Photo Access

WORKSHOP | Camera Obscura

Build your own camera obscura and capture unique, painterly images in this hands-on workshop with artist Orlando Luminere

Saturday 27 June from 10 am to 4 pm at photo access

In a world where photography is often reduced to a tap on a screen, this course offers something slower, richer, and far more tactile. Step away from the automated and rediscover the medium by hand building your own camera obscura, transforming simple materials into a working camera.

Limited spots available, sign up now: https://photoaccess.org.au/calendar/workshops/camera-obscura-workshop/

Thank you for joining us to celebrate the opening of VIEW2026, featuring works by Cass Li, Dylan Marriott, Elesa Stellios, Toni Tait, and XinShuo Zhuo. The exhibition continues in the photo access galleries until 11 July.

‘Across these five bodies of work, there is a collective questioning of the sacred value of what cannot be seen, captured or resolved through image-making. ‘VIEW2026’ offers an invitation to contemplate absence in all its forms, whether we encounter it in the crevices of a photograph, the scratch that finds itself as a brushstroke, or the silence that the machine cannot fill. All gesture toward an interiority, toward meaning that accumulates not by knowing, but by dwelling in the threshold.’ - Victoria Kung in the exhibition catalogue essay ‘Absencing as a Mode of Seeing and Being in Photography’.

cass li
Dylan Marriott
elesa stellios

Xinshuo Zhuo

As always, a huge thank you to Lerida Estate Lerida Estate and Hawkes Brewing Co. Hawke's Brewing Co. for supporting our events.

photo access is supported by artsACT and Creative Australia

Images: Gabrielle Hall-Lomax

WORKSHOP | Eco Darkroom Series: Caffenol Developing

As part of photo access‘ Eco Darkroom Series, this workshop explores the unique Caffenol film developing process—using coffee!

Wednesday 24 June, 6 to 9 pm at photo access

This hands-on workshop will guide you through the eco-friendly method of processing black and white film with coffee, vitamin C, and washing soda. It’s perfect for photographers of all skill levels and offers a low-toxicity, accessible alternative to traditional darkroom methods.

Experience with film developing is beneficial, but not required.

Limited spots available, book now: https://photoaccess.org.au/calendar/workshops/eco-darkroom-series-caffenol/

WORKSHOP | Digital Photography Fundamentals

Take the first step beyond auto mode and have more control over your images in our Digital Photography Fundamentals workshop with experienced photographer and tutor Julian Lumb.

Saturday 13 June, 10 am to 4 pm at photo access

This hands-on, one-day workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of your camera - including aperture, shutter speed, ISO, manual focus, and the basics of creative composition.

Ideal for beginners or those needing a refresher, offering practical learning and personalised guidance.

Limited spots available, book yours now: https://photoaccess.org.au/calendar/workshops/digital-photography-fundamentals-one-day-workshop/

Another selection of our favourite images processed in the PhotoAccess film lab over the past few weeks 🎞️

We process C-41 and BW film here on site at the Manuka Arts Centre, and we also have a drop box at in Braddon for the north-siders. 📮

EXHIBITION OPENING: VIEW2026
6pm Thurs 4 June at photo access
 
Featuring Cass Li, Dylan Marriott, Elesa Stellios, Toni Tait, and XinShuo Zhuo. Curated by Gabrielle Hall-Lomax.
 
photo access’s annual VIEW exhibition showcases artists at the forefront of an emerging generation of photo-media practitioners in Australia. Celebrating diverse perspectives and experimental approaches, VIEW2026 offers a snapshot of the ideas shaping contemporary photographic practice today.
 
VIEW2026 will be accompanied by a colour publication featuring a catalogue essay by emerging Australian-Chinese arts writer Victoria Kung.
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Image: XinShuo Zhuo, ‘Among the Interstices’ (detail), 2026

EXHIBITION OPENING: VIEW2026
6pm Thurs 4 June at photo access
 
Featuring Cass Li, Dylan Marriott, Elesa Stellios, Toni Tait, and XinShuo Zhuo. Curated by Gabrielle Hall-Lomax.
 
photo access’s annual VIEW exhibition showcases artists at the forefront of an emerging generation of photo-media practitioners in Australia. Celebrating diverse perspectives and experimental approaches, VIEW2026 offers a snapshot of the ideas shaping contemporary photographic practice today.
 
VIEW2026 will be accompanied by a colour publication featuring a catalogue essay by emerging Australian-Chinese arts writer Victoria Kung.
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Image: Toni Tait, ‘This is Fair Dinkum’ (video still detail), 2025

EXHIBITION OPENING: VIEW2026
6pm Thurs 4 June at photo access
 
Featuring Cass Li, Dylan Marriott, Elesa Stellios, Toni Tait, and XinShuo Zhuo. Curated by Gabrielle Hall-Lomax.
 
photo access’s annual VIEW exhibition showcases artists at the forefront of an emerging generation of photo-media practitioners in Australia. Celebrating diverse perspectives and experimental approaches, VIEW2026 offers a snapshot of the ideas shaping contemporary photographic practice today.
 
VIEW2026 will be accompanied by a colour publication featuring a catalogue essay by emerging Australian-Chinese arts writer Victoria Kung.
 hnrslossart


 
Image: Elesa Stellios, ‘this is how i must look’ (interactive program detail), 2026

EXHIBITION OPENING: VIEW2026
6pm Thurs 4 June at photo access
 
Featuring Cass Li, Dylan Marriott, Elesa Stellios, Toni Tait, and XinShuo Zhuo. Curated by Gabrielle Hall-Lomax.
 
photo access’s annual VIEW exhibition showcases artists at the forefront of an emerging generation of photo-media practitioners in Australia. Celebrating diverse perspectives and experimental approaches, VIEW2026 offers a snapshot of the ideas shaping contemporary photographic practice today.
 
VIEW2026 will be accompanied by a colour publication featuring a catalogue essay by emerging Australian-Chinese arts writer Victoria Kung.
 hnrslossart


 
Image: Dylan Marriott, ‘Wake’, 2026

EXHIBITION OPENING: VIEW2026
6pm Thurs 4 June at photo access
 
Featuring Cass Li, Dylan Marriott, Elesa Stellios, Toni Tait, and XinShuo Zhuo. Curated by Gabrielle Hall-Lomax.
 
photo access’s annual VIEW exhibition showcases artists at the forefront of an emerging generation of photo-media practitioners in Australia. Celebrating diverse perspectives and experimental approaches, VIEW2026 offers a snapshot of the ideas shaping contemporary photographic practice today.
 
VIEW2026 will be accompanied by a colour publication featuring a catalogue essay by emerging Australian-Chinese arts writer Victoria Kung.
 hnrslossart


 
Image: Cass Li, ‘aunties sending money’, from the series ‘conjunto não precisa chorar (Together* There’s No Need to Cry)’, 2024. Courtesy the artist.