Backyard legends

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Our fondness for games played with bat and ball doesn't start in the middle of the Sydney Cricket Ground, but in the backyard. Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Fifth Test, Sydney - Day Two

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All the colour and action from The Ashes fifth test at Sydney's SCG. Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH Like these photos? Go to www.fairfaxphotos.com

Best of the world

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The best photos from the international wire services chosen by the Photo Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald. Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Tacloban aftermath

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A gallery of photos taken by Fairfax Chief Photographer Brendan Esposito in the days after typhoon Haiyan devasated many of the areas around the Philippines.

Photos of the week

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A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers from the week ending January 2, 2014. Like these photos? Go to www.fairfaxsyndication.com. Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH

Christmas in Sydney

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See how the Fairfax photographers captured the festive spirit from all over Sydney.

State Parliament Bomb Scare

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Heavily armed police officers take a man to an ambulance after dragging him from his car outside NSW Parliament House in Sydney. The stand-off between a man in a white car and police lasted about three hours, with police fearing the car held containers of flammable liquid.

Prawn fishing on the Hawkesbury

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Glen Howard, prawn fisher, trawls the Hawkesbury River early in the morning near Lower Portland for fresh produce for the upcoming Christmas period. Photography by Nick Moir.

Training for 2013 Sydney to Hobart

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Fairfax journalist Liam Phelan and his crew mates trained on Sydney Harbour this week for the 2013 Sydney to Hobart yacht race onboard the Clipper 68, CV5. Photography by Dallas Kilponen.

Best of 2013 by Justin McManus

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Age photographer Justin McManus shares his best photographs of 2013. Follow The Age photographers on twitter @theage_photo & Instagram agephoto

2013 The year in political pictures.

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Three Prime Minister, two leadership ballots and an election campaign for 2013.

A Melbourne Scorcher

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Victoria on track for hottest December day in 3 yrs as most of state passes 30 degrees.

Best of 2013 by Jason South

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Age photographer Jason South shares his best photographs of 2013.

For stormchasing, learn to read weather charts

Nick Moir The main challenge in stormchasing and weather photography in general is just trying to work out in the days and hours before an event occurs where you should be and what to expect when you get there.

Taking photos interferes with memory: study

Sarah Knapton The modern obsession with photographing every detail of happy occasions such as birthdays or weddings could be damaging our ability to remember them, according to US research.

Apps for preserving tapestry of a lifetime

Sylvia Pennington Digital image sharing has been seen as the preserve of the selfie-obsessed generation but some developers spot an untapped market at the other end of the age spectrum.

Get serious about photography

IMAGING It's time to move on from the humble compact and embrace serious photographic gear.

Clouds fill Grand Canyon in rare event

A spectacular once-in-a-decade weather event has occurred at the Grand Canyon twice in three days.

Come home with better holiday photos

Professional photographers can spend days waiting for everything to align for that one perfect shot. But what about the rest of us who want to return from our holidays with better photos? Leading photographers share their tips.

Professional smartphone photography tips

If you really want to make your pictures pop, it's about more than just point and shoot.

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