The Travel Bootcamp

Venue: Intercontinental Sydney Double Bay
Location: 33 Cross St, Sydney NSW 2028
18 Jun - 19 Jun, 2016
Web: http://www.thetravelbootcamp.com

The Travel Bootcamp isn’t just another course. It’s an intensive, no-bullshit, full-day program designed to give you the how, as well as the whos, the wheres and the whens of turning travel into income.

Whether you’re looking for a whole new career or just want to make some money on the side, Lauren Bath (digital influencer), Georgia Rickard (travel writer) and Elizabeth Carlson (Young Adventuress blog) will show you how to make a (damn good) income as an instagrammer, blogger or writer, not to mention, how to get yourself invited on those free press trips.

No fluff: just the real strategies, steps and secrets to turning your passion into a career, from three people who’ve done it.

Just some of the many topics covered will include:

How to build your Instagram following and blog community
Monetising 101: how to earn money from your travel Instagram account, blog and articles
What a pitch actually looks like
How to pitch travel ideas, and who to pitch to
How to brand and present yourself to industry
How, and how much, the industry pays
The pros and cons of quitting your day job to travel

More information, and how to secure your spot...

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February

Women Photographers 1900–1975: A Legacy of Light

Melbourne: 28 Nov 2025 – 26 May 2026. The exhibition celebrates the wide-ranging photographic practices of more than eighty women artists working between 1900 and 1975.

180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3006 NGV | 1 Feb - 26 May, 2026

Trent Parke: The Christmas tree bucket

Canberra: Until 6 Sept 2026. Trent Parke’s photographic series The Christmas tree bucket 2006–09 is a tender and darkly humorous portrayal of his extended family coming together to celebrate Christmas.

National Gallery of Australia (NGA) Parkes Place East, Parkes ACT 2600 | 2 Feb - 6 Sep, 2026

March

Mervyn Bishop: Close Up

Sydney: Until 7 Feb 2027. From his archive of more than 200,000 images, Close Up celebrates the historic moments and pivotal people he famously captured.

1 Shakespeare Place Sydney NSW 2000 State Library of NSW | 1 Mar, 2026 - 7 Feb, 2027

On the street where I live: Viva Gibb's portrait of North and West Melbourne

Melbourne: 5 March – 7 August 2026. Between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, artist and social documentary photographer Viva Gibb (1945-2017) documented the suburbs of North and West Melbourne, where she lived.

110 Swanston St Melbourne 3000 City Gallery – Melbourne Town Hall | 5 Mar - 7 Aug, 2026

Coded Blooms | flowers have never been innocent

Melbourne: 7 March – 24 May 2026. Photos of flowers from the NGA collection by prominent photographers drawn such as Robert Mapplethorpe and four groundbreaking Australian photographers.

860 Ferntree Gully Road Wheelers Hill Victoria 3150 Australia Museum of Australian Photography | 7 Mar - 24 May, 2026

May

PIX – The magazine that changed everything (1938-1972)

Sydney: Until 16 August 2026. 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.

1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney State Library of NSW | 1 May - 16 Aug, 2026

Drew Hopper: West of Somewhere East

Coffs Harbour: 28 May – 29 June 2026. West Of Somewhere East is a photographic series tracing a cinematic journey through the interior of New South Wales, shaped by long drives, fleeting encounters, and the reflective rhythm of return.

27 Gordon Street, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Yarrila Arts and Museum | 28 May - 28 Jun, 2026