In this episode, Michael Lester speaks with Dr. Eliza DeCourcy, an expert and seasoned curator of photography, about her groundbreaking new book, Early Photography in Colonial Australia (2025). Based on three years of extensive archival research, Eliza reveals how early photographic techniques like daguerreotypes were imported, adapted, and used in Australia between 1840 and 1860—shaping colonial identity and history. Discover how photography became a tool of colonization and its overlooked yet profound impact on Australian history.