A glimpse of daily life through the eyes of our youngest photographers aged 3 to 12
It was pouring rain (again!) this day. We jumped on my mum's bed (where she may have been hiding from us) and worked out if we pointed her reading lamp to the wall, it made great shadows. We spent the rest of the afternoon telling stories for each other on the wall.
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Location: Erskineville NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
I learnt about the solar system at preschool and when I found different sized rocks in my backyard, I used all the rocks to make the solar system for my big sister. She said it rocks!
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Location: Girraween NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
I just woke up and saw someone in front of the window’s living room, and we live on the 21st floor! I ran to take mummy’s phone - I was sad to see he wasn’t there anymore, but still, I manage to catch him (along with my feet!)
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Location: Sydney NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
Ezra went to the park with his cousin and his dad's old Canon D60 (an early 6MP DSLR from 2002). Ezra's cousin was really shy and not interested in modelling for the camera but he managed to take a few candid shots while discussing what to play in the park.
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Location: Fig Lane Park, Ultimo NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
The big roots of all these trees are always fascinating. Clara loved how the trees look like braided hair and reach into the ground.
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Location: Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
When I went outside I saw a grasshopper on the bricks. He is very cute. Grasshopper starts with the letter G.
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Location: North Kellyville NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
My big brother went to the running Sydney track classic meet in March. I have to follow him everywhere. These are his friends watching famous athletes. I am running too and I play soccer. I won a trophy from athletics.
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Location: Sydney Olympic Park NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
Driving home from preschool and a pre-night delight was in front of us worth stopping for, clearly a double rainbow.
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Location: Coogee Beach NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
A cool spider decided to live by our front gate for a little while. This one morning on our way to ballet class, we found it had left its web up, and the sun made it shine like something magical. My sister did not want to get any closer.
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Location: Erskineville NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
Look, they are like pretty dancers on the water, with their colourful dresses.
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Location: Bank Bazaar Cafe, Richmond NSW
Age category: 3 to 7
The Sydney life of tweens. When we go to the park we are too old for the equipment. We are too young to be allowed to go to the oval by ourselves to hang out (!?!). So we find napkins and textas and make art and photos with friends instead.
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Location: Erskineville NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
As I was walking through the vast, shadowy land, I stopped dead in my tracks, a colossal, beautiful waterfall appeared before me! I continued down the path until I reached the bottom of a sandy bay. Friends and family blended into the green shadows. I liked the mystery it created!
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Location: Fern Valley Ranch NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
I took this photo when learning about Australia's involvement in wars around the world and on home soil. This photo represents how much I admire and look up to the courageous people who went to war so that we can live in our beautiful city and country.
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Location: Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
A big storm came through early one morning. The waves were huge and crashing into the cliffs creating mist that caught the morning sun.
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Location: Tamarama NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
I love to go jetty jumping at Balmoral with my family.
My brother is a fair bit bigger than me and can almost touch the sky when he jetty jumps. I love it when he holds my hand and we jump together, the bubbles are amazing!
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Location: Balmoral NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
We are inner-west city slickers cousins and love nature, we love that 10 minutes from our house we can go bush walking!
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Location: Earlwood NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
I went to take photos with my dad at Circular Quay and saw this man with his pet parrot. I took a photo when the parrot looked at me. I would like to have my own pet parrot too.
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Location: Circular Quay NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
I like cars and can’t wait to drive. My uncle told me about donuts he made when he was a teenager and pointed these ones out to me.
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Location: Earlwood NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
Swimming in circles, looking for fish!
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Location: Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Sydney NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
Autumn is the best season! I love catching leaves as they fall from the trees in Hyde Park. My little brother just loves throwing them up in the air and running through them. We both had fun!
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Location: Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Age category: 8 to 12
Each year we ask Sydney’s junior creatives to go adventuring, camera in hand and send us their favourite pics.
Chosen from hundreds of entries see the 20 finalists displayed in Customs House on level 2, from 14 September to 8 October.
Little Sydney Lives is part of our Art & About program, a year-round series of temporary art projects in unusual spaces.
Published 28 August 2023
