Press and partnerships
Photography in the right context.
IRID works with editors, publishers, curators, institutions, designers and cultural organisations. Every request starts with the same question: is there a clear reason for the work to be there?
As featured in
Australian Traveller · Home Beautiful · Capture Magazine · Australian Photography
Work by IRID photographers has appeared in these titles. Names are editorial references; each mark belongs to its owner.
Recognition
Awards
Each photographer IRID represents has been recognised by an international or national award. Background notes are available on request.
Hasselblad Masters, finalist
Dani Watson · 2026
The Independent Photographer People Award, finalist
Guy Little · 2025
International Loupe Awards, winner
John Wiseman
APP Gold Award
Simon Ray
The Portrait Conference, Silver Award
Gianluca Carretta
What we can help with
Requests we handle, and how.
We weigh each request against the photographer, the audience, image use and presentation. Rights and permissions are confirmed for each use.
01 · Editorial
Images and interviews.
Approved high-resolution images with captions, edition details and credit lines. Interviews with the gallery or the photographers.
02 · Acquisitions
Works for collections.
Edition status, provenance and documentation for museums, galleries and cultural organisations.
03 · Loans
Work in public view.
Loans of editioned prints for exhibitions, research and education, agreed case by case.
04 · Commissions
Work made to a brief.
Artist-led commissions and special editions, developed around a clear brief and the photographer’s authorship.
05 · Collaborations
Photography in place.
Projects with publishers, architects, interior designers and hospitality or workplace clients.
Newcastle Ocean Baths · Simon Ray
For editors
Everything an editor needs to start.
Background notes on the gallery and its five photographers. Approved high-resolution images, with captions, edition details and credit lines. Email the gallery and tell us what you need.
How it begins
A clear brief, a considered response.
01 · Context
Share the purpose.
The publication or project, the audience, timing, intended image use and the work you have in mind.
02 · Alignment
Confirm the fit.
We review the request with the photographer and confirm scope, rights, credits and next steps.
03 · Delivery
Present it properly.
Approved material arrives with accurate captions and credit lines.
Working to a deadline? Put the publication date in your subject line.
Bring us the context.
Editorial, institutional, trade and partnership enquiries, from Australia and overseas. Tell us the project, the intended use, the timing and the work. Write to hello@iridgallery.com.au.