Galah Issue 12 is available for pre-order

Behold, Issue 12's beautiful cover.

The image – Starry Night and Red Dirt – was Grenfell photographer Helen Carpenter's entry to the 2025 Galah Photography Prize. As soon as I saw it among the 1100 entries, I knew I wanted it to be the cover of our Earth-themed issue.

Carpenter took the photograph late one night as she explored a farm track. For the photography nerds out there, she had her camera on ISO 12,500, f/1.8, with a 1-second exposure, which created a painterly feel. "It was somewhat accidental but I was drawn to the unexpected colours and effect it created," she said.

I am so thrilled that this image, made by a regional photographer in regional Australia, is our cover girl for Issue 12.

If you'd like to be among the first to receive this issue and support us as we bring it to life (subscriptions and pre-orders are our lifeblood), please subscribe or pre-order by Thursday March 13 to receive free shipping (saving $10. Issue 12 will begin to land in subscribers' letterboxes early April.

Subscribers will also receive exclusive Galah perks, including access to magazine articles and our regional travel guides online, early access to events, and first dibs on new releases from the Galah online shop.

All Issue 12 pre-orders and subscriptions placed before midnight 14 March will receive free shipping (a saving of $10).

Thank you for your support.

Annabelle xx

GALAH Issue 12. EARTH

What you’ll find in Issue 12: 

• How to turn a humble brick into a work of art  
• The incredible story of Australia’s ‘da Vinci’ 
• One woman’s obsession with frogs and burlesque 
• Rural women and a kitchen-table revolution 
• Insider travel guides to Armidale and Canberra 
• Five generations of wildflower wisdom 
• From inner-city Redfern to a country riverbend 
• Gina Chick and the grandmother she never knew 
• Colour and compost: how to make a meadow 
• Criss Canning on 60 years of still-life painting 
• Belinda Jeffery’s long and luscious autumn lunchGod goes waltzing with Matilda 
• Plus more art, gardens, books and ideas – Galah style 

Pre-order or subscribe before March 13 for free shipping and to receive this beautiful issue in your letterbox on (or just before) 7 April.

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