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Portrait of Robyn Hendricks who is playing Clara in Nutcracker at the Sydney Opera House. Photographed Wednesday 19th ...

Fairfax photos of the week

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending April 27, 2017

Commoners pay a small fee to run their horses and cattle on the land.

Fairfax photos of the week - March 30, 2017

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending March 30, 2017

Scientists from The Australian Museum visit Lord Howe Island to research the current animal populations ahead of a rat ...

Fairfax photos of the week

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending May 12, 2017.

Skull of the victim of a massacre carried out by the FDLR in Busurungi, 2009.

War photographer “shocked” by social issues in Australia’s rural communities

Internationally acclaimed photojournalist Richard Mosse has teamed up with Australian photographer Raphaela Rosella to produce a body of work focusing on the rural community of Moree.

Head On Festival,?Gallery - Mossgreen Sydney KINGS CROSS 1970?1971: RENNIE ELLIS ?Hippie, Kings Cross 1970-71 Only to be ...

Rennie Ellis: Kings Cross 1970-71

Rennie Ellis' photographic observation of life in the infamous Kings Cross during the summer of 1970-71.

Lola the dog wears a mane as the players line up during a British and Irish Lions photo call at London Syon Park Hotel.

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

An egret catches fish in a small lake at the Zoological Garden in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

AZ Goat Yoga participants try to stay in a yoga pose as a young goat walks over them at the Welcome Home Ranch, USA.

World of Photos.

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

John Velazquez rides Always Dreaming to victory in the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs.

"In the cold Kentucky rain" Kentucky Derby Horse Racing John Velazquez rides Always Dreaming to victory in the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Winners of the Head On Photo Awards 2017

Winners of the 2017 Head On Photo Festival were announced on Saturday May 6.

SYDNEY, NSW - MAY 06: Colour from the Kinokuniya Free Comic Book Day 2017 on May 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by ...

World Free Comic Book Day

Lots of crazy cosplay costumes and colour at Sydney Kinokuniya as part of World Free Comic Book Day.

May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval ...

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

Celta Vigo fans await their team's arrival prior to kickoff during the UEFA Europa League, semi final first leg match, ...

World of Photos - May 6, 2017

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique.

Australian Museum research journey to Lord Howe Island

Scientists from The Australian Museum visit Lord Howe Island to research the current animal populations ahead of a rat eradication program later this year.

Red sky's greeted this mornings beachgoers as the water and land temperature remained in the 20's.

Fairfax photos of the week - May 5, 2017

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending May 5, 2017

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour parade.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. A career in photos

Some of the many photographic highlights showing the career of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

A child rides a scooter passing by a large street painting covering the exterior wall of a house in Bucharest, Romania,

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

Conservator and restorer Valerie Kaufmann poses with a wax-work head of Admiral Horatio Nelson in a CT scanner before it ...

World of Photos May 4, 2017

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

A McDonald's delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing, Tuesday, May 2, ...

World of Photos - May 3, 2017

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by Fairfax picture editors

A woman wearing gumboots walks along a path inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site where over 100,000 ...

South Sudan

When civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, citizens sought refuge in a UN peacekeeper barracks.

A woman dressed as a witch walks in front of a giant fire during the Walpurgis night in Erfurt, central Germany, Sunday, ...

World of Photos - May 2, 2017

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by Fairfax picture editors

Blacktown Garage Barbershop

In a modest garage in the heart of Blacktown, men come to have their hair cut, faded and shaved by self-taught barber Charles Lomu and his 5 apprentices.

One hundred Amnesty International protesters dressed as the Statue of Liberty demonstrate outside the US Embassy in ...

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

One of The Flying Frenchies, stars of the new film The Free Man, rehearse at BBC Broadcasting House in London.

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

A penguin pauses during a swim to check out the crowd celebrating World Penguin Day.

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

A Nepalese, face smeared with vermilion powder, watches a chariot being carried during Sindoor Jatra festival in ...

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

In hiding Elena de Chavez, right, with her daughter Arriana de Chavez look at a photo of her transgender daughter Heart.

Philippine's drug war with itself

Charge Rodrigo Duterte with mass murder, lawyer tells The Hague.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, pictured during a recent visit to troops in Afghanistan.

From Canberra to Kabul

Prime Minister Turnbull met with leaders and Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on the eve of Anzac Day. Photos Andrew Meares

Britain's Prince Harry, the Duke of Cambridge, right, and his brother Prince Harry urge on runners at the Head Together ...

World of Photos

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In this Friday, April 14, 2017, Anne Fowler, left, and Carolina Sculti prepare to jump off the 3-meter springboard ...

World of Photos

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by Fairfax picture editors.

Ironfest festival in Lithgow which brings together subcultures including Medieval, Nepoleonic, WW11 reenactors with ...

Ironfest Lithgow

Ironfest Lithgow is an arts festival that explores the relationship between humans, metal and identity

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