From the Frontline to the Frame: Seeing War Through the Camera
Unidentified members of the international media record an Australian patrol in Dili. September 1999 Stephen Dupont.
The Australian War Memorial’s vast photographic collection provides deep insight into the world of wartime photographers, war correspondents like Charles Bean, Department of Defence staff, international media members and communities all impacted by service and sacrifice during conflict and humanitarian incidents.
What drives someone to step into chaos with a camera? What do they risk, and what do we owe them for what they show us?
Jennifer Selby’s ‘Behind the Camera’ photo essay featured in WM, the War Memorial’s online magazine, is a visceral example of photographers that go where most people would run from; their work invites us to intimately perceive the first-hand imagery of service.
On board the minesweeper HMAS Orara, filming a German mine which has been swept from Bass Strait, 1940.
Visit the Memorial's latest temporary exhibition, Operation Kudu: Supporting Ukraine, showcasing powerful imagery, personal objects, and first-person perspectives.