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Early morning track work at Randwick Racecourse.

Daily life at Randwick Racecourse

The Championships is the highlight of the 2014 Sydney Autumn racing carnival and is run over six consecutive Saturdays with world-class racing and stunning fashion entertaining the crowds. Fairfax Media photographer Nick Moir embeds himself at track work sessions to capture daily life behind the scenes of Sydney's racing industry, who often start their day at 3am.

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US military personnel take photos of US President Barack Obama (C) after his remarks to US Forces Korea, and Korean troops, at Collier Field House Yongsan Garrison in Seoul on April 26, 2014. North Korea will gain nothing by making threats, Obama said on April 25, warning it of sanctions with Click for more photos

7:19pm The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald. Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH

Anzac Day 2014 - Sydney

A wet ANZAC Day parade in rain in Sydney , WWI uniform and horse Pic nick Moir 25 April 2014 DQoNCg0KU2VudCBmcm9tIG15IGlQYWQ photo.JPGClick for more photos

Anzac Day Sydney services start with thousands cramming into Martin Place, standing sombrely as dignitaries, veterans and serving defence personnel arrived in the early morning dark to remember. Photography by Ben Rushton, Nick Moir, James Brickwood and Ryan Stuart. Like these photos? Go to www.fairfaxphotos.com Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Dragons v Roosters

NRL. ANZAC Day. Sydney Roosters vs St George Illawarra Dragons. Aiden Guerra goes in to score for the RoostersClick for more photos

The Sydney Roosters have defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons 34-14 at Allianz Stadium on ANZAC day. Photography by Anthony Johnson. Like these photos? Selected images available from www.fairfaxphotos.com Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Photos of the week - April 24, 2014

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, pats Fred the sheep in the Cox Pavilion during a visit to the Royal Easter Show.Click for more photos

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers from the week ending April 24, 2014. Like these photos? Selected images available from www.fairfaxsyndication.com. Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Royal Australian tour - Day 10

POOL PHOTO: Prince George of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, board their plane as they depart Canberra, on the final day of the Royal Tour of Australia, on Friday 25 April 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen (FAIRFAX MEDIA / NEWS CORP POOL ONLY)Click for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day ten of their tour of Australia. Like these photos? Selected images available from www.fairfaxphotos.com Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Royal Australian tour - Day 9

POOL PHOTO: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, tours the Pod playground at the National Arboretum in Canberra during the Royal Tour of Australia, on Thursday 24 April 2014. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen (FAIRFAX MEDIA / NEWS CORP POOL ONLY)Click for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day nine of their tour of Australia.

Royal Australian tour - Day 8

Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the Northern Sound System skate park at Playford,Elizabeth, a suburb of Adelaide during their royal tour on a brief visit to the city.Click for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day eight of their tour of Australia.

Royal Australian tour - Day 7

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge during a sunset walk at Uluru on Tuesday 22nd April 2014, during their Royal Tour of Australia. Photo: Wolter Peeters/Fairfax Media photo 3.JPGClick for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day seven of their tour of Australia.

Royal Australian tour - Day 5

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 20: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge greets members of the cathedral choir following Easter Sunday Service at St Andrews Cathedral on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams - Pool/Getty Images)Click for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day five of their tour of Australia.

Fairfax Archive: Military

Soldier playing bugle on rock outcrop in front of flag at beach, Kurnell, NSW. 1920.Click for more photos

A collection of images from the Fairfax Archive. Like these photos? Go to www.fairfaxsyndication.com.

Doll Hospital

Kerry Stuart restoring dolls body parts in the workshop of 'Sydney's Famous Original Doll Hospital' which last year celebrated it's 100th birthday.Click for more photos

'Sydney's Famous Original Doll Hospital', located in Bexley, celebrated it's 100th birthday last year. Fairfax photographer Tamara Dean spent some time documenting the business operations.

Royal Australian tour - Day 4

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets the crowd on a walk in Southbank, Queensland during their royal tour of Australia.Click for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day four of their tour of Australia. Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH

Royal Australian tour - Day 3

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visit the Royal Easter Show to view exhibits, sheep shearing and wool handling and to officially open a new pavilion.Click for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day three of their tour of Australia. Today they visited The Royal Easter Show, Bear Cottage in Manly and Manly Beach. Like these photos? Go to www.fairfaxphotos.com . Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

NSW Premier Mike Baird

NSW Premier Mike Baird at Manly beach on his first day as Premier of New South Wales.Click for more photos

The new Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird, on his first day, visited Manly for media interviews and to speak with members of the public and then he attended a service at St Matthews Anglican Church. Like these photos? Go to www.fairfaxphotos.com . Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs

Sam Burgess scores for the Rabbitohs.Click for more photos

No work, ideal weather and the promise of a good game delivered a great crowd for the South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs game at ANZ Stadium.

