Australia’s leading annual photography event, the Head On Photo Festival, unveiled the first 20 exhibitions to headline this year’s event from 2 – 17 May.

Featuring both international and Australian artists, the festival will span eight locations in Sydney including Paddington Town Hall, Paddington Reservoir Gardens, NSW Parliament House and for the first time a series of open-air exhibitions along the boardwalk of Bondi Beach.

Now in its 11th year, the Head On Photo Festival 2020 will continue to highlight the extraordinary diversity of photography as a medium through thought-provoking exhibitions featuring contemporary fine art photography, portraiture and photojournalism by artists from France, Guatemala, Japan, Greece, Germany, South Korea, The Netherlands, United States of America, United Kingdom, China, Canada and Australia.

Among the topics addressed in these free and ticketed exhibitions are: the urgency of climate change, the precious but fleeting nature of childhood, the beauty of old age, the rise of anti-immigration groups, the devastation of war, identity politics, and the value – inherent and ascribed – of the selfie.

Here are some of the other striking images from the event:

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For more information on the festival visit headon.com.au