Books »Art & Photography
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Out of the Blue
by Richard Woldendorp
Australia is a country of diverse landscapes that seem endless. The flat plains of the outback give way to undulating mountain ranges, serpentine rivers and rugged coastlines.
Through striking photographs Out of the Blue explores Australia’s natural history and how the continent evolved. From the weathering winds of time to human design, the…Read more »
Coming Soon
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Australia's West
by Richard Woldendorp, AM
Richard Woldendorp is one of the best-known landscape photographers in Australia. This updated edition of Richard’s most impressive — and sought after — hardcover photographic book showcases the beauty and drama of the vast Western Australian landscape.
‘The red pindan earth, tawny sands, stretched blue skies and pink wildflowers tell their vibrant…Read more »
Price $45.00
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Brush with Gondwana
by Janda Gooding with illustrations by Philippa Nikulinsky, Ellen Hickman, Katrina Syme, Pat Dundas, Penny Leech, Margaret Pieroni & Rica Erickson
Seven leading botanical artists are brought together for the first time in this beautifully illustrated book. Author Janda Gooding shares the stories behind each artist’s illustrations and reveals a rich and diverse record of Western Australia’s unique flora, fauna and fungi.
Praise for the Book
‘The illustrations are the highlight of the book…Read more »Price $39.99
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Court & Camera
by Jacqueline O'Brien & Pamela Statham-Drew
This beautifully illustrated book is the history of pre-Gold Rush Perth through the eyes of pioneer lawyer and photographer Alfred Hawes Stone.
Court & Camera is a unique glimpse of Perth just three decades after its foundation. Its unparalleled images show the emergence of landmark buildings alongside ordinary dwellings and scenes from everyday…Read more »
Price $49.99
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Two with Nature
by John Ryan with illustrations by Ellen Hickman
Ellen Hickman is an illustrator and botanical scientist who captures the natural world in layers of fine detail and colour.
John Ryan is a writer whose botanical poetry explores what he calls the inherently mysterious nature of the plant world.
Fusing art and science, words and images, Two with Nature stimulates new ways of knowing the greeRead more »
Price $35.00
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Luminous World
by Helen Carroll, John Kinsella, Bill Henson & Richard Mills
Wesfarmers has been collecting art for more than three decades. From work by Elioth Gruner and colonial artist John Eyre to modern Indigenous art, the company maintains a diverse collection for the community to share and cherish through an active loan and exhibition program.
Now, for the first time, Wesfarmers and the Art Gallery of Western Australia…Read more »
Price $39.95
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Cape Arid
by Philippa Nikulinsky & Alex Nikulinsky
Husband and wife team Philippa and Alex Nikulinsky journey into isolated outback regions, often staying for months at a time, to paint the Australian bush.
Cape Arid National Park is a fascinating and remote area on the far south-eastern coast of Western AustraliaRead more »
Being Reprinted
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Rainforest Country
by Stanley & Kaisa Breeden
Australian Photography Magazine said the Breeden’s first book pushed ‘the boundaries of digital imaging’ while Discover Australia called it a ‘radical new photographic approach’ that captured ‘images of unparalleled fidelity of colour, light and focal clarity’.
In Rainforest Country Kaisa and Stanley Breeden bring their photographic innovation…Read more »
Price $75.00
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Larrakitj
by Anne Marie Brody
In the proudly ancient Yolngu heartlands larrakitj were used to contain the bones of the deceased during mortuary ceremonies. Today, artists from Arnhem Land’s Buku-Larrnggay Mulka arts centre produce modern larrakitj for the education of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
Collected for a decade, the larrakitj collection of 110 Yolngu memorial…Read more »
Price $85.00
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River
by Brian Simmonds
Award-winning artist Brian Simmonds brings Australia’s waterways to life with his oils and mixed media colour paintings and sketches.
Eighty-four beautiful illustrations accompany uniquely local poetry and prose from well-known writers such as John Kinsella, T A G Hungerford and Elizabeth Jolley.
The perfect contemporary souvenir book that captures…Read more »
Price $35.00
From the Catalogue
Two-Hearted Numbat, The
by Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina with illustrations by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Wilderness Society Award
Congratulations to Sally Morgan whose book The Last Dance won the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers were also shortlisted in the same category for Ten Tiny Things