Helen Ennis
Biographic Data
| ID | 113307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Ennis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Ennis |
| SIGNATURE | ENNIS H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A singular photograph: Olive Cotton's Sea's awakening
In 1937 Australian photographer Olive Cotton photographed the sea from the headland at Newport Beach, producing Sea's awakening, one of the most sublime images of her career. This essay considers the photograph in depth as part of an ongoing search for developing alternative means of analysing and interpreting photographs. It is premised on the conviction that photographic history is limited as a means of illumination and uses an interdisciplinar…
Crushing the Social Europa/Europa: Reconsidering Photography between the Wars Narratives of Nation Technologies of Photography Photographic Mutinies
(2009). Crushing the Social Europa/Europa: Reconsidering Photography between the Wars Narratives of Nation Technologies of Photography Photographic Mutinies. History of Photography: Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 403-412
Postwar Australian landscape photography Olive Cotton and Max Dupain
It is now widely accepted that Australian Pictorialist photography had two main phases, clearly delineated by Gael Newton in her pioneering catalogue Australian Pictorial Photography.1 The first, beginning around the tum of the century, was distinguished by the predominance of a lowtone, atmospheric style. The Adelaide-born photographer John Kauffmann was one of the movement's leading exponents, promoting a soft-focus impressionist imagery.2 Pict…
The 1970s and Now
Other| September 01 1986 The 1970s and Now Helen Ennis Helen Ennis Helen Ennis is the curator of photography at the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1986) 14 (2): 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1986.14.2.7 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get P…
Death and Digital Photography
This essay considers new possibilities for photographing the dying and dead in Australia that have been enabled by digital technologies. It argues that vernacular digital photographs demonstrate unprecedented degrees of control and privacy and further that they are purposefully withheld from public view, thus raising issues about visibility and secrecy. Some historical context is provided. Post mortem photographs were not uncommon in the nineteen…
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Death and Digital Photography
This essay considers new possibilities for photographing the dying and dead in Australia that have been enabled by digital technologies. It argues that vernacular digital photographs demonstrate unprecedented degrees of control and privacy and further that they are purposefully withheld from public view, thus raising issues about visibility and secrecy. Some historical context is provided. Post mortem photographs were not uncommon in the nineteen…
The 1970s and Now
Other| September 01 1986 The 1970s and Now Helen Ennis Helen Ennis Helen Ennis is the curator of photography at the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (1986) 14 (2): 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.1986.14.2.7 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get P…
Postwar Australian landscape photography Olive Cotton and Max Dupain
It is now widely accepted that Australian Pictorialist photography had two main phases, clearly delineated by Gael Newton in her pioneering catalogue Australian Pictorial Photography.1 The first, beginning around the tum of the century, was distinguished by the predominance of a lowtone, atmospheric style. The Adelaide-born photographer John Kauffmann was one of the movement's leading exponents, promoting a soft-focus impressionist imagery.2 Pict…
Crushing the Social Europa/Europa: Reconsidering Photography between the Wars Narratives of Nation Technologies of Photography Photographic Mutinies
(2009). Crushing the Social Europa/Europa: Reconsidering Photography between the Wars Narratives of Nation Technologies of Photography Photographic Mutinies. History of Photography: Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 403-412
A singular photograph: Olive Cotton's Sea's awakening
In 1937 Australian photographer Olive Cotton photographed the sea from the headland at Newport Beach, producing Sea's awakening, one of the most sublime images of her career. This essay considers the photograph in depth as part of an ongoing search for developing alternative means of analysing and interpreting photographs. It is premised on the conviction that photographic history is limited as a means of illumination and uses an interdisciplinar…
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