Photography

The Camera House group of photo retailers currently has over 50 stores located all around Australia. Established in 1983 by a group of independent photographic retailers, Camera House has grown into the largest speciality photographic and video retail chain in Australia. Most of these stores are individually owned and operated, and have shares in the brand that is Camera House nationally. The…

The first time you glance at this photo, it looks like a pretty mundane mountain landscape. A craggy rock face. Snow-dusted peaks in the distance. A valley below. All fairly standard stuff. But look closer at the right-hand side of the picture. Curled up together on a ledge, their grey spotted coats blending beautifully into the stone, are two snow leopard cubs. If there were ever a perfect…

When photography was first invented, critics argued that photographs lacked the soul of traditional artwork like paintings – but around two decades after the first daguerreotype, a jewelry-maker in Boston would bring “soul” to photography in an entirely different way: spirit photography. William H. Mumler (1832-1884) wasn’t originally a photographer but rather a jeweler who worked in…

For anyone who loves great photography, the news that LIFE magazine is coming back to to print should bring a smile. On November 23, 90 years after its first issue, the title will be back on newsstands, with a 250-page, large-format issue called Where Are We Now? But here’s the kicker: a copy will cost you a not inconsiderable $45. So during a cost of living crisis, in an era when we can…