Inside Iran

An Iranian woman walks past the murals on the fence of the former US embassy in Tehran.Click for more photos

With Iran suffering as a result of crippling sanctions, the pressure is on the country's "reformist" President Rouhani to get the economy moving again. Photography by Kate Geraghty. Like these photos? Go to www.fairfaxphotos.com. Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Royal Australian tour - Day 2

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, waves as she walks down a road in the Blue Mountains suburb of Winmalee, that lost homes during bushfires last year, during a visit with her husband, Britain's Prince William (not seen), west of Sydney April 17, 2014. Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate are undertaking a 19-day official visit to New Zealand and Australia with their son George. REUTERS/Phil Noble (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ROYALS SOCIETY POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)Click for more photos

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge during day two of their tour of Australia.

Abbott in Asia

Prime Minister Tony Abbott tours the Forbidden City in Beijing during his official visit to China.Click for more photos

What is it like travelling across Asia with our Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, who successfully clinched long-sought after free trade deals with our major trading partners, expanding Australian export markets and making imports cheaper.

Photos of the week - April 17, 2014

Young artist Ping Lian Yeak.Click for more photos

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers from the week ending April 17, 2014. Like these photos? Selected images available from www.fairfaxsyndication.com. Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH

Royal Australian tour - Day 1

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge(left) holding Prince George and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (right) arrive at Sydney International Airport on Wednesday 16th April, 2014, during their Royal Tour of Australia. Photo: Kate Geraghty/ Fairfax Media. photo.JPGClick for more photos

Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge finish up their tour of New Zealand, to begin their 10 day tour of Australia. Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH

Daily Life: Oxford Street

Daily life: from Oxford Street to Bondi Junction.Click for more photos

Oxford Street's problems are almost as manifold as the many councils and other stakeholders involved, writes Daisy Dumas. These are daily life pictures, from Oxford Street to Bondi Junction.

Easter Hat Parade

5 year old Twins Ali Hadi on left and Mohammed Sadiq wearing the hats they have made for the Easter Hat Parade at Bexley North Public School, Bexley North, Sydney. 11th April 2014. Photo by Tamara DeanClick for more photos

Students at the Bexley North Public School have carefully crafted their own hats for their schools Easter Hat Parade.

From The Archives

VIVID 2013 Customs House - interactive light installations. Thursday 23rd May 2013. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 130523

Photos of the week

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott attended the People's Forum at the Broncos Leagues Club in Brisbane on Wednesday 21 August 2013. Election 2013. Photo: Andrew Meares

Best of Election 2013

Secret Walls.

Best of Features Photography

2012 ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE 7.15pm. On board the supermaxi Lahana off Nowra on the NSW South Coast during a sail change as the light fades for the first night of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart. 26th December 2012 Photograph: Dallas Kilponen

Best of Sport

Performance artist Elena Knox in character as Bild-Lilli, the German prototype for the Barbie Doll.

Best of Summer Herald

A crew member is reunited with family following the arrival of the H.M.A.S. Bataan in Sydney on 14 June 1951 following service in the Korean War.

Fairfax Archives

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The Photographers

George Bell was the first Herald photographer. His heavy, full-plate camera was an added challenge on outback assignments. SMH photographer George Bell. 1910. Fairfax Archives, Rich and Rare **PLEASE NOTE, NOT TO BE USED BEFORE PUBLICATION OF THE RICH AND RARE BOOK - 2006** cpsmh pcp

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Editor's picks

Roulettes flight over Sydney to commemorate the centenary of the first flight of an Australian military aircraft on March 1, 1914.

Flying formation above Sydney

Six RAAF Roulettes pull off an air show above Sydney to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first flight by an Australian military aircraft.

Alan Davies (left) the curator of Photography at the State Library of NSW and Tony Vandyke (right) discuss the two other images of the 'sunbaked' shot by Max Dupain in 'The Camping Book' album.

