝐷𝑜𝑜𝑟 - featured in Head On Photo Festival 2025 - explores the emotional bonds, private rituals and profound longing for connection that define relationships with synthetic companions. Photo: Ludovica Limido #headonphoto

This is the cover of the 2020 catalogue, featuring work by Paris-based Australian photographer Vee Speers, whose exhibition 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 was part of that year's online programme. Image credit: Vee Speers #headonphoto #headonphoto2020 #archivephotography #fromthearchive #festivalhistory

Over the coming weeks, Head On Photo Festival's twelve selectors will work through entries from photographers across Australia and the world. Successful applicants will be invited to exhibit as part of Head On Photo Festival 2026 - one submission will receive a $5,000 cash award. #headonphoto

𝑆𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑠 by Belgian photojournalist Alain Schroeder was featured in Head On Photo Festival 2025 along the Bondi Beach Promenade. Fewer than 15,000 Sumatran orangutans remain in the wild, listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. Image: Alain Schroeder #headonphoto #headonphoto2025

Head On Photo Festival has celebrated music photography over many years, and we've gathered some of the stories behind the most iconic images in a new blog post on our website - see it here: headon.org.au/magazine/tur... Photo: Masayoshi Sukita #headonphoto

This is the final look back at Head On Photo Festival 2019, with Jennifer Greenburg’s 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 that inserts the artist into found photographs, disrupting how we read images and the histories they appear to represent. Image credit: Jennifer Greenburg #headonphoto #archive

Another image from the archive - Head On Photo Festival 2019. Roger Grasas’ series 𝑀𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑏 examines the rapid transformation of Gulf landscapes, where oil and technology reshape the relationship between nature and the built environment. Image credit: Roger Grasas #headonphoto #archive

To continue our look back at Head On Photo Festival 2019 - bringing together a wide range of photographic practices, subjects and perspectives - here's an image from Giljung Yoon’s series 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 that focuses on the dignity of people with disabilities. Image: Giljung Yoon

Winter solstice, fertility rituals, and the ancient Iberian mask tradition - Portuguese documentary photographer Estêvão Lafuente's work explored a living cultural practice on the edge of being forgotten. Exhibited along Bondi Beach Promenade in Head On Photo Festival 2025. Photo: Estêvão Lafuente

2019 was a particularly strong year for Head On Photo Festival, so we’re looking back at a selection of works starting with Miranda Schmitz’s series In Between - reflecting on coming of age as a universal experience. Image credit: Miranda Schmitz #headonphoto

Sixteen years ago, this was the program for the very first Head On Photo Festival in Sydney. A lot has changed since then - but the commitment to exceptional photography that is free and accessible to all, hasn't. Thank you to Tamara Voninski of Oculi for this image. #headonphoto #photography

Submissions are closed and there is much to do between now and November - but when the Head On flags sweep down Bondi Road toward the Pavilion and the beachfront exhibitions, you'll know Head On Photo Festival has arrived. Image credit: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM #headonphoto #bondi #bondibeach

The clock is ticking! Only a few hours left to submit to Head On Photo Festival 2026 - entries close tonight at 11:59 PM (Sydney time). Don’t miss your final chance to step into the spotlight and share your vision with the world! Image: Tace Stevens Submit: headon.org.au/submissions

𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝟒𝟖 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. Late submitters have 2 days grace on our original deadline. The new final deadline is midnight, Tues 31 March. No further extensions will be granted. If you have not yet submitted, this is your last opportunity. Image: Diana Nicolette Jeon #headonphoto

Submissions for Head On Photo Festival 2026 close tonight. This is your final chance to submit your work for consideration. Submit before midnight at headon.org.au/submissions Image credit: Soumyendra Saha #headonphoto #photographyfestival #closingsoon #callforentries #submitnow

Submissions for Head On Photo Festival 2026 close in 2 days. Selected artists exhibit across some of Sydney's most iconic locations, attracting over 400,000 visits each year. Don't leave it too late. Submit your exhibition now at headon.org.au/submissions Image credit: David Cossini #headonphoto

Birgit Neiser's project about artisanal mining in Myanmar was exhibited along iconic Bondi Beach promenade as part of Head On Photo Festival 2025. Could that be you in 2026? Submissions close 29 March. Find out more at headon.org.au/submissions Image credit: Birgit Neiser #headonphoto

