Australian Photography has one simple goal – to make you a better photographer. Each month the magazine features insightful photo tips to help you improve the way you shoot, edit and share your images. There's also interviews with leading pro shooters, step-by-step image-editing guides, photo competitions, reviews of the latest gear and much more
Australian Photography
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FOOD • Food, glorious food! Surely the most satisfying genre of photography, particularly when you get to devour the results at the end of the shoot. We love how food photography has the power to elevate the ordinary into something special. Spanning candid moments and carefully staged scenes, these are our picks for this issue.
HOW TO ENTER • YOUR BEST SHOT IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN AUSTRALIA. TO ENTER AN IMAGE IN THE COMP, CHECK THE COMPETITION THEMES AND INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND EMAIL YOUR BEST IMAGE TO YOURBESTSHOT@AUSTRALIANPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
THE EYE UP ABOVE • As photographers, we all love to travel to extraordinary places in search of unique images, and some of the most striking scenes appear from the air.
STARBOUND • Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the eighth edition of its annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year, with two Australian photographers, Jeff Cullen and Sara Aurorae, earning places in the 2025 top 25 for their Aurora Australis images captured in Victoria.
STREET LIFE • Street photography is a genre many photographers are drawn to, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Here’s how to develop an approach that works for you.
KEEP IT LOCAL • Have you ever wanted to add punch, softness or a cinematic fade to only a selected area in your image, such as a sky, foreground, subject, or background, without affecting the rest of the image? Many Lightroom users don’t realise the Tone Curve is also available inside masks, and is an easy way to do just that. Let’s show you how.
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HOW TO EDIT VIDEO TO MUSIC • Editing to music is an easy way to make your videos feel polished and professional.
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INSTA 360 X4 • The recently released Insta360 X4 Air 8K 360 camera is billed as a beginner-friendly, lightweight option at a budget price. Steve Thomas takes a look.
VILTROX 14MM F/4 AIR • Lens manufacturer Viltrox has impressed us with its low-cost primes, and after reviewing its $300 50mm f/2.0, we were keen to test something wider.
CHASING RAINBOWS • One of Australia’s most iconic birds, the rainbow bee-eater is a stunning photography subject.
FINDING IMAGES • Great photographs are not always planned, as Brian Rope explains.
IMAGE DOCTOR • Images need a pick-me-up? The doctor will see you now.