TOPshots 2026

Venue: Museum of Australian Photography
Location: 860 Ferntree Gully Road Wheelers Hill Victoria 3150
10 Mar - 5 May, 2026
Web: https://maph.org.au/

TOPshots is an annual celebration of emerging photo-media artists selected from a large pool of entries.

Image: Darcy Hambridge
'Personali-trees' — Image: Darcy Hambridge 'Personali-trees'

2026 marks the 18th anniversary of this award and exhibition, which showcases exceptional photographic work produced by students who have completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) subjects of Art Making and Exhibiting, Art Creative Practice and Media, as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) subject of Visual Arts and the Vocational Education and Training (VET) subject of Visual Arts.

Exhibition launch
Tuesday 17 March, 6pm to 8pm

Runs from: 10 March – 5 May 2026

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November

Women Photographers 1853–2018

Canberra: Until 1 March 2026. Women photographers 1853–2018 highlights the transformative impact of women artists on the history of photography.

Parkes Place East, Parkes ACT 2600 National Gallery of Australia | 1 Nov, 2025 - 1 Mar, 2026

Unfinished Business: a 3D photography exhibition

Sydney: Until 11 April. Unfinished Business brings together the voices of 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disabilities from remote, regional, and urban communities across Australia.

1 William St, Sydney NSW 2010 Australian Musem | 1 Nov, 2025 - 19 Apr, 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 | 1 Nov, 2025 - 6 Sep, 2026

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 | 28 Nov, 2025 - 26 May, 2026

February

Photo Access – Current exhibitions

Canberra: Until 28 Feb 2026. Two exhibitions: 1) ecologies (Arctic): Anna Munster & Michele Barker. 2) Once Was: Rebecca Wickham

Manuka Arts Centre 30 Manuka Circle, Griffith, ACT, 2603 Photo Access | 1 Feb - 28 Feb, 2026

Head On Perth

Perth: 1 Feb – 1 March 2026. Head On Photo Festival is expanding its footprint to Western Australia, with an outdoor and indoor festival program running from Sunday 1 February to Sunday 1 March 2026.

142 Lake St, Northbridge WA 6003 Northbridge Piazza | 1 Feb - 1 Mar, 2026

Familial – presented by CCP

Melbourne: 11 Feb – 25 April 2026. Familial brings together six international artists whose work navigates the emotional and psychological terrain of family.

360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, Victoria Town Hall Gallery – Hawthorn Arts Centre | 11 Feb - 25 Apr, 2026

March