Going mobile with Eric Mencher

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© Eric Mencher

Don't discredit the mobile phone camera – the best camera is the one that's with you.

Learn how you can make the most of your smartphone camera with award-winning documentary photographer, Eric Mencher, at Head On Foundation's Spotlight session on Wednesday, 20 July. 

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© Eric Mencher

Mencher will be debunking common misconceptions about mobile photography, how his photographic philosophy has evolved throughout the years, and will also be sharing practical advice on how you can make the most of your smartphone camera.

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© Eric Mencher

About Eric Mencher

Eric Mencher is an award-winning American documentary photographer who after years as a newspaper photographer sold his “proper” camera gear and now shoots exclusively on his mobile phone.

As a photojournalist at The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper until 2009, he covered a variety of assignments, including the post-apartheid era in South Africa, the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda, and the civil war in Chechnya. He also photographed numerous stories in the arts, like the 100th anniversary of James Joyce's masterpiece, Ulysses.

Mencher received the Overseas Press Club Award for Rwanda: Aftermath of Genocide and has won other major awards, including prizes in World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year, amonst others.

© Eric Mencher
© Eric Mencher

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January

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.

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.

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.

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.

February

Sydney: Until 30 June. 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.

Sydney: Until 8 Mar 2025. While Dean’s fantasias might seem like digitally conjured dreamscapes, they are an extraordinary feat of practical effects, with subjects in actual gardens and elaborately constructed underwater sets.

Melbourne. One off event 23 February. The first solo photography exhibition from international cinematographer and producer 'The Squid' – showcasing the wild underwater dance images conveying human emotion and the magic of connection.

March

Sydney: One off event. 28 March 7pm. Join OCULI at ESCAC by Brand X for their new community event OCULI presents, where collective members curate a selection of photography projections for your enjoyment.

April

Organised by the Art Gallery Society of NSW, join an eight-day study tour in April exploring ‘photography as art’ in the City of Light: with private visits to galleries, discussions with leading photography curators and more!