The Age photos of the week, May 23, 2026

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The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.

May 23, 2026 — 1:06pm

Cirque du Soleil performer Mitch Wynter poses for a photo for the new show Kooza.

Lunch with Fashion Critical, wearing a pale blue Rebecca Vallance dress, who takes her anonymity seriously.

Carmel Bell, 64, is renting her house in retirement with no hope of owning.

Dr Maxwell Lechte has unearthed evidence for the most ancient complex organisms on Earth - humanity’s most ancient and fundamental ancestors - from rocks in the Northern Territory. Pictured with a rock showing accumulations of seafloor bacteria approx 1.5 billion years old - stromatolite.

When Natasha Tualau walked into the Melbourne clinic of one of Australia’s largest dental chains, she was looking for a simple fix for a discoloured front tooth. Instead, she claims she stepped into a high-pressure sales environment that drained $35,000 from her retirement savings, left her in constant pain, and landed her in an emergency department.

ABC Radio Melbourne presenter Ali Moore is leaving the Drive shift for the Italian countryside, with her last show being May 29. Her replacement will be Charlie Pickering, host of ABC TV’s The Weekly and, since late 2024, the nationally syndicated radio comedy panel show Thank God It’s Friday.

His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Chora and the Holy Monastery of Axion Estin in Northcote. A development of the heritage precinct owned by the Holy Monastery of Axion Estin, Greek Orthodox Church in Northcote is currently open for community consultation.

Unveiling of Scott Morrison’s bust on the Prime Minister’s Avenue, Ballarat. Scott Morrison and Sculptor, Martin Moore.

Bakery owners Joe Shin with his wife Hwayoung Choi at Bajery Café, Abbotsford Convent.

Don Cook at his property near Ruffy.
Don’s house survived the bushfires but as a community leader, he’s worried about his town’s recovery.

Dennis Bear and Doug Morgan at the famed Pentridge entrance gate. Dennis was activities officer and Doug a bank robber who did time at Pentridge. The Pentridge radio station, recently sold a collection of its vinyl records.

Widower Tim Bryant with his two children Charlie and Tully
Tim Bryant has spoken at length for the first time about the impact the death of his wife, Eleanor Bryant, had on their family, after she was killed when a water tanker drove into a childcare centre in Riddells Creek in 2024.

People gathered at the State Library on Saturday, 16 May 2026, demanding justice for Isla Bell. The demonstration forms part of a growing public response calling for accountability and further investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.

Richard Szabatura in his caravan at the Five Ways Caravan Park. Permanent residents of Five Ways Caravan Park in Dingley have been given until August 25 to leave because its private owners want to develop the land for new housing. But these residents have yet to find a new home.

Vasan Srinivasan, President of the Federation of Indian Associations in Victoria. City of Melbourne wants to create a Little India precinct at Docklands.

Writer Laura Roscioli at her sexy book club in a friends’ apartment in Richmond, Melbourne.

A program connecting international students and retired Melburnians designed to combat loneliness. Indonesian student Arie Judanto chatting with Wayne Pash 72 after doing yoga together.

Rob and Bron Jamieson in the ruins of their farm homestead. Their house and farm were destroyed in the bushfires over the summer and now, they expect to be in a caravan for the next two years.

A ride-out participant does a wheelie at a car park in South Wharf. The mass of cyclists and illegal e-bikes are seen riding through Melbourne CBD, often causing traffic mayhem.

Pianist Jayson Gillham arrives at the Federal Court on Monday for his case against the MSO.

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