Every Day - Exhibition Opening | Head On Photo Festival Open Program

Head On Photo Festival Open Program 2026 presents: Every Day An exhibition featuring photographs by Julien Scheffer and Georgia Lilley Every Day features two series of photographs exploring beauty found in the commonplace. Differing in style and perspective, the series share common ground in their response to ordinary scenes often overlooked. Both series were selected for inclusion in the 2026 Head On Photography Festival Open Program. Julien’s series, Architecture, represents everyday architectural urban features that serve a practical purpose but are typically ignored, such as stairs, railings, walls, fences, pipes and concrete kerbs. The work focuses on the formal beauty and character of utilitarian city artefacts and aims to reveal the unexpected beauty that can be found in ordinary objects on the street. The series, which uses the interplay of light and shadow to reveal surprising urban forms, is playful at heart and meant as a poetic response to urban ordinariness. Georgia’s series, But Mostly All We Love, is shot on 35mm film and documents daily life in an evolving family. The series spans roughly 12 months across 2024 and 2025, the artist’s first year postpartum following the unassisted birth of unexpected twins. Captured entirely within the tiny yellow kitchen/dining room of the family’s Launceston cottage, the work evokes the textural chaos, daily rituals and anticipatory nostalgia of family life. Driven by character and narrative, the series portrays a time of hope, love and ephemerality against a background of intense postpartum depression. Join us in celebrating Opening Night on November 25th at 5pm at Salamanca Arts Centre’s SOCIAL, with direct street access on Salamanca Place. Catering will be provided – please RSVP. Key Dates: Opening Night: 25 November, 5pm–8pm Exhibition: 24 November – 7 December Location: SOCIAL 67 Salamanca Place Battery Point, TAS Head On Photo Festival is a world-leading annual photography festival based in Sydney, Australia, presented by the not-for-profit Head On Foundation. A diverse program of exhibitions, talks and workshops showcases Australian and international artists and thought-leaders across all genres. headon.org.au This exhibition is proudly sponsored by Ikigai Film Lab. Based in Melbourne, Ikigai provide carefully selected film products and professional in-house processing and scanning for photographers who care about quality and consistency. ikigaifilmlab.com.au Want to see more from the Head On Festival Open Program? Check out 177 Nations of Tasmania by Andrew Wilson, opening November 12. 177 Nations of Tasmania