National Library of Australia

Explore the National Library's digitised Pictures

Our rich and varied Pictures Collection focuses on Australian people, places and events, from European exploration of the South Pacific to contemporary events. You can now view more than 100 500 of these items online. Have a look at the astonishing artworks from the Ducie Collection of First Fleet Art, stunning photographs by Frank Hurley and Wolfgang Sievers or Ellis Rowan’s botanical watercolours.

Explore our digitised Pictures Collection by viewing the selection showcased below, browsing through all digitised Pictures in our Pictures catalogue or reading selected articles and essays. To review our progress read Pictures digitisation - progress so far and Digitisation - overview.

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January Curator's Choice

This is one of four images by photographer Ray Leighton who documented popular culture, fashion and lifestyle between 1938 and 1946 at the trendy Sydney beach of Manly. See Surfing at Manly Beach, New South Wales, 1938–46 for the other photographs.