Iwona Hetherington | Photo of the Day

Miss Tittell Brune and Mr Douglas Gerrard

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Iwona Hetherington

This is one of a large collection of postcards received by the Hall family of West Maitland between 1905 and 1925 and donated to… More

Elcho Island

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

Powerhouse Museum photographer Marinco Kojdanovski took this photo of Elcho Island landscape in June last year. He was a part of the team documenting the… More

The art of henna

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

FFF Festival at Fairfied Showground -
Multicultural Eid Festival (MEFF), Fairfield showground on the 4th of September 2011. Photography for Fait...

This photograph was taken on the 4th of September last year during the Multicultural Eid Festival and Fair (MEFF) at Fairfield showground. The MEFF started… More

Men in the sky

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

Delivery of 'Bowl' by Michael Snape (L4812/2-1) for Love Lace exhibition. Detail of human figure shapes against blue sky.

What we see in this image is a detail of the Bowl, a water jet-cut steel sculpture by an Australian artist Michael Snape. Michael was one… More

Bird of paradise

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

91/27-17 Photographic print, black and white, Alexandra Mackenzie showing a reel of fabric to a group of women, 'Strelitzia-Datura' Awarded Soderbe...

This is one of many photographs in the Museum collection related to Annan Fabrics – a textile design enterprise established by Anne Outlaw and… More

International Jazz Day

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

94/63/132/19 Glass negative, quarter plate, saxophone, Thomas Lennon,
Sydney, Australia, 1934

The 30th of April was proclaimed the “International Jazz Day” during the UNESCO General conference last year. The Day is a tribute to jazz as… More

Pipe drying shed at Fowler Pottery, Marrickville

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

This is one of 64 photographs from the Museum collection related to the R. Fowler Ltd Potteries established in 1837 by an Irish immigrant Enoch… More

Boy and Water Buffalo

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

P3095-31 Glass lantern slide, "Boy & Water Buffalo", a boy on the buffalo, hand coloured glass / paper, Rev. Cannon, China, 1930

This is yet another image from the collection of hand coloured lantern slides donated to the Museum in 1978 by the Australia – China Society.… More

One Armed Bandits

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

96/44/1-5/4/132/2 Neg4117 as used on page 128

Poker machines are very much in the news at the moment with the controversy surrounding the proposal for ‘pre-commitment technology’ in Australia. This image is… More

May your cup be always full

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

85/1284-1895 Glass negative, half plate, 'The Seasons Greetings', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

May the New Year flow smoothily [sic] May no mists gather over Thee reads “The Seasons Greetings’ card by Kerry and Co from the Museum’s… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

The licensing of each image varies however we are trying to release as many as possible under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.1 license.