Robert Catto
@robertcatto.com
Canadian/Kiwi/Australian photographer on Gadigal land, specialising in theatre, dance, opera and music. Member of Kage Collective. Oh, and silent film researcher, who also likes Formula One. 📷🇨🇦🇳🇿🇦🇺🏁
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Robert Catto
@robertcatto.com
· Nov 15
Photographing The Arts — Robert Catto, Photographer - Superb, Professional Photography for Business and the Arts in Sydney, Australia
A series of essays about being a stills photographer in the performing arts world of theatre, dance, music, opera and events.
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Just in case anyone’s discovering me for the first time, I’m a photographer (from Canada, via NZ, in Sydney Australia) specialising in theatre & performing arts. And I write about the complexities of that, on my blog! It’s a funny old life, but I like it. robertcatto.com/photographin...
@jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy I’m sure every single person you know has already sent you this, but it’s good (and funny): www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ck-...
Modern Day Typographer - Elle Cordova
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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September 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
@jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy I’m sure every single person you know has already sent you this, but it’s good (and funny): www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ck-...
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RNZ asked me to come up with a survey of Sir Sam Neill's career so here is "A Life in 10 Performances".
www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...
Sir Sam Neill: A life in ten performances
I hope these are a decent survey of a career that had so many high points, Dan Slevin writes.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
RNZ asked me to come up with a survey of Sir Sam Neill's career so here is "A Life in 10 Performances".
www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...
The one time I came close to the great Sam Neill was at the Wellington premiere of The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, in 2002; wish I'd had a chance to talk to him, but of course there was a queue of actual interviews for him to do, and no time to chat with every photographer in the lineup.
July 13, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The one time I came close to the great Sam Neill was at the Wellington premiere of The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, in 2002; wish I'd had a chance to talk to him, but of course there was a queue of actual interviews for him to do, and no time to chat with every photographer in the lineup.
Today’s World Cup match between Canada and Qatar:
June 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Today’s World Cup match between Canada and Qatar:
Sonny Rollins—who died this week, at 95—was a titan of the jazz scene, and I photographed him when he came to the Wellington Jazz Festival in New Zealand, in 2011. (He was ONLY eighty, then!)
May 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Sonny Rollins—who died this week, at 95—was a titan of the jazz scene, and I photographed him when he came to the Wellington Jazz Festival in New Zealand, in 2011. (He was ONLY eighty, then!)
Post your favourite film from the year you turned 18
April 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Post your favourite film from the year you turned 18
My first time trying this guess-the-car game (where you can only see part of it at first), and I can’t decide if it’s good or bad that I was right about everything except the year on my first guess. (I was off by one.)
Cardle 3/5
Streak 1🔥
Total Score 9
🟢 🟢 🔴
🟢 🟢 🔴
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www.playcardle.com
Cardle 3/5
Streak 1🔥
Total Score 9
🟢 🟢 🔴
🟢 🟢 🔴
🟢 🟢 🟢
www.playcardle.com
March 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
My first time trying this guess-the-car game (where you can only see part of it at first), and I can’t decide if it’s good or bad that I was right about everything except the year on my first guess. (I was off by one.)
Cardle 3/5
Streak 1🔥
Total Score 9
🟢 🟢 🔴
🟢 🟢 🔴
🟢 🟢 🟢
www.playcardle.com
Cardle 3/5
Streak 1🔥
Total Score 9
🟢 🟢 🔴
🟢 🟢 🔴
🟢 🟢 🟢
www.playcardle.com
James Cameron thinks I’m Alan Ruck (or possibly Paul Rudd).
Tell me a random fact about yourself that sounds fake but is 100% true.
March 5, 2026 at 7:49 AM
James Cameron thinks I’m Alan Ruck (or possibly Paul Rudd).
I’ve got a double dose of photo essays out today, first on the Kage Collective site is Reframing Spain:
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...
