International Women’s Day 2018
Agender Launch Exhibition
The launch of Agender was marked by its inaugural exhibition held at Hyatt Regency, Friday March 9 in conjunction with International Women’s Day.
We teamed up with Canon Australia, SUNSTUDIOS and Hyatt to co-host a series of events at Hyatt Regency culminating in the AGENDER public opening show, featuring Australia’s most talented female photographers, including Anna Pogossova, Cara O’Dowd, Carlotta Moye, Cybele Malinowski, Danielle Harte, Juliet Taylor, Liz Ham, Michele Aboud and Petrina Tinslay.
Venue: Canon Gallery, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 161 Sussex St, Sydney
Event profits were donated to the Sydney Women’s Fund.
“AGENDER has come around at the very best time... There couldn’t be a better moment than right now to celebrate being a woman, and rally with this zeitgeist of contemporary feminist politics to acknowledge the vast gap between males and females in our industry. In 20 years working as a professional photographer I have seen many changes, but sadly this divide has continued. We need to stand together and create a space that is nourishing, supportive and inspiring for the younger photographers contemplating a career that can be so incredibly empowering and liberating.”
— Photographer Liz Ham
“There are plenty of female photographers, more than men in fact. Looking at the hard stats, they are getting the work, but they are funnelling in to lesser paid areas of photography. They are not getting represented by the photo agencies and they are not getting the high paid jobs in the commercial world. By banding together with photographers and key people within the industry, I want to look at why this is happening, and how we can ultimately affect change.”
— Photographer and Agender co-founder Cybele Malinowski
"When I was initially invited to be part of AGENDER, there was clarity from the beginning of what this could mean, not just for my peers and myself, but for who could benefit from the experience and wisdom that each and every photographer involved would offer.”
— Photographer Michele Aboud
Starting my career over twenty seven years ago I’ve seen so much change in shifting perceptions towards females in the industry up to this day. Starting as a freelance photographer I could not name at the time one other female who worked in my chosen genre of food, lifestyle and travel photography in my home base of Sydney. While I was a novelty at the time, I’m more than happy to say that the industry is populated with some real heavyweights in the photographic arena today. I’m excited about the future and for the opportunities such collaborations like AGENDER, with the wonderful support of Canon, can enable.”
— Photographer Petrina Tinslay
Artist: Anna Pogossova
Artist: Cara O'Dowd
Artist: Carlotta Moye
Artist: Juliet Taylor
Artist: Juliet Taylor
Artist: Cybele Malinowski
Artist: Cybele Malinowski
Artist: Liz Ham
Artist: Liz Ham
Artist: Michele Aboud
Artist: Petrina Tinslay