SOME PICTURES by Adrian Cook

Venue: Disorder Gallery
Location: Door 108, Corner of Stanley & Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
10 Jun - 26 Jun, 2021
Web: https://www.disordergallery.com/disordernews/do51-some-pictures-adrian-cook

© Adrian Cook. Gurrumul - Selenium toned Silver Gelatin Print. — © Adrian Cook. Gurrumul - Selenium toned silver gelatin print.

Adrian Cook's latest exhibition, SOME PICTURES, features a series of hand-printed silver gelatin prints and wet plate collodion images. The exhibition runs until 26 June at Sydney's Disorder gallery.

Click here to attend opening night cocktails & canapés from 6pm on 10 June.

© Adrian Cook. Lockdown Landscapes #5. — © Adrian Cook. *Lockdown Landscapes #5*.

About the artist

Adrian Cook is an award-winning portrait and documentary photographer and has worked for major advertising agencies and magazines around the world for the last 25 years. His work has been exhibited worldwide and has picked up awards at Cannes and D&AD, amongst others. In Australia, he has been a finalist in Head On, Art & About, The Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, and the National Photographic Portrait Prize.

In early 2015, uninspired by the predictability and monotony of digital photography, he began taking photographs using the wet plate collodion process in an effort to recreate the aesthetic qualities and characteristics lost with the demise of film. He now works on personal projects using wet-plate techniques, both in the studio and on-the-road from his mobile darkroom.

© Adrian Cook. Harries Place - 5x4 Black Glass Ambrotype. — © Adrian Cook. *Harries Place* - 5x4 Black Glass Ambrotype.

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February

New Light: Photography Now + Then

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.

Level 3, Brisbane City Hall King George Square, Brisbane 4000 Museum of Brisbane. Level 3 City Hall. | 1 Feb - 13 Jul, 2025

Henry Roy - Impossible Island

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.

Perth Cultural Centre, Perth The Art Gallery of Western Australia | 1 Feb - 18 May, 2025

PIX – The magazine that changed everything (1938-1972)

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.

1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney State Library of NSW | 1 Feb - 31 Dec, 2025

Max Dupain – Student Life

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.

Level 4, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, University Place, Camperdown Level 4, Chau Chak Wing Museum | 1 Feb - 29 Jun, 2025

DANCER: A National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition

Melbourne: Until 26 April 2025. The exhibition features 52 works from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection of dance legends and reflects the freedom and joy of dance and its power to connect.

27-37 Davey St Frankston vic 3199 Frankston Arts Centre | 7 Feb - 26 Apr, 2025

Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition

Sydney: Until 27 April 2025. Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition. Featuring 118 extraordinary images, this exhibition explores the awe-inspiring beauty and fragility of our oceans.

2 Murray Street Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW 2000 Australian National Maritime Musuem | 19 Feb - 27 Apr, 2025

Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive

Canberra: 27 Feb until 20 July 2025. The National Library has invited renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers to select some of his favourite images from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Parkes Place West, Parkes Canberra The National Library | 23 Feb - 20 Jul, 2025

March

The Basement: photography from Prahran College (1968–1981)

Melbourne: 1 March – 25 May 2025. Featuring the work of approximately 60 artists, The Basement brings to light rare vintage prints from the 1960s – 1980s, from students and teachers of the College’s Diploma of Art & Design (Photography).

860 Ferntree Gully Road Wheelers Hill Victoria 3150 Museum of Australian Photography | 1 Mar - 25 May, 2025

de-centre re-centre

Perth: 15 Feb - 3 May 2025. de-centre re-centre highlights the strength and diversity of contemporary photography in Australia. The exhibition explores place and belonging in First Nations, diasporic and queer communities.

35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley WA 6009, Australia Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery | 1 Mar - 3 May, 2025

Motif by Shelley Horan at Jacky Winter Gallery

Melbourne: 28 March – 4 May 2025. Horan’s work thrives on contrast: the ordinary and extraordinary, rigid and fluid, playful and refined. Using materials like plastic, chrome, glass, and foodstuffs, she elevates the overlooked through precise composition and unexpected juxtapositions.

52 Budd St Collingwood 3066 VIC Jacky Winter Gallery | 28 Mar - 3 May, 2025