Camping with Max Dupain

Take a look through 'The Camping Book' album which has images taken by Max Dupain and Olive Cotton of camping weekends in 1937-38.

L-R Sophie Burdett, Adam Billsborough and Angus Morris from Goondiwindi High School will be travelling to Gallipoli this year to deliver eulogies for their relatives who fought in the First World War.

Going to Gallipoli

Students from Goondiwindi State High School will be travelling to Gallipoli this year to deliver eulogies for their relatives who fought in the First World War.

Mark Gill is one of the last fairground hand painters and is busy preparing some rides for the Royal Easter Show at his Austral business.

Painting the fairground

Mark Gill is one of the last fairground hand painters and is busy preparing some rides for the Royal Easter Show at his Austral business.

Madama Butterfly - Soprano Hiromi Omura in Paris.

M Butterfly preparation

Soprano Hiromi Omura gets into costume for her role as Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly.

Matt McClelland demonstrates?

A look at EmuView

Matt McClelland demonstrates "EmuView", a device that he built to document bushwalks.


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This work titled 'The Edge' is from Tamara Dean's exhibition 'The Edge' 5th-23rd March at 'Olsen Irwin Gallery', Woollahra, Sydney. 'The Edge' explores the informal rites of passage that young people create for themselves in nature. The initiations, the pushing of physical, spiritual and emotional limits in order to discover one's sense of self. All images ? Tamara Dean 2013.

Tamara Dean 'The Edge'

The Edge - New work from Tamara Dean

Portrait of Australian musician Megan Washington, photographed at Porteno restaurant in Surry Hills - please credit porteno!. Photographed Wednesday 5th March 2013. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH ARTS 140305

A moment with Megan Washington

Singer Megan Washington talks about her dachshund.

General views of the rear of the house in Croydon where Philip Culbert's neighbour Tosha Thakkar, 24, was mudered by Daniel Stani-Reginald in March 2011. 12th December 2013 Photo: Wolter Peeters The Sydney Morning Herald

My neighbour, my killer

It's three years since Daniel Stani-Reginald raped and murdered Tosha Thakkar. Fairfax's Greg Callaghan looks back at the case.

The Australian Tattoo & Body Art Expo Inernational guests, Megan Massacre and Sabina Kelley. Thursday 6th March 2014. Photo: Danielle Smith

Tattooed ladies

The Australian Tattoo & Body Art Expo International guests, Megan Massacre and Sabina Kelley.

SHD NEWS: Weslee D’Audney the model from the poster was unknown until a friend of hers went to the Australian National Maritime Museum, saw her picture and they were reunited. In July 1942, Weslee was 17 years old and a first-year pre-med student at Barnard College when she was asked to pose for the photo. 13/3/14 Photo: Tony Walters

Former model reunited with her poster

Weslee D’Audney the model from the poster was unknown until a friend of hers went to the Australian National Maritime Museum, saw her picture and they were reunited.

Danish artists Katrine Malinovsky, dark hair and Randi Jorgenson with their village in the form of human heads at cockatoo island as part of this years Bienale smh arts photographs Ben Rushton March 11 2014

The village inside

Danish artists Katrine Malinovsky and Randi Jorgensen depict their village in the form of human heads as part of this year's Biennale of Sydney.

Date with Kate Waterhouse with Richie Sambora. 25th February 2014 Photo: Wolter Peeters The Sydney Morning Herald

Date with Kate - Richie Sambora

Fairfax's Kate Waterhouse sits down with rock legend Richie Sambora

Poets from different backgrounds will be coming together for a Poetry Slam evening where they will share poems, stories and verse in their native tongue. From left, Belinda Lopez - Spanish, Bukhu - Mongolian throat singer, Lorna Munro - Wiradjuri, Krupa Mehta - Hindi. 13th March 2014 Photo: Wolter Peeters The Sydney Morning Herald

Native Tongue Poetry Slam

Poets from different backgrounds will be coming together for a Poetry Slam evening where they will share poems, stories and verse in their native tongue.

SHD News – Millers Point resident Barney Gardner in front of his home. Barney has lived in Millers Point for 64 years (His whole life).  22/08/13 Photo: Tony Walters

Staying put: Barney Gardner at home in Millers Point

Millers Point resident Barney Gardner has lived in Millers Point for his whole life and will fight the decision to relocate him and his neighbours.