Metropolis: more than four decades of street photography – in pictures

Metropolis: Street Photography 1985–2025 transitions from the tough, film-noir streets of 1980s New York, to the time surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall, to the modern, colour-saturated, hard-shadowed geometry of contemporary Australian streets. Spanning classic monochrome grit and vivid colour abstraction, this remarkable collection examines how photographers have documented the relentless energy of our ever-changing cities. Ultimately, it is a celebration of the unscripted characters, strange encounters and the absurd comedy that unfolds when people share public space. On now until 14 November at The Photographic Gallery, Sydney Continue reading...