Activities Archive

'We were just little boys' - Exhibition: Tace Stevens. Curator: Daniel Boetker-Smith, Centre for Contemporary Photography and Agency Projects, August 2025.

Portfolio Reviewer, Rencontres d'Arles Photo Festival, France - July 2025

'Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits' - Exhibition: Alan Adler, with Katherine Griffiths, Mark Holsworth, Kyle Archie Knight, Ruth O’Leary, Nicky Makin, Jesse Marlow, Brian Meacham, Metro Auto Photo, Patrick Pound and Joshua Smith. Curated by Catlin Langford, Centre for Contemporary Photography and RMIT Gallery, June 2025

Selection Jury Member, Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photos, May 2025

'Photobook Conversations', Book edited by Ana Casas Broda, Anshika Varma, Duncan Wooldridge. Author: Daniel Boetker-Smith. Published by 1000 Words - 160 pages, ISBN: 978-1-0369-0147-9, May 2025

In Conversation: Katrin Koenning and Daniel Boetker-Smith - Perimeter Books, December 2024

Best Books 2023: Photoeye, Writer, December 2024

'Taking a book for a walk: a conversation with Dayanita Singh', Author: Daniel Boetker-Smith - Journal Article published in Trans-Asia Photography, Issue 14.1, Duke University Press. Editors: Deepali Dewan, Thy Phu, Yi Gu. ISSN: 2158-2025, December 2024

'Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits', Managing Editor: Daniel Boetker-Smith - Book published by Centre for Contemporary Photography and Perimeter Editions - 256 pages, ISBN: 978-1-9225-4535-0, October 2024

Star Dummy Photobook Award, Nominator. Photographic Social Vision Foundation, May 2024

'Only the Future Revisits the Past' - Exhibition: Marta Bogdanska, Omar Victor Diop, Nikki Lam, Tace Stevens, Stephanie Syjuco. Curated by Catlin Langford, Centre for Contemporary Photography, March 2024

'Alone Together' - Critical Mass 2023 TOP 50, Curated by Daniel Boetker-Smith - Photo Lucida, Colorado Photographic Arts Centre, Denver, February 2024

In Conversation: Tobias Zielony and Daniel Boetker-Smith, Centre for Contemporary Photography, supported by Goethe Institut, Feb 2024

Judge: CAP - Contemporary African Photography Prize 2024 - February 2024

Landscapes of Photobooks: Spector Books, Centre for Contemporary Photography, supported by Goethe Institut, Feb 2024

In Conversation: Wouter Van der Voorde and Daniel Boetker-Smith - Perimeter Books, January 2024

Best Books 2023: Photoeye, Writer, December 2023

Der Greif - Guest Room, 'Make/Belief', Co-Curator with Tanvi Mishra, September 2023

Feature Article: In the Studio with Katrin Koenning, British Journal of Photography, August 2023

'Walking Through the Darkness' - Exhibition: Rushdi Anwar, Liss Fenwick, Seiichi Furuya, Buzz Gardiner, Ori Gersht, Todd Hido, Rinko Kawauchi, Fassih Keiso, Li Yang, Morganna Magee, Chloe Dewe Mathews, Darren Tanny Tan, Vanessa Winship, Renato Colangelo. Curated by Catlin Langford, Centre for Contemporary Photography, July 2023

Judge: National Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra - Winner: Shea Kirk, May 2023

'Experimental Relationship' - Exhibition: Pixy Liao. Curated by Catlin Langford, Centre for Contemporary Photography, April 2023

Jury Member: Portrait of Humanity, British Journal of Photography, March 2023

In Conversation: Geoff Dyer and Daniel Boetker-Smith - Centre for Contemporary Photography, March 2023

In Conversation: Izabela Pluta, Paul Mylecharane, Dan Rule, and Daniel Boetker-Smith - Perimeter Books, February 2023 (video)

In Conversation: Danae Valenza, Mishka Henner, Anouk Kruithof, Krekburin Kerngburi, Kensuke Koike, Ali McCann, Aaron Christopher Rees - Centre for Contemporary Photography, August 2022

Jury Member: 10x10 Photobooks Research Grant, alongside Anshika Varma and Ben Krewinkel, August 2022

Article on Trent Parke's 'Cue the Sun' (Stanley Barker), Magnum Photos, May 2022

Coordinated Photobook Weekend/Fair, PHOTO 2022 event at Photography Studies College, May 21-22, 2022

Curator of Film Screening Program, PHOTO 2022 event at Thornbury Picture House: 'Regaring Susan Sontag' by Nancy Kate, 'Patience (After Sebald)' by Grant Gee, and 'La Jetee' and 'Sans Soleil' by Chris Marker, May 2022

In Conversation: Philip Montgomery and Daniel Boetker-Smith, PHOTO 2022 event at Photography Studies College, May 2022

