Animal Photography Class with Angela Robertson-Buchanan

Award winning photographer Angela Robertson-Buchanan partners with Australian Wildlife Displays to create an animal portrait/macro photography workshop like no other in Sydney. These workshops bring you closer than ever to Australian native fauna. And you’ll learn more about the animals you are photographing.

© Angela Robertson-Buchanan
© Angela Robertson-Buchanan

Robertson-Buchanan will teach you how to take stunning close-up wildlife portraits. Your subjects will be a cockatoo, tawny frogmouth, lizard, snake, crocodile, stick insects and scorpions amongst others. She will also talk about her techniques in the field. Discussing the importance of maintaining high ethical standards when you are working with wildlife, as well as explaining why she doesn't like using flash on wildlife.

© Angela Robertson-Buchanan
© Angela Robertson-Buchanan

As an alternative you will be able to experience her specially designed continuous lighting and daylight studio set-ups. You are guaranteed to walk away with some stunning shots, a deeper understanding of Australian wildlife, and some techniques you can use in the field. These unique workshops only happen twice a year and are limited to 12 student per class.

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November

Brisbane: Until 13 July 2025. Amateur Brisbane photographer Alfred Henrie Elliott (1870-1954) extraordinary images lay dormant for decades until they were discovered only recently. This exhibition is curated by seven Brisbane photographers.

Sydney: The photographs in Max Dupain: Student Life were taken at the University of Sydney in the early 1950s, a period of rapid change marked by the politics of the Cold War.

Perth: Until 18 May 2025. Henry Roy – Impossible Island draws on 40-years of recollections and observations as it brings together 113 photos taken from 1983 to 2023.

December

Melbourne: Until 31 January. Prepare to be transported into the picturesque world of Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition—an Instagram sensation and New York Times best-selling book brought to life!

Sydney: 5 December – 1 February. Photofields presents the Southern Sky Astrophotography 2024 exhibition, the 20th edition of the David Malin Awards.

Melbourne: until 16 Feb 2025. Petrina Hicks works with photography to create large-scale photographs that draw from mythology, fables, and historical art imagery to reframe the contemporary female experience.

Sydney: Until 31 Dec 2025. PIX, Australia’s first pictorial news weekly, is brought to life in this exhibition, showcasing its archived images and stories for the very first time.