National Gallery of Victoria - NGV International
180 St Kilda Road 
Melbourne VIC 3000
Exhibition Dates: 30 September to 4 March
Daily 10am - 5pm, closed Tuesdays.

The act of photographing people involves a process of observation, scrutiny and looking. At times photographers remain detached and anonymous. Other times they are complicit, directing their subjects and encouraging specific actions and poses. Sometimes the gaze is returned, and sometimes it is denied. The power of the gaze can create complex relationships between the subject, the photographer and the audience.

From people observed in a crowd, to surveillance photographs from war zones, and images that 'split' our gaze, the exhibition will present the work of a range of photographers who have explored ideas of looking. It includes international and Australian photographs drawn from the NGV Collection.

Features works by:

Brook Andrew
Chi Peng
Anne Ferran
Ashley Gilbertson
Charles Green
Lyndell Brown
Bill Henson
John Immig
Thomas Struth
David Thomas