Best Books 2021: Photoeye, December 2021

In Conversation: Hoda Afshar and Daniel Boetker-Smith: Mack Books/Perimeter Books event at Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne, November 2021

'Bookshelf; Asia-Pacific Photobooks', article in FOAM Magazine, Issue 60, November 2021

In Conversation: Youqine Lefevre and Daniel Boetker-Smith: Photography Studies College Talks Series, August 2021

Essay on 'The Quickening', Ying Ang (Self-published photobook), Lens Culture, August 2021

In Conversation: Marta Bogdanska and Daniel Boetker-Smith: part of Photography Studies College Talks Series, July 2021

In Conversation: Oliver Chanarin and Daniel Boetker-Smith: part of Photo 2021 Festival/Monash Gallery of Art/Photography Studies College Talks Series, May 2021.

Jury Member, Kassel Fotobook Festival, Dummy Photobook Award, April 2021

'Preview of Photo 2021 Festival': BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Then and Now, Feb 2021 Issue 7901

'Not Standing Still: new approaches in documentary photography' co-curated by Daniel Boetker-Smith. Monash Gallery of Art/Photo 2021 Festival, February 2021

Best Books of 2020: LENSCULTURE, December 2020

In Conversation: Maki Hayashida, Poulomi Basu and Daniel Boetker-Smith: Singapore International Photo Festival (Online talk: Video), November 2020

'Lewis Bush: Lockdown' GUP MAGAZINE Issue 67 November 2020

'Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen: The Europeans' GUP MAGAZINE Issue 65 July 2020

Joined Editorial Panel for 'OVER: The Critical Journal of Photography and Visual Culture', June 2020

British Journal of Photography, 1854 Presents: Ying Ang and Daniel Boetker-Smith In Conversation (online talk). June 2020

Preview of Photo 2020 Festival: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, April 2020

'Nicholai Howalt: Old Tjikko - The Tree doesnt care about us' GUP MAGAZINE Issue 64 February 2020

'Zhen Shi's 'Tragedie, Coincidence et La Double Vie de LLDM'; Review for 1000 WORDS MAGAZINE, February 2020

'Best Books of 2019: LENSCULTURE: January 2020

'Best of 2019: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY: BJP ONLINE, December 2019

'Fiona Pardington: Beautiful Orphans' VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE Issue 28 November 2019

'Richard Learoyd: The Lucid Camera' GUP MAGAZINE Issue 63 October 2019

'Cherine Fahd: An Ending and a Beginning': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE Issue 27 August 2019

'No man's land: Prasiit Sthapit': BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Journeys Issue 7886 August 2019

Joined Editorial Panel for European Photography Magazine - July 2019

'Uma Bista: Ones to Watch': BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY Issue 7884 May 2019

'There's Power in Photography: The Undying Resilience of Dhaka's Chobi Mela Festival. Interview with Shahidul Alam': LENSCULTURE January 2019

'Favourite Photobooks of 2018': LENSCULTURE December 2018

'Best Books 2018': PHOTOEYE December 2018

'Preview of Photo Kathmandu 2018': BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY: The Portrait Issue 7876 October 2018

'Reminders Photography Stronghold': BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Look & Learn Issue 7874 August 2018

'Hell's Gates' Book of the Week: PHOTOEYE June 2018

'New Female Photographers' (co-written with Neha Kale): VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE Issue 22 May 2018

'Best Books 2017': PHOTOEYE December 2017

'Behold: Hoda Afshar': BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Invisible World Issue 7863 August 2017 

'Andrea Grutzner': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 20 July 2017

'Best Books 2016': PHOTOEYE December 2016

'The Photobook Issue': SOURCE MAGAZINE: Issue 88 Winter 2016

'Asger Carlsen': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 16 October 2016

'Lorenzo Vitturi': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 15 August 2016

'Katrin Koenning Interview': PAPER JOURNAL July 2016

'Body of Work: Bruce Connew' Book Review: PHOTOEYE May 2016

'John Stezaker Interview': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 14 May 2016

'The Middle of Somewhere: Sam Harris' Book Review: PHOTOEYE March 2016

'Capturing the Void': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 13 February 2016

'Best Books 2015': PHOTOEYE, December 2015

'Joanna Piotrowska': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 12 November 2015

'Bryan Schutmaat Interview': HEAVY VOLUME 1, September 2015 

'Ren Hang & the Nude': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 11, September 2015

'The Good Earth - Li Kejun': PAPER JOURNAL July 2015

'I Selfie Therefore I am': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 10 July 2015

'David Lynch Retrospective': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE Issue 9 April 2015

'Broomberg & Chanarin Interview': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 8 November 2014

'Dominion: Wawi Navarroza' Book Review: PHOTOEYE October 2014

'Rennie Ellis in the Age of the iPhone': VAULT: AUSTRALIAN ART & CULTURE: Issue 7 August 2014