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Christmas Special: Trent Parke and Narelle Autio
Monday, 15 December, 2025
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, Anne O’Hehir, Curator of Photography at the Gallery, speaks to Trent Parke and Narelle Autio, two of Australia’s most lauded contemporary photographers. Recorded in front of a live audience as part of the National Gallery’s Friday Art Talks program, the pair reflect on family, collaboration, and the time in their lives that created the series, The Christmas tree bucket. Trent Parke was born and raised in Mulubinba/Newcastle, New South Wales. He started taking pictures at age 12, using his mother’s Pentax Spotmatic and the family laundry as a darkroom. He began his career as a press photojournalist and, in 2007, became the first Australian to become a full member of Magnum Photos. Narelle Autio was born and raised in Tarntanya/Adelaide and is one of Australia’s most distinctive contemporary photographers, known for her explorations of landscape, leisure and family life through richly coloured, immersive images. Trent Parke: The Christmas tree bucket is on display at the National Gallery until 6 September 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