Only seven more days to go before submissions close for the Head On Photo Festival 2026. Selected artists exhibit at some of Sydney's most iconic locations, attractig over 400,000 visits each Festival. Find out more and submit at headon.org.au/submissions Image credit: Tace Stevens #headonphoto

Gustavo Minas' series 𝐿𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 is named from Polish philosopher Zygmunt Bauman's concept of 𝘓𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, an exploration of the fluid, ever-evolving nature of contemporary urban life - exhibited at Head On Photo Festival 2025 at long Bondi Beach Image credit: Gustavo Minas #headonphoto

Exhibiting at Head On Photo Festival connects you with an audience of over 400,000 visitors across some of Sydney's most iconic locations. Submissions for 2026 are open now. Find the details you need to enter at headon.org.au/submissions Image: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM #headonphoto #submitnow

House of Hope by Marjolein Busstra was another powerful exhibition at Head On Photo Festival 2025. It documented the life of Manar, a Palestinian woman living against the wall in an occupied West Bank town who founded the only Steiner school in Palestine. Image: Marjolein Busstra #headonphoto

Shown at Paddington Reservoir Gardens as part of Head On Photo Festival 2025, this powerful black and white series by Yannis Kontos follows Abu Bakarr Kargbo, who lost both arms in the 1999 rebel invasion of Freetown. Image credit: Yannis Kontos #headonphoto #documentaryphotography #blackandwhite

We are saddened by the passing of Michael Silver, founder of Magnet Galleries Melbourne. He fostered a vibrant photography community, supporting both emerging and established talent. Our condolences to his family, friends, and all at Magnet Galleries. His legacy will be remembered. Image: Magnet Ga

It has been a while, but our What's On page has been updated Visit headon.org.au/whats-on for the most up-to-date photography listings around the country. And don't forget to let us know if you have a photography event our community should know about. Image credit: Yi Hui #headonphoto

It’s your last chance to see the Head On Portrait Awards 2025 at Gallery Central, Aberdeen St, Perth WA, until 18 March, Mon–Fri 11am–4:30pm. Free entry. Celebrating innovative portraiture capturing the human condition. More info: headon.org.au/exhibitions/... Image: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM #heado

Our special early bird rate closes tonight at 11.59pm AEST. Submit at headon.org.au/submissions Image credit: George Meijers #headonphotofest #photographysubmissions

Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 has already wrapped up, but we’d still love to hear from you. If you visited an exhibition, attended an event or joined a workshop, your feedback matters, please take a few minutes to complete the feedback form via our website. Image: Moshe Rosenzveign OAM

Our early bird pricing ends 8 March. Stop waiting – now is the time to submit. Full details and entry information: headon.org.au/submissions #headonphoto #callforentries Image credit: Katherine Jenkins

Tomorrow night in Perth — you’re invited. Head On Photo Festival After-Party Wed 4 March, 6–8pm AWST Camera Electronic Meet WA Life finalists and festival director Moshe Rosenzveig OAM as we celebrate our inaugural Perth edition. Portrait Awards 2025 showing until March 12 at Gallery Central.

Thank you to all our Perth volunteers. We’re most grateful for the care and commitment you brought to every stage of the Festival. Major sponsor: @cityofperth @visitperth #cityofperth #cityoflights #visitperth Image credit: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM

Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 has come to a close. Thank you to all the artists, sponsors, partners, venues, volunteers and audiences who made this inaugural Perth edition amazing. Major sponsor: @cityofperth @visitperth #cityofperth #visitperth #cityoflight Image: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM

Final day in Perth. Head out, explore, and see it in person. Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 | 1 Feb – 1 Mar Multiple venues across Perth Major sponsor: City of Perth @cityofperth @visitperth #cityofperth #visitperth #cityoflights #headonphoto Image credit: Stephen Godfrey

Head On Foundation congratulates William Yang on receiving the Legacy Award at the Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2026. Listen to William’s talk from the 2025 Head On Photo Festival here: headon.org.au/magazine/a-n... #headonphoto

A big thank you to our Industry Partners Camera Electronic, Fitzgerald Photo Imaging, Ricky, Selby’s and Photobook Australia for supporting Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026. Major sponsor: City of Perth @cityofperth @visitperth #cityofperth #visitperth #cityoflight Image credit: Noa Rosenzveig