Charles Kerry (1858–1928) grew up in country New South Wales before moving to Sydney at the age of 17 to begin his photographic career. After a failed studio partnership, which left him with a lot of debt, Kerry rebuilt his business and by 1890 found himself running a successful studio with a monopoly on the popular postcard business. By 1898 Kerry’s studio was the largest in Australia, housed in a three-storey building at 310 George Street, Sydney. Kerry photographed a broad range of subjects including social and sporting events, portraits of Indigenous people, city streets as well as the New South Wales countryside. He also spent a year documenting every station homestead in New South Wales.

(2015)