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Is the Paris train crash photo real?

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Remembering the Montparnasse Train Derailment
On October 22, 1895, a chilling incident shook the heart of Paris, leaving an indelible mark on railway history. The Montparnasse derailment, as it...

National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

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NIDA National Institute of Dramatic Arts 1985 © Mark Anning photo All Rights Reserved
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is Australia's most prestigious and best-known drama school. It has played a significant role in the development...

Covid anti-vaccine pass sanitaire Paris protest

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Down with la Phar-Macronie at Covid protest in Paris © 2021 Mark Anning photo
As the world locked down to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, I headed to live in one of the most densely populated...

“Packing Up” by Vivian Maier in New York, 1955

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"Packing Up" by Vivian Maier, circa 1950s
The title, "Packing Up," offers a clue to the narrative unfolding before us. Is the nanny preparing to depart, bidding farewell to the young...

Was Vivian Maier a spy?

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Vivian Maier, age 25 in 1951, France. Photographer unknown.
Vivian Maier biographer Pamela Bannos tells the story of Maier's enthusiasm for her new camera being so noticeable that someone in the village speculated...

Street Photographer’s To Do List for Paris

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Street art in Paris
This street photographer's guide to the 20 arrondissements of Paris is a working document while I study photography in probably the most photogenic city...

Australian actor, director and screenwriter Steve Vidler

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Steve Vidler at NIDA National Institute of Dramatic Arts 1985 © Mark Anning photo All Rights Reserved
Steve Vidler is an Australian actor, screenwriter and director known for his versatile and accomplished career in film and television. Some of Vidler's notable...

Susan Sontag vs. John Berger debate Storytelling

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Susan Sontag photographed in her home 1979 ©Lynn Gilbert
In the realm of literary and cultural criticism, few debates have been as riveting and insightful as the dialogue between Susan Sontag and John...

The Phenomenon of Everyone’s a Photographer Now

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Naomi Watts early photo 1985
Photography Thesis: The Democratization of Photography: Exploring the Phenomenon of Everyone's a Photographer Now Abstract: In the contemporary digital era, the proliferation of smartphones and...

Kenneth Radley is one of those Australian actors …

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Kenneth Radley
Kenneth Radley is one of those Australian actors that everyone has seen, but few people know his name. He may not be a household...