Biography of leading Australian modernist photographer Olive Cotton, covering her life through childhood, early marriage to fellow photographer Max Dupain and her successful commercial work of the 1930s to her second marriage and life in rural NSW, bringing up children and continuing to work at her art.
Helen Ennis Books
Helen Ennis is a leading Australian photography curator, historian, and writer. Her work delves deeply into the landscape of Australian photographic practice, unearthing the rich history and diverse styles within this visual art form. Through her curatorial projects and scholarly publications, she illuminates the evolution of photography and the artists who shaped it. Ennis's critical eye and extensive expertise offer readers a profound understanding of photography's artistic and historical significance.
Published by the National Library of Australia. Frank Hurley recognised his passion for photography early, becoming "a complete slave to the black box". For Hurley, exploration and image-making went hand in hand. This publication invites readers to join him on his "amazing adventures" in the Antarctic, Flanders during World War I, Papua New Guinea, and the Middle East.