Have any of you had a chance to check out some of the amazing exhibitions from the Canon EOS Festival of Photography? 

If you have already been to one of the exhibitions, feel free to share your thoughts with us and tell the community what you liked best.

Looking for inspiration? Check out the list of exhibitions opening this week at the ‘Head On Photo Festival’.

• Head On Portrait Prize in Paddington - the nation’s major innovative showcase for Australian portrait photography. Thu 5/05/2011 - Sat 11/06/2011. 
• AIPP - Art Est. Gallery, Celebrating Woman in Photography in Leichhardt is a national event which honours and showcases the achievements of 8 prolific female photographers. Thu 26/05/11 - Sat 11/06/11.
• Alec South, Amy Stein, Brian Unich, Doug Rickard, Justin James Reed, Naomi Harris, Stacy Arezou Mehfar-Depot II Gallery, No Direction Home in Waterloo - each artist explores contemporary strains of the tradition of road photography. Tue 24/05/11 - Sat 4/06/11. 
• Chen Wei and Miao Xiaochun - White Rabbit Gallery, Decade of the Rabbit in Chippendale. Fri 25/02/2011 - Sun 31/07/2011. 
• Darren Harris - Meyer Gallery, Psychological Portraits in Darlinghurst, this exhibition is a series of photographs “concerned with psychological explorations of self”. Tue 24/05/2011 - Sat 11/06/2011.
• Elena Lunn - Rose Shamrock and Thistle Hotel, Selected Portrait Work in Paddington. Tue 24/05/2011 - Sat 11/06/2011.
• INDEX, DIE LIKE A DOG in St. Peters - Hilary Wardhaugh showcases one of the “fundamentals of life; death”. Thu 26/05/2011 - Sat 11/06/2011.
• Silverpixel Studio, Sydney Life in Newtown is an extraordinary exhibition showcasing Sydney from new and unexpected angles. Fri 27/05/2011 - Sun 12/06/2011.
• Chifley Tower [Bent Street Lobby], Bush Spirit in Chifley Square. Mon 23/05/2011 - Fri24/06/2011. 
• Tap Gallery, Beneath the Surface in Darlinghurst, exhibits the breathtaking work from Mandy Schöne-Salter – who photographed and interviewed women who have lived through abuse, domestic violence, mental illness, death, drugs or disability. Mon 23/05/2011 - Sun 29/05/201. 
• Silverpixel Studio, Signature Time and Place, Iran in Newtown. Fri 27/05/2011 - Sun 12/06/2011. 
• Tap Gallery, Nudes on Tap Photographic Prize/ Boudoir salon, LA Bohémienne in Darlinghurst, showcases portraiture photography that “celebrates expressions of the naked human figure”. Mon 23/05/2011 - Sun29/05/2011.
• Powerhouse Museum, Basement Tour: 19th Century Photography in Ultimo, on Wed 25/05/2011. Join this photographic tour which explores early photographic processes and 19th century images of Sydney. 
• The University of Sydney, Fisher Library – Let’s Face It, documents the struggles that 600 Aboriginal boys endured when they were forcibly removed from their families and placed in the Kinchela Boys Home (KBH). Thu 26/05/2011 - Sat 11/06/2011.
• The Theatrette – Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, The Mountains in Blackheath, captures the essence and landscapes of the Mountains. Thu 26/05/2011 - Sun 26/06/2011.
• Goethe-Institute Australian, Martumili Artists – Photographic Encounters between Germany and Australia in Woollahra. Wed, 27/04/2011 - Fri, 22/07/2011.

 
Hope you get the chance to come along!