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Past Exhibitions

World Press Photo Exhibition 2022

MAGNET GALLERIES MELBOURNE, the not-for-profit centre of photography, hosts the prestigious World Press Photo Exhibition 2022 in Melbourne’s Docklands in June. In its 67-year history, this is the first time […]

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Living in Light

LIVING IN LIGHT – THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE OF JOHN STREET The photographer paints with light – and throughout his long career multi-award-winning John Street has always done that with the […]

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3000 WORDS

3000 WORDS A picture is worth 1000 words 3 pictures tell a story. 3000 WORDS, the 2022 women photographers’ exhibition, embraces documentary photography Each photographer presents her story […]

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Past Events

10.06.2022

World Press Photo Exhibition 2022

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24.04.2022

Living in Light exhibition - Meet the artist

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22.05.2021

Magnet May Photowalk

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Magnet is in Altamira, Para.

2 days ago

In this photograph from @lalodealmeida’s award winning long-term project “The Amazonian Dystopia”, members of the Munduruku community line up to board a plane at Altamira Airport, in Pará, Brazil, on June 14th 2013. ⁣⁣After protesting at the site of the construction of the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River, they traveled to the national capital Brasilia to present their demands to the government. ⁣⁣The Munduruku community inhabit the banks of another tributary of the Amazon, the Tapajos River, several hundred kilometers away, where the government has plans to build further hydroelectric projects. ⁣⁣Despite pressure from indigenous people, environmentalists and non-governmental organisations, the Belo Monte project was built and completed in 2019. ⁣⁣The Amazon rainforest is under great threat, as deforestation, mining, infrastructural development and exploitation of natural resources gain momentum under President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmentally regressive policies. ⁣⁣Since 2019, devastation of the Brazilian Amazon has been running at its fastest pace in a decade. ⁣⁣An area of extraordinary biodiversity, the Amazon is home to more than 350 different Indigenous groups. ⁣⁣Exploitation of the Amazon has a number of social impacts, particularly on Indigenous communities who are forced to deal with significant degradation of their environment, as well as their way of life.⁣⁣For Folha de São Paulo/Panos Pictures⁣⁣The World Press Photo Exhibition 2022 is at Magnet for one more day! Concluding on Sunday the 3rd of July, 9pm, you won’t want to miss your chance to see the award winning work of 24 photographers from 23 countries. 📸🌏⁣⁣Get your tickets at the door: $10 adult and $5 concession/student⁣⁣@worldpressphoto⁣@panospictures ⁣@folhadespaulo ⁣⁣#brazil #deforestation #theamazon #peopleofbrazil #bnw_of_our_world #bnwpeople #protectourworld #amazonrainforest ... See MoreSee Less

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Magnet is in Kabul, Afghanistan.

3 days ago

This photo from @bram_anna’s award winning series “The Cinema of Kabul”, Gul Mohammed, who works as an usher in the Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan, poses for a photograph on November 4th 2021, nearly three months after the Taliban closed the cinema.⁣⁣Culture can also be a casualty of war.⁣⁣Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the government-owned Ariana Cinema in Kabul remained closed, its staff in limbo, waiting to hear whether the Taliban would allow films to be screened. ⁣⁣Male staff still arrive for work daily, in the hope they will eventually be paid, but Asita Ferdous – the cinema's first female director – was not allowed in. ⁣⁣In early 2022, the cinema remained closed, and women were no longer allowed to be employed there.⁣⁣The World Press Photo (WPP) Exhibition 2022 at Magnet has been extended to Sunday the 3rd of July, 9pm! This is your last chance to view Bram Janssen’s award winning work, as well as the work of other WPP winners. 📸 ⁣⁣Get your tickets at the door, when you visit Magnet: $10 adult and $5 concession/student 🎟⁣⁣World Press Photo Exhibition 2022, Asia, Stories ⁣⁣For The Associated Press⁣⁣@worldpressphoto ⁣⁣#kabul #kabulafghanistan #newsphotography #journalismphotography #ruleofthirds #cinematicphotography #dimlylit #cinematicportrait ... See MoreSee Less

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Docklands News celebrates WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2022 ...... BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE!Far from closing the exhibition today, MAGNET is keeping the exhibition open all over the weekend (Friday to Sunday 10am to 9pm) to connect with the FIRELIGHT FESTIVAL that lights up the Docklands waterfront this weekend.So if you haven't made it to MAGNET GALLERIES all through June you still have 3 more days to catch this globe-trotting exhibition of press and documentary photography - the pictures that matter! ... See MoreSee Less

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For the first time in 67 years the World Press Photo Foundation has chosen Melbourne, and Docklands’ very own Magnet Galleries Melbourne, to present its renowned exhibition.

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Magnet is at Docklands, Melbourne.

5 days ago

Exciting news: The World Press Photo Exhibition 2022 will remain open until 9pm, Sunday July 3rd!⁣⁣Get your tickets at the door: ⁣$10 Adult and $5 Concession/Student⁣⁣It’s the first time in 67 years of @worldpressphoto (WPP) that the Exhibition has come to Melbourne. It recognises the best photojournalism and documentary photography from the past year. 📸 ⁣⁣If you haven’t yet visited, you won’t want to miss the chance to view the award winning work of 24 photographers from 23 countries. 🌏 ⁣⁣And whilst in Docklands, why not visit the Firelight Festival? ⁣⁣Melbourne’s epic Winter Festival, Firelight, has returned after a 2 year hiatus, and is running from July 1st to July 3rd. With fire pits, mesmerising light shows, live music and pop-up foodie feasts, it’s not one to miss. 🔥 ⁣⁣@thedistrictdocklands⁣@whatsondocklands⁣@whatsonmelb⁣⁣#firelightfestival #whatsonmelbourne #whatsonmelb #photojournalists #worldphotographersclub #documentaryphotograph #photojournalismmatters #documentaryportrait ⁣ ... See MoreSee Less

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