Australia’s Contemporary Photography Gallery
Images that reveal themselves over time.
Representing Australian photographers whose work holds attention, rewards stillness and belongs within considered collections.
Featured edition
Maelstrom
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Photography selected to be lived with.
IRID represents Australian photographers whose work moves between landscape, wildlife, documentary and conceptual practice.
Each photograph is selected for its artistic clarity, emotional precision and ability to continue revealing itself beyond the first encounter.
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Limited-edition prints now in private collections.
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Countries where IRID collectors live with the work.
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Represented Australian photographers. A focused roster, not a marketplace.
Signed
Numbered, archival pigment prints with a certificate of authenticity.
Now announced
IRID at Affordable Art Fair Melbourne.
This August, IRID Gallery presents a curated selection of contemporary Australian photography inside Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building. Discover limited-edition works, meet the gallery and explore photography selected for considered collections.
Planning your visit?Contact IRID before the fair for artwork availability, collector guidance or information about a particular photographer.
Featured photographer
Guy Little
Across more than four decades, Guy Little has explored the point where photography meets drawing. His black-and-white works translate landscape, movement and human gesture through line, tone and quiet precision.
The Surfing series · available now
Selected works
Selected works from the gallery.
Two works from each photographer, chosen by the gallery. Every print is signed, numbered and issued in a strictly limited edition.
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Dani Watson
Ascent
From $175
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Guy Little
Surfing 1
From $3,500
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John Wiseman
Double Trouble
From $175
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Simon Ray
Newcastle Ocean Baths
From $1,400
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Dani Watson
Confluence
From $3,500
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Guy Little
Charybdis
From $1,300
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John Wiseman
Flight Perfection
From $175
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Simon Ray
Ouroboros
From $800
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Five distinct practices. One enduring point of view.
From intimate wildlife encounters to atmospheric landscapes and refined photographic abstraction.
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Gianluca Carretta
Instinct, behaviour and the natural world.
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Guy Little
Precision, line and photographic abstraction.
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Simon Ray
Light, structure and atmospheric place.
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Dani Watson
Atmosphere, perception and visual poetry.
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John Wiseman
Intimate encounters with the natural world.
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Thoughtful guidance from first encounter to final placement.
Whether acquiring a first photograph, building an established collection or specifying work for an interior, IRID offers considered support without pressure.
Artwork selection
Guidance through artists, bodies of work, edition sizes and pieces that speak naturally to your taste and space.
Scale and framing
Considered recommendations for print dimensions, presentation, placement and visual balance within the room.
Trade and institutions
Support for interior designers, hospitality, corporate environments and institutional acquisitions.
About IRID
A gallery for photography that resists being quickly consumed.
IRID Gallery represents photographers whose work defines how the present is seen—and remembered. With collectors in 24 countries, the gallery works across documentary, fine art, wildlife, landscape and conceptual photography.
In an image culture built around speed, IRID takes a slower position: supporting work that carries visual rigour, emotional clarity and enough depth to reward return visits.
Long-term relationships shape the gallery’s work with artists, collectors and cultural partners. The aim is not visibility alone, but context, placement and longevity.
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Questions collectors ask.
Not sure which work or size? Send us your wall, room and light and we will suggest works, sizes and framing.
Ask the galleryWhat is a limited-edition photograph?
A limited edition is a fixed number of prints of one image. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist, for example 7/25. Once the edition sells out, no further prints are made in that edition. Artist proofs (AP) are a small number of additional prints kept outside the numbered run.
How are IRID prints made?
Every work is an archival pigment print on museum-grade fine art paper, such as Canson Platine Fibre Rag or Canson Archival Photographique 310gsm, produced for accurate colour and long life.
How do I know a work is authentic?
Limited-edition works are titled, numbered and signed by the artist and come with a certificate of authenticity.
Do you ship internationally?
Yes. IRID has collectors in 24 countries. Unframed prints ship worldwide; framed prints ship within Australia. See Shipping & returns for times and costs.
Framed or unframed?
Each artwork page lists the sizes and finishes available for that work. For framing advice, see Framing guidance or ask the gallery.
Can you help me choose a work or a size?
Yes. Send us a photo of the wall, its size and the light in the room, and we will suggest works, sizes and framing.
From the Journal
Perspectives on collecting and contemporary photography.
Collector guidance, artist stories and considered writing exploring how photography is made, viewed and lived with.
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