Australia's big days

A selection of portraits exploring Australians’ relationship with our public holidays, or at least the reasons behind them. They include the three biggies: the monarch’s birthday, ANZAC Day and Australia Day. All were taken out in the wild on the weekend commemorating the event. They range from the 1990s to the present day, accounting for the old and the new to provide a historical perspective. Not unexpectedly, Australians’ views and attitudes vary but there’s no doubt that these are days of national significance. In giving us an opportunity to say something, they reveal something about how Australia sees itself.