Just as a treasured photo album captures and preserves memories and moments in time, the National Library of Australia’s vast photographic collection represents the family album of a nation.

With more than a million photographs of Australian people, places, and events, the Library holds snapshots of the hard times, the good, and everything in between. Our Enlighten 2023 illuminations use this collection to follow life through birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and ageing. They acknowledge the diversity of individual, family and community experiences, as well as the enormous social change seen in Australia since the invention of photography, and particularly over the last 50 years.

Read more about our 2023 Enlighten Illuminations: https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/f...