Sydney Contemporary 2025: Masters of Photography

At Sydney Contemporary 2025, Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin will present a significant exhibition of new and historic works by several of Australia’s most important and acclaimed photographers.

Forming a core thread of the gallery’s most ambitious art fair presentation to date, Masters of Photography will take visitors inside the distinct visual worlds of two of the country’s most acclaimed contemporary artists: award-winning photographer Petrina Hicks, debuting a new and beguiling body of work exclusively at Sydney Contemporary; and Australia’s first and still only Magnum-accredited photographer, Trent Parke, unveiling previously unseen images from the landmark series that first brought him global acclaim more than two decades ago.

The watery currents of Hicks’s new work continue through a curated collection of photographs now in their final editions, including Narelle Autio‘s cinematic surf scenes and Tamara Dean‘s dreamlike deep-sea visions, as well as a very special offering of one of the single most iconic and indelible images in the Australian photobook: Max Dupain’s Sunbaker from 1937.

A rising voice in contemporary photography, Scott Perkins will exhibit with Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin for the first time the announcement of his representation by the gallery. Final editions of essential works from the photographic archive of Dr Christian Thompson AO will provide a historical counterpoint to Recital, his live performance headlining Performance Contemporary, part of Sydney Contemporary’s public program.

To request a preview and secure priority access to works from our Masters of Photography exhibition, please email dean@michaelreid.com.au