LightVision

I first found out about Vivid National Photography Festival through Manuela at the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive. She was attending an event where photojournalist, Stephen Dupont, was speaking. I’ve since found it’s the largest photography festival in Australia. From 11 July to 12 October, there will be over 100 exhibitions in 50 venues around the national capital and a huge number of floor talks, tours, workshops and events. Check out the extensive program here.

The exhibitions cover both contemporary and historical themes, the collections are sourced from a variety of public and private organisations. I’ve made a quick pick of some that I will visit: ACMP Signature Exhibition at Floriade 21 until 12 October. Selling an American Dream:Australia’s Greek Cafés at National Museum of Australia until 16 November. Beyond Reasonable Drought at Old Parliment House, also Roadkills and roadside memorials at the Old Bus Depot caught my attention. The Canberra Institue of Technology would be worth a visit to gauge the talent of a new breed of image makers. In early October there are three events for dramatic outdoor projection of images onto the walls of the National Library and Australian War Memorial, should be warmer by then. Please support this event, Canberra is a lovely place…really! It’s on the way to the snow too.