Filter by
City of Sydney

Customs House exhibition: Australian Life 2022

Where
Customs House
Customs House
31 Alfred Street, Sydney NSW 2000
When

Weekdays, 10am to 6pm Weekends, 10am to 4pm Monday 9 January 2023 to Friday 30 June 2023

Exhibition open library hours, closed on public holidays.

Cost

Free

Visit Customs House and take a journey through the 2022 Australian Life photography prize finalists.

Take an incredible journey through contrasting scenes of love, destruction and cheek with this year’s Australian Life photography prize finalists. On show at Customs House.

From heart-achingly intimate portraits to larger-than-life spectacle, these 28 images encapsulate Australia’s unique personality. Every image demands a response, and some may linger in your mind..

Youthful defiance, loss, small-town stardom, quiet reflections and renewed vitality – these documented moments represent a multitude of stories that make up Australian Life.

This year’s grand prize winner is Matthew Abbot, and people’s choice award winner, Katelyn Slyer.

About Australian Life

Australian Life is one of Australia’s biggest – and most democratic – photography prizes. For more than 15 years, amateur and professional photographers have submitted their epic and intimate images of Australia. The finalists, and the $10,000 grand prize winner, were chosen by a panel of professional photographers, artists, and curators.

Australian Life is produced by the City of Sydney as part of Art & About Sydney, an ongoing program of temporary art projects in unusual spaces.

Images: (1) Grand Prize Winner Matthew Abbott, Hunting with Fire, Djulkar waterfall, West Arnhem Land, NT (2) People’s choice winner Katelyn Slyer, Wombarra Bowling Club, NSW (3) Brad Walls, Division, Sydney, NSW (4) Natalie Grono, Lost Worlds, Lismore, NSW

Accessibility

Advertisement

Other events at Customs House

Little Sydney Lives exhibition

Little Sydney Lives exhibition

Little Sydney Lives is the City of Sydney’s children’s photography competition
Today 10am to 6pm
The Customs House Sydney

The Customs House Sydney

Historic photographs, artworks and moving footage illustrate the history and evolution of Sydney’s Customs House
Today 8am to 12am
Ultimate Sydney Walking Tour – History, Laneways, Art & More

Ultimate Sydney Walking Tour – History, Laneways, Art & More

Discover the story of Sydney on this expert-led walking tour, while hitting all of the city’s main attractions
Today 2.30pm to 6pm
AAA Sydney city walk

AAA Sydney city walk

Starting at Customs House, you will discover some of Sydney's CBD architectural masterpieces with a trained AAA guide
Tomorrow
Negotiating Brexit and the future of the European Union

Negotiating Brexit and the future of the European Union

Join us for the annual Rodney Wylie Lecture, to learn from the European Union's former Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier
3 Apr 2024
The Rocks & Circular Quay secret bar crawl with stories

The Rocks & Circular Quay secret bar crawl with stories

Drink, dine and discover on Sydney's most unique bar crawl - focusing on the best bars in the Rocks and Circular Quay
4 Apr 2024
Young Gamers Take Customs House

Young Gamers Take Customs House

An open celebration of games as a unique artistic medium, and the young people who create and play them
18 Apr 2024