Camera Story

20/07/2026

We're looking forward to the WA Social Enterprise Council Awards in August and are excited to be named a finalist alongside some Kimberley superstars.

Nu Riah Piriwa Op Shop KAFTA - Kimberley Aboriginal Fashion Textiles Art Mowanjum Arts Enterprise_Partnerships_WA P*P - Perth Centre for Photography Jacqueline Story

A Broome-based charity helping First Nations women across the Kimberley build careers through photography has been named a finalist in the 2026 WA Social Enterprise Awards.

20/07/2026

Beautiful Country and photo workshop co-facilitated with Nu Riah and Martumili. Thank you for having us.

12/03/2026

The Piriwa Girls are a group of women from Balgo Community who form the leadership team of the Piriwa Enterprise Hub, established in 2020.

The group includes Kathryn Njamme, Mary Njamme, Monica Njamme, Lucinda Gibson, Leah Sims, Antoinette Milner, Teresa Gill, Alison Gill, Maxine Gill and Nadine Milner.

Working together, they run the Piriwa Op Shop, where sales of donated goods support bush medicine projects and trips out on Country. Drawing on deep knowledge of desert plants, the women create products such as bush soaps and lip balms.

Piriwa is also a place for learning and cultural leadership. The women regularly take younger women out on Country to share bush knowledge, strengthen cultural identity and support mental health and wellbeing.

The Piriwa Girls know their desert Country intimately. They are hunters, cooks, knowledge holders and artists, bringing creativity and leadership to everything they do.

Most recently the group collaborated with Bianca Long of Jaru Girl to upcycle clothing, walking the catwalk together at the Kimberley Aboriginal Fashion Textile Art showcase in 2025.

Camera Story works alongside the women on creative projects including the Piriwa Mural Activation Project in 2023, where painting and photography came together in a large-scale mural celebrating the opening of the hub.

The Piriwa Enterprise Hub is supported by Enterprise Partnerships WA, Jaru Girl and Camera Story, and operates under the cultural guidance of senior artists and Elders from Warlayirti Artists.

This work is also made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Mary Ward International and Regional Arts WA.

11/03/2026

Nuriah Jadai is a Mangala and Martu artist living and working between Newman and Bidyadanga Community in Western Australia. She is an artist with Martumili Artists and Bidyadanga Art Centre.

Her practice is deeply influenced by her grandfathers WT and Muuki Taylor OAM, whose cultural knowledge and artistic leadership continue to guide her work.

Born in Derby and raised between Bidyadanga and Parnngurr, Nuriah’s practice is grounded in her enduring connection to her people, culture and Country.

‘Art is very important for my people and our connection to it and each other. I know and I feel, I was born to be an artist.’ Nuriah

Working across photography, painting, furniture and fashion design, her multidisciplinary practice expands cultural storytelling across material and form.

Recent Exhibitions & Awards:
▪️ Winner — Best Work on Paper, Shinju Matsuri Art Prize (2024)
▪️ See My World, QV1 (2024)
▪️ New Voices in Australian Photography, Perth Centre for Photography (2024)
▪️ Revealed Aboriginal Art Exhibition (2025)
▪️ de-centre re-centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (2025)

Nuriah is a Cultural Advisor for Camera Story and regularly works alongside the organisation as a photography mentor, encouraging and inspiring young Aboriginal people to follow their creative ambitions and dreams.

1: Image © Artwork, Walyunkurr, Nuriah Jadai, mixed media inkjet fine art print with acrylic paint, 1/1
2: Artwork © Nuriah Jadai, Corset hand painted, Modelled by her daughter Shanique, 1/1
3: Artwork © Nuirah Jadai, Boots, hand painted, 1/1
4: Artwork © Nuriah Jadai, Red Dress Woman, inkjet fine art print
5: Artwork © Nuriah Jadai, ‘I Am Tired’, 2022, mixed media inkjet fine art print with acrylic paint, 1/1
6: Artwork © Nuriah Jadai, ‘I Am Definat’, 2022, mixed media inkjet fine art print with acrylic paint, 1/1
7: Artwork © Nuriah Jadai & 31 Degrees, installation view of Mable table and chairs
8: Jadai Empire Logo

10/03/2026

Mary-Lou Orliyarli Divilli is a Nyikina, Nyul Nyul, Yawuru and Ngarinyin artist living in Kupungarri Community on the Gibb River Road.

Her practice is deeply connected to culture, Country and identity. Drawing strength from her children and the natural environment, Mary-Lou uses photography to document her surroundings while navigating grief, trauma and transformation. Creating art is both a process of cultural learning and personal healing.

‘I feel it’s important for people to see my photographs because, me coming from a small remote community, I want to be able to be a role model to other First Nations People. Letting the know that there are other ways of telling your story.’ Mary-Lou

Mary-Lou is increasingly recognised both nationally and internationally for the honesty and rawness of her images.

Recent awards include:
▪️ Winner — Kimberley Art & Photographic Prize (2025)
▪️ Judges Commendation — IRIS Award, Perth Centre for Photography (2025)
▪️ Finalist — National Photographic Portrait Prize (2025)
▪️ Semi-finalist — Contemporary Landscapes in Photography, Perth Centre for Photography (2023)

Mary-Lou sits on both the Mowanjum Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre Board and the Camera Story Board, and is an active artist at Mowanjum Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre.

08/03/2026

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that the following images contain a photograph of a person who has passed away. We share these images with respect. These women have been instrumental to the development of Camera Story, and we remember and honour them.

Every day is Women’s Day at Camera Story, but today we’d like to celebrate the women who make our world go round.

Camera Story works alongside First Nations women supporting photographic practice and creative pathways across communities including Bidyadanga, Mowanjum, Kalumburu, Balgo and more.

These women are artists, leaders and mentors. They’re mothers, sisters, aunties and friends. Through photography they document Country, community and everyday life, creating images grounded in lived experience.

Over the coming week we’ll be sharing some of their artworks and stories.

01/03/2026

Gorgeous Antoinette 😍❤️

Pink and gold go so well together at sunset. And amongst the trees is the spire of St Theresa Church at Balgo.
📷Antoinette Milner

09/02/2026

Everyone must know this name.
⭐️ JADAI EMPIRE ⭐️

Discover the art and stories of Nuriah Jadai, blending tradition and imagination through photography, fashion, paintings, and furniture inspired by Aboriginal culture.