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A tourist fell 164 feet (50 meters) off a cliff edge while trying to take a selfie this weekend.

Two women were fined over $1,500 each for taking "extremely dangerous" selfies with dingoes in Queensland, Australia -- following a recent string of attacks on humans by the native wild dogs.

A young diver got into a quarrel with an octopus after it stole his GoPro camera and he was forced to seek assistance so he could retrieve the action cam.

A wildlife photographer has been arrested in a Tasmanian forest for protesting the logging of trees where he has taken photos of the critically endangered swift parrot.

Thousands of photographs have revealed how many of Australia's dolphins are living with shark-inflicted wounds.

An airport camera perfectly captured a meteor exploding on Saturday ngiht, with the brilliant light illuminating the night sky for miles around.

A man was brutally attacked by a snake after he got too close to it while trying to take a photograph.

The Monash Gallery of Art in Melbourne, Australia is rebranding as the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) to solely concentrate on the art form.

The Big Camera Photography Museum is an epic landmark in Western Australia that houses a huge camera collection; the life's work of one man.

An enormous toad discovered in northern Australia is believed to be a record-breaker and has been dubbed "Toadzilla."

A photographer attended Mulletfest 2022 to capture the eccentric hairstyle that Australia is adopting as its national haircut.

Two octopuses have been recorded throwing shells at each other on an underwater camera set up beneath the ocean near Australia.

More people in Australia are dying after accidentally falling from cliffs and experts believe selfies are behind the growing trend.

Photographer Thomas James Parrish's We Are Ukrainian photo project focuses on both Ukrainians who have lived in Sydney, Australia for years along with those who have arrived as refugees after Russia's invasion of the country earlier this year.

Australia is at a loss with the recent closure of Michaels Camera Video Digital. It was made world-famous for its dedication to the photographic community and extraordinary camera museum.

A diver off the coast of Papua New Guinea recorded gorgeous footage of a box jellyfish. On its own, the footage is spectacular but is even more impressive since this is only the second time this species has ever been documented.

Canon has partnered with an Australian university to bundle 10 Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS II lenses together into what they call the Huntsman Telescope to scout the skies from the Southern Hemisphere.

This is the terrifying moment a monster wave wipes out two people trying to take a selfie together at a scenic ocean spot in Sydney, Australia.

NanoAvionics sent a satellite into space with a selfie stick attached to a GoPro, which then transmitted back the world's first spacecraft selfie in 4K.

19-year-old Jodi Weisz has been named the overall winner of Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2022 for his documentary portfolio of contemporary youth culture.

While most people go out of their way to avoid snakes, we’re the opposite. We’re crazy about snakes. As wildlife photographers, we’ve spent months in the Australian bush and in overseas jungles tracking down beautiful snakes.

A Melbourne-based landscape photographer has revealed Australia's unique and often-unseen side by capturing aerial shots of the brief winter season that brings snow and ski enthusiasts together in a country rarely associated with winter scenes.

Advertised as a world's first, an Australian auction house has announced the sale of "Australia's most significant photographic collection," which will be accompanied by NFTs that will provide proof of ownership alongside the physical negatives.

News Corp Australia has reportedly laid off the last of its staff photographers and converted fully to using freelancers according to a new report. The last eight photographers were informed last week that their positions were being made redundant.

As part of a new "shark mitigation program," the organization Surf Life Saving NSW has begun operating special safety drones in 34 locations across New South Whales. Recently, one of these drones captured an extremely close encounter between pro surfer Matt Wilkinson and a nearby shark, warning him from above just as a shark was closing in from below.

As a weekend photographer and keen explorer of our natural spaces, I recently(ish) set myself a photo project of capturing every land-based national park in my home state of Victoria, located in the south-east corner of Australia. Visiting all 45 of them took two years of regular trips, outside work and other travels.

Here's a little comic relief for your Friday. In a recent video, the folks at Top End Safari Camp in Australia showed how they use one of their crocodiles to scare the daylights out of tourists while they pose for a group photo.

A couple of days ago, Canon Australia announced that it would be shutting down its online store, essentially ceasing direct sales on the continent. Why? According to Canon, they want to "support local retail partners" by sending customers their way.

In an attempt to make the best of a difficult year, the Australian Institute Of Professional Photography (AIPP) put on a unique photo contest. Called the "Silver Lining Awards," the competition didn't just highlight some of the best photography in Australia, it gave contestants a chance to improve their work before submitting final images.

Did you know there's such a thing as a "reverse waterfall"? Perhaps more appropriately called a water rise, the phenomenon is caused when extremely high winds batter a cliff face, and it happened over the weekend at Royal National Park just outside Sydney, Australia.

Australian accessory maker Lucky Straps seems intent on taking on Peak Design with their newly announced Quick Release System: a new buckle design that lets you quickly add or remove the company's camera straps without having to leave any kind of "dongle" attached to your camera.