So you want my arts job: Architectural Photographer

One of Australia’s most celebrated photographers, John Gollings has snapped everything from our iconic buildings to Mick Jagger. He tells ArtsHub how it all started.
Black and white close up portrait of elderly man looking serious on blue background. So you want my arts job.

Photographer John Gollings recognises the impact he has had on documenting the built environment – something for which he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2016. For more than four decades he has been photographing heritage sites.

While Gollings is perhaps best known for photographing Australia’s iconic buildings – in particular in Melbourne and Surfers Paradise – he also happens to have photographed some of the most famed, from the Queen to Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina