Nichole Sobecki is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

Samm Blake is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

Paul Hoelen is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

Matthias Hangst is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

Art Streiber is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

Australia’s first Aboriginal female photojournalist, Barbara McGrady is defined by her identity and redefining Australia’s relationship with the First People of this country, breaking down barriers, assumptions, and stereotypes, one photo at a time.

Krystle Wright is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

Juli Balla is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

Ami Vitale is one our esteemed judges for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.

In the Australian wedding photography industry, the name Dan O’Day is synonymous with creativity, innovation, and a strong and unmistakable shooting style.

In 2014, Ayman Kaake's passion for cinema and photography eventually developed into a body of digital art works, creating images that delve into the dreamlike world of personal experiences, emotional turmoil, and the complexities of isolation.

For Perth-based photographer Jarrad Parker, the memories of a childhood spent exploring Western Australia’s natural landscape turned a professional sign-writer into a professional photographer.

Documentary photographer Lynette Letic says she was drawn to photography in high school where she discovered the magic of the darkroom, but she honed her photographic visual language while at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art.

Safe choices are not always the best choices, but we can learn from them. Believing that it is never too late to start something, Allison Harper applied to do the photo imaging course at Melbourne Polytechnic, and graduated with a diploma in 2016.

From the mundane to the dramatic, Leah Kennedy captures landscapes that evoke either a feeling of deep connection or wonder about our world. She's just been named 2017 AIPP Australian Creative Photographer of the Year.

The VII Photo agency was born 15 years ago, started by some of the best photojournalists in the world, just as film was on the way out and digital was about to change photography forever. Capture spoke with some of VII’s founders to gain an insight.