The Creative Studios – a night with Michele Aboud

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An evening with acclaimed photographer & director Michele Aboud.

Image: Michele Aboud
Michele Aboud

On the 15th of October our next guest will be Michele Aboud, Michele is an acclaimed Australian photographer and filmmaker renowned for her compelling work in fashion, beauty, and portraiture.

With over 25 years of experience, she has collaborated with prestigious publications such as Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar, and has captured iconic figures like Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, and Baz Luhrmann.

Her portraits are part of the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection in Canberra. Aboud's versatility extends to directing, with her documentary "A Close Shave" recognized in multiple international film festivals. She operates between Sydney and New York, bringing a unique blend of power, tenderness, and restraint to her visual storytelling.

This will be the seventh talk in the Creative Studios series and will be hosted by Graham Monro.

 

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July

Perth: From 31 May – 28 Sept 2025. Featuring 85 works from three major series – Deep Springs, Overpass, and Cross Country – the exhibition spans twelve years of Contis’s evolving photographic practice.

Sydney: Until 31 Dec 2025. PIX, Australia’s first pictorial news weekly, is brought to life in this exhibition, showcasing its archived images and stories for the very first time.

Sydney: 15 May – 19 October. Showcasing 100 incredible images, this remarkable exhibition offers a window into the astonishing variety of life on our planet – and the critical importance of preserving it.

August

Leica Store Gallery in both Sydney & Melbourne present a unique photographic dialogue between Steve McCurry and Jessie Brinkman Evans. Until late October.

Ballarat: 23 August – 19 October 2025. This year’s theme is Lifeforce, and it ties into an eight-week program of exhibitions, public art, talks, and workshops across more than 100 venues throughout Ballarat.

September

Melbourne: until 9 November. Man Ray and Max Dupain is the first major Australian exhibition to consider these two influential 20th century photographers side by side.

Melbourne: 13 September – 9 November 2025. Featuring selected finalists for the 2025 William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize.

October

Melbourne: 16 Oct – 26 Oct 2025. Conceptual photography exhibition.

Brisbane: 25 Oct – 4 Nov 2025. Jakob uses his late Grandfather's film camera alongside his own modern DSLR to create layered photographic works that blend analogue and digital, past and present, memory and re-imagination.

Melbourne: Oct 31 – Nov 6. Chimera is a photographic investigation into the shifting landscape of beauty in the age of artificial intelligence and social media.