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February 17, 2026 - Australian / Photographer / Social - Street

Anton Bruehl

Anton Bruehl was born in 1900 in the small outback town of Hawker, South Australia, the son of German immigrants who had settled in the arid farmlands of the Flinders Ranges. His early life in the Australian bush gave little indication of the glamorous career that lay ahead. As a young man he trained as […]

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February 17, 2026 - Australian / Magnum / Photographer / Social - Street

Trent Parke

Trent Parke was born in 1971 in Newcastle, New South Wales, and grew up in the relentless light of the Australian coast. His mother gave him his first camera, a Pentax Spotmatic, when he was twelve years old, and from that moment he was consumed. He began photographing everything around him with an intensity and […]

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This is where I keep the research — over 200 studies of the photographers, writers, curators and exhibitions I’ve found most compelling. Each entry offers a summary of their practice together with a few examples of their work, where copyright permits.

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Browse by genre (use the hamburger menu above on mobile) — Street, Fashion, Landscape, Documentary and others. Most of these categories took shape during my MFA studies and many of the people here appear in multiple categories.

NATIONALITIES

View landmark exhibitions like New Topographics and The Family of Man alongside individual studies of Magnum photographers and many others, like the "Terrible Three", who have shaped the way we see.