Submissions are closed and there is much to do between now and November - but when the Head On flags sweep down Bondi Road toward the Pavilion and the beachfront exhibitions, you'll know Head On Photo Festival has arrived.
Image credit: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM
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Late submitters have 2 days grace on our original deadline. The new final deadline is midnight, Tues 31 March. No further extensions will be granted.
If you have not yet submitted, this is your last opportunity.
Image: Diana Nicolette Jeon
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Submissions for Head On Photo Festival 2026 close tonight. This is your final chance to submit your work for consideration.
Submit before midnight at headon.org.au/submissions
Image credit: Soumyendra Saha
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Submissions for Head On Photo Festival 2026 close in 2 days.
Selected artists exhibit across some of Sydney's most iconic locations, attracting over 400,000 visits each year. Don't leave it too late. Submit your exhibition now at headon.org.au/submissions
Image credit: David Cossini
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Birgit Neiser's project about artisanal mining in Myanmar was exhibited along iconic Bondi Beach promenade as part of Head On Photo Festival 2025.
Could that be you in 2026?
Submissions close 29 March. Find out more at headon.org.au/submissions
Image credit: Birgit Neiser
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Only seven more days to go before submissions close for the Head On Photo Festival 2026. Selected artists exhibit at some of Sydney's most iconic locations, attractig over 400,000 visits each Festival.
Find out more and submit at headon.org.au/submissions
Image credit: Tace Stevens
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Gustavo Minas' series ๐ฟ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ก๐๐๐ is named from Polish philosopher Zygmunt Bauman's concept of ๐๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ, an exploration of the fluid, ever-evolving nature of contemporary urban life - exhibited at Head On Photo Festival 2025 at
long Bondi Beach
Image credit: Gustavo Minas
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Exhibiting at Head On Photo Festival connects you with an audience of over 400,000 visitors across some of Sydney's most iconic locations.
Submissions for 2026 are open now. Find the details you need to enter at headon.org.au/submissions
Image: Moshe Rosenzveig OAM
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House of Hope by Marjolein Busstra was another powerful exhibition at Head On Photo Festival 2025. It documented the life of Manar, a Palestinian woman living against the wall in an occupied West Bank town who founded the only Steiner school in Palestine.
Image: Marjolein Busstra
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Shown at Paddington Reservoir Gardens as part of Head On Photo Festival 2025, this powerful black and white series by Yannis Kontos follows Abu Bakarr Kargbo, who lost both arms in the 1999 rebel invasion of Freetown.
Image credit: Yannis Kontos
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It has been a while, but our What's On page has been updated
Visit headon.org.au/whats-on for the most up-to-date photography listings around the country.
And don't forget to let us know if you have a photography event our community should know about.
Image credit: Yi Hui
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Our early bird pricing ends 8 March.
Stop waiting โ now is the time to submit.
Full details and entry information: headon.org.au/submissions
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Image credit: Katherine Jenkins
Final day in Perth.
Head out, explore, and see it in person.
Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 | 1 Feb โ 1 Mar
Multiple venues across Perth
Major sponsor: City of Perth @cityofperth @visitperth #cityofperth #visitperth #cityoflights #headonphoto
Image credit: Stephen Godfrey
Head On Foundation congratulates William Yang on receiving the Legacy Award at the Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2026.
Listen to Williamโs talk from the 2025 Head On Photo Festival here: headon.org.au/magazine/a-n...
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Join us for a special Head On After Party as we celebrate the success of our inaugural Perth edition.
Free tickets: events.humanitix.com/head-on-phot...
Major sponsor: @cityofperth @visitperth #cityofperth #visitperth #CityOfLight #CameraElectronic #headonphoto
Image credit: Max Mason-Hubers
Submissions are open for Head On Photo Festival 2026 in Sydney. Early bird fee before 8 March. Closes 11:59pm Sunday 29 March (Sydney time).
Visit - headon.org.au/submissions
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The call for entries for the 2026 Head On Photo Festival is opening soon.
Ready to put your work in front of new audiences? Start preparing your submissions and stay tuned. Submission details announced shortly.
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Not All Light Is Lost - a therapeutic photography exhibition curated by Brett Canรฉt-Gibson
Showing at Bunker Gallery, Team Digital from 16 Fe โ 16 Mar
Major sponsor: City of Perth
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Image: Brett Canet-Gibson
In Akribie, Nina Papiorek brings a meticulous eye to street photography, creating carefully composed black-and-white images shaped by architectural lines, light and the presence of people in urban space.
At Yagan Square, William Street during the Festival.
Image: Nina Papiorek
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Explore the hidden world of insects, spiders, and fungi in a hands-on macro photography workshop with Bridgette Gower, running on Sunday 15 February from 9amโ12pm at Kings Park Botanic Garden.
Bookings and details via headon.org.au/festival-perth
Image credit: Bridgette Gower
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Congratulations to Runner-up of the WA Life Photo Awards, Lidia DโOpera.
This dynamic image captures a fleeting moment of collective movement and energy, recognised as part of Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 at Camera Electronic throughout the Festival.
Image credit: Lidia DโOpera
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Join photographers Ian and Erick Regnard for a behind-the-scenes artist talk on ๐
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐. Co-presented by Camera Electronic, hosted at Fridays Studio on Thu 12 Feb, 6pm.
Free event. Details via: events.humanitix.com/artist-talk-...
Image: Ian & Erick Regnard
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Congratulations to the Youth Winner of the WA Life Photo Awards, Oliver Whitham. Itโs a pleasure to recognise emerging photographic talent as part of Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026. See it at Camera Electronic throughout the Festival.
Image credit: Oliver Whitham
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Brett Canรฉt-Gibsonโs Portraits from the Pavement - street portraits made with natural light, a portable backdrop, and a brief exchange between strangers.
See the work in the city it was made from at Murray Street Mall throughout the Festival.
Image: Brett Canรฉt-Gibson
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Spanish photographer and visual artist Andrรฉs Gallego blurs the line between photography and painting in a striking series inspired by Edward Hopper.
Come and see it in person at Elizabeth Quay throughout the Festival.
Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 | 1 February โ 1 March
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Join us Sunday at Astral Weeks, Perthโs only listening bar, for an awesome evening of photography and music! Free Event. Tickets here:
headon.org.au/festival-per...
Northbridge | Sun 1 Feb | 6.30โ9pm
Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 | 1 Feb โ 1 Mar
Multiple venues across Perth
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Burnt Eyes comes to Perth
Gilles Nicoletโs photographic practice is shaped by more than three decades living and working in Africa. Burnt Eyes will be showing at Barrack Square from 1โ26 February.
Image: Gilles Nicolet.
Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 | 1 February โ 1 March
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German photographer Jan von Holleben brings childhood imagination soaring into Perth, revisiting a photographic project begun in 2002 with ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐ฆ๐๐๐.
Barrack Square | 1 February โ 1 March 2026
Image credit: Jan von Holleben
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Here's a sneak peek of work by Chinese photographer Aizhen Jiang revealing the breathtaking beauty of her homeland. Find her work at Barrack Street Jetty as part of Head On Photo Festival Perth.
Head On Photo Festival Perth 2026 | 1 February โ 1 March
Image: Aizhen Jiang
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What do you make of this intimate glimpse of Emma Thompson before 10am? Vรฉronique Vialโs portrait offers a rare moment away from performance, capturing warmth, humour and ease in a private setting.
Image credit: Vรฉronique Vial, Head On Portrait Award Finalist 2025
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