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News
20 September 2024
On 19 September, the 2024 Photography Awards Night was held at the State Library. The Awards celebrate the best in Western Australian photography from the past year.
Photographic treasures from the Kimberley
WA history
Photographs from the Kimberley, taken by Charles Edward Flinders from 1920 -1936.
Stories
WA history
Resilience was a photographic story-telling project inspired by the courage of businesses in Northbridge and their ability to adapt in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aerial landscape photography
Stories
Photographs and films
SLWA on ABC Radio
WA history
Richard Woldendorp AM (1927-2023) was a renowned Australian photographer known for his shots of Australian landscapes that have a painterly quality to them.
News
8 December 2022
In Australia, there are 4.4 million Australians with a disability. While the Library has some materials that reflect the stories of Western Australians with disability, we recognise that these stories are not well represented in our collection. This is something we want to change.
SLWA on ABC Radio
Dr Kate discusses the State Library’s collections relating to the LGBTQIA+ community in WA as part of PrideFEST celebrations and the acquisition of 270 Connections Nightclub posters.
Contemporary portraits of community members with Chinese heritage
Brett Canét-Gibson is an Australian photographer and creative director who has produced numerous photo and editorial essays for both national and international publications.
Black and white music photography
Relive Perth's rock'n'roll scene of the 1970's and 80's with the photography of Robert Baxter.
Photographs of the BLM rallies in Perth in 2020
The Library has a large collection of photographs from the Black Lives Matter rallies which took place in Perth over June and July 2020.
Stories
Photographs and films
WA history
The State Library's collection of WA COVID-19 images continues to grow, thanks to you. See highlights and find out how to donate.
Videos explaining how to search the Catalogue for photographs and Trove for newspapers.
Who was Roy (William Roy) Millar?
Roy Millar took some great photographs of life in the eastern goldfields of Western Australia in the 1890s and early 1900s.