Join Mike Bowers in conversation as he dives back into the Fairfax Photographic Archive. Discover new images, new ideas and why these photos continue to strike a chord with viewers a century after they were taken. 

Mike Bowers

Mike Bowers is a photojournalist with over 37 years’ experience. He currently hosts the Talking Pictures segment on ABC TV’s Insiders. He has covered 13 federal election campaigns, and photographed conflicts in Cambodia, Kosovo, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Middle East.

Mike has worked for some of Australia’s most prestigious publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian (Australia), The Australian, The Canberra Times, The Age, The Bulletin, The Australian Financial Review, BRW, Time and The Daily Telegraph.

About Fit to Print - 2nd Edition

Immerse yourself in the second edition of Fit to Print, with over 150 images from the Fairfax Photographic Archive. In this expanded edition, curator Mike Bowers draws on his favourite images from the exhibition longlist and Library curator Allister Mills writes about the materiality of the glass plate negatives that form the archive of over 18,000 images