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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March

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

The City Is Not Still - Andrew Tan and Rosalind Pach

Melbourne: 13 – 22 March 2026. Award-winning photographers Andrew Tan and Rosalind Pach invite you to explore the city as a living, shifting experience.

Level 2, 125 Smith St, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3065 Fitzroy Public Gallery | 13 Mar - 22 Mar, 2026

April

Unfinished projections April 2026

Sydney: 9 April event 6-9pm. Unfinished is a free event to show/see photo-based work in progress or recently completed personal projects run by photographers for photographers.

77 Brighton St, Petersham NSW 2049 Petersham Bowling Club | 9 Apr, 2026