No place like home: celebrating World Photography Day 2026

Indigo Lemay Conway, WAtoday

“In July, a group of Lancelin residents travelled two hours to bring a peaceful protest to Perth’s CBD to raise awareness for the devastating coastal erosion that is impacting their town. The man in this image owns the local pub where the dune has eroded to less than 2 metres away from his property line. Locals are at risk of having to physically move their town away from the coast if help doesn’t come from the government soon. But for many, they have called this humble seaside town home their whole lives.”

Louise Kennerley, Sydney Morning Herald & Australian Financial Review

“Waterloo Housing Estate is a 19-hectare public housing precinct in inner Sydney now facing a massive urban renewal. Inside Waterloo’s housing estate live thousands of Sydneysiders, each with their own stories of struggle and vulnerability. It’s a neighbourhood defined by disadvantage, these photos capture some of the human faces that call this community home.”

Image 1. Olivia Bright, 66, a transgender and Wiradjuri woman, and former showgirl, has lived on level 13 of the Daniel Solander building since 1991.  2. Linda Montana, 47, in her apartment. She has lived in the Marton building since 2005. 4. Billy McPherson, Kamilaroi and Kooma man, 63, in his apartment.  He has lived on level 11 of the Marton building since 1993. 5. Margaret ‘Maggie’ Piuk, 82, has lived on level 2 of the Marton building since 1976

Markus Ravik, Brisbane Times

“This photograph is of my Mum teaching my stepdaughter to crochet in Mum’s living room. They share the same name, Audrey, two generations apart. I didn’t notice it until the film was developed, but in the background are photographs of my late father and his father, watching over the moment. To me, that’s what home is: the people who taught us, the people who came before them, all still somehow in the room together.”

Louie Douvis, Australian Financial Review

After nearly two decades, I returned to my spiritual home and my parents’ homeland, Greece. Though a bit apprehensive at first, I soon felt right at home navigating Athens and its vibrant suburbs. This is the cool and edgy neighbourhood of Exarcheia in Athens, known for its occasional clashes with activists and the law. 

Louie Douvis, Australian Financial Review

While working in my Milsons Point living room one spring evening, I watched a lightning storm roll out toward the ocean. I initially brushed it off as a passing flash, but as the display persisted, I rushed to grab my camera before the show ended capturing this scene looking over Kirribilli.   

Ruby Alexander, The Age

“Home to me is many places and relationships where I hold strong connections. I find the strongest connections are formed through quality time spent in natural spaces.”