Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019, Head On Photo Festival will present its largest program to date including five exhibitions featuring the work of internationally renowned photographers acclaimed German-Australian fashion photographer Helmut Newton, Masayoshi Sukita who is known for his iconic David Bowie portraits including the album cover of Heroes and 2018 Photographer of the Year (awarded by Pictures of the Year International), Tariq Zaidi; presented across multiple venues in Sydney from 4 to 19 May 2019.

Helmut Newton, Dressed Sie Kommen, 1981. Courtesy of Lyons Gallery
An exhibition of works by internationally celebrated and widely collected German-Australian fashion photographer Helmut Newton (1920-2004) who revolutionized how women were displayed in advertising with his provocative and erotically charged black-and-white photos that were a mainstay of Vogue and leading fashion publications.
‘David Bowie’ by renowned Japanese artist Masayoshi Sukita, who photographed the singer for more than 40 years, features iconic portraits of the Bowie, Iggy Pop and other iconic musicians.

Masayoshi Sukita, David Bowie, Watch That Man III, 1973
‘Sapeurs Portraits Series’ by UK based 2018 Photographer of the Year, Tariq Zaidi, documents the La Sape fashion subculture in cities of Kinshasa, DRC and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) where everyday citizens transform themselves into debonair dandies and sashay through the streets where they are treated like rock stars as they bring exuberant joy to their communities and defy their circumstances.
‘Exodus: Rohingya Refugee Crisis’ by Australian Walkley Award-winning photojournalist David Dare Parker explores the stories of refugees crossing the Myanmar border in 2017.

David Dare Parker, Sunday 12th November 2017
‘Heat’ by Australian photojournalist Paul Blackmore documents Sydney’s city beaches through three consecutive heat waves. It examines the beach as one of Australia’s true public spaces- where a dynamic, constantly changing culture is laid bare under an ever hotter sun.
All exhibitions will be supported by a program of free artist/curator talks as well as ticketed discussion panels as part of the Festival’s greater program.
The Head On Photo Awards will also return in 2019 offering a prize-pool of $60,000 to professional and amateur photographers around the world. Judged by internationally renowned photographers, picture editors and curators, the Awards will present finalists across four categories including Portrait, Landscape and Mobile. The Head On Student Award is open to school years K-12. Call for 2019 entries for the Awards has now closed.
Further programming for the 2019 Head On Photo Festival will be announced in coming months.