Michael RILEY, NADOC ’86 exhibition of Aboriginal and Islander photographers' and early portraits

Michael RILEY, I wanted to tell stories

Michael RILEY, Darrell, 1989/1990, Portraits by a Window, 1990 c.1980, gelatin silver photograph vintage print, 1/10, image 38.4 (h) x 37.8 (w) cm, sheet 63.0 (h) x 50.4 (w) cm, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, purchased 2004, Reproduced courtesy of the Michael Riley Foundation and VISCOPY, Australia

Michael RILEY, NADOC ’86 exhibition of Aboriginal and Islander photographers' and early portraits

Michael RILEY, Toni and Maria (Polly) Cutmore, early 1980s, NADOC portraits c. 1980, colour photograph, 14.3 (h) x 23.7 (w) cm, on loan from Cathy Craigie, Reproduced courtesy of the Michael Riley Foundation and VISCOPY, Australia

Michael RILEY, Portraits by a window 1990

Michael RILEY, Linda Burney and Binni (baby), Miscellaneous portrait series after Portraits by a Window, 1990, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney c. 1980, direct positive colour photograph, 23.0 (h) x 33.2 (w) cm, On loan from Linda Burney, Reproduced courtesy of the Michael Riley Foundation and VISCOPY, Australia

Michael RILEY, A common place: portraits of Moree Murries

Michael RILEY, Moree kids, from the series A common place: Moree Murries, 1991 [Two Moree Aboriginal Children] gelatin silver photograph, Number in series 15 Number in edition 10, image 55.8 (h) x 39.8 (w) cm, Moree Plains Gallery Collection: Presented in 1990 by the artist, Reproduced courtesy of the Michael Riley Foundation and VISCOPY, Australia

Michael RILEY, Yarns from the Talbragar Reserve 1998

Michael RILEY, Willy Hill, from the series Yarns from Talbragar Reserve, 1998, gelatin silver photograph, Number in series 18, image 51.0 (h) x 61.0 (w) cm, Gift of the Artist - Guardianship of Dubbo Regional Gallery, Reproduced courtesy of the Michael Riley Foundation and VISCOPY, Australia