Reframing Spain — KAGE COLLECTIVE
I sometimes see photography as solving a riddle. You’re faced with near-infinite possibilities every time you look around with a camera in your hand; what lens, what shutter speed, what perspective, ...
www.kagecollective.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I’ve got a double dose of photo essays out today, first on the Kage Collective site is Reframing Spain:
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...
Nice to be back working with Well Done Creative on the poster for Head Over Heels at the Hayes Theatre, later this month. Great work by the graphic designer Kenney Designs--Gaz Dutlow is looking amazing thanks to Renee Taylor HMU, Ellen Simpson's direction, and Brendan de la Hay's costumes.
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Nice to be back working with Well Done Creative on the poster for Head Over Heels at the Hayes Theatre, later this month. Great work by the graphic designer Kenney Designs--Gaz Dutlow is looking amazing thanks to Renee Taylor HMU, Ellen Simpson's direction, and Brendan de la Hay's costumes.
Third Apparition: “Bad Bunny shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.”
Bad Bunny: “That will never be…”
Bad Bunny: “That will never be…”
February 9, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Third Apparition: “Bad Bunny shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.”
Bad Bunny: “That will never be…”
Bad Bunny: “That will never be…”
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
@jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy — felt like this was something you might enjoy, possibly even do some shopping…! auctions.henleysauctions.com.au/auctions/5-2...
Rare Brochures & Automobilia | Henleys Auction House
Viewing Only - No bidding until the auction begins on the 21st January
auctions.henleysauctions.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM
@jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy — felt like this was something you might enjoy, possibly even do some shopping…! auctions.henleysauctions.com.au/auctions/5-2...
Before the new year truly takes over, I just wanted to do a quick look back at some of my highlights of 2025—and thanks to ALL the casts, directors, creatives & designers I couldn’t tag in each of these! Photos are as follows:
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Before the new year truly takes over, I just wanted to do a quick look back at some of my highlights of 2025—and thanks to ALL the casts, directors, creatives & designers I couldn’t tag in each of these! Photos are as follows:
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
Having a quiet NYE, but here’s a last photo to end 2025 with, from our friends’ (glorious!) wedding on Monday night. Have a happy and safe New Year, everyone!
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Having a quiet NYE, but here’s a last photo to end 2025 with, from our friends’ (glorious!) wedding on Monday night. Have a happy and safe New Year, everyone!
I know I'm constantly surprised by the passage of time, but still: how is it twenty years since Peter Jackson's King Kong premiered at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington?! And yet, here we are. More about that day on my blog…
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King Kong Premiere in Wellington, New Zealand—Twenty Years On — Robert Catto, Photographer - Superb, Professional Photography for Business and the Arts in Sydney, Australia
Just a quick note to say I can’t believe it’s been twenty years today since the premiere of Peter Jackson’s King Kong, at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington! I was an accredited photographer in the me...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I know I'm constantly surprised by the passage of time, but still: how is it twenty years since Peter Jackson's King Kong premiered at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington?! And yet, here we are. More about that day on my blog…
www.robertcatto.com/blog-archive...
www.robertcatto.com/blog-archive...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
For those who’ve followed my silent film research into Kiwi actor/director @rupertjulian.com over the past 20-25(!?) years now, this is the kind of unbelievable dream find I’ve always hoped for…!
Trying not to get TOO excited about this, BUT…unbelievably, segments of Rupert’s 1930 film The Cat Creeps have been found in an archive?!
“…although it's not complete, it does give us an overarching view of how the film looked from start to finish.”
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
“…although it's not complete, it does give us an overarching view of how the film looked from start to finish.”
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
Film historians excited about 1930 footage discovered at IU Library Archives
The 1930 horror film “The Cat Creeps” has been lost for over 90 years - until now.
www.ipm.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
For those who’ve followed my silent film research into Kiwi actor/director @rupertjulian.com over the past 20-25(!?) years now, this is the kind of unbelievable dream find I’ve always hoped for…!
Name a movie that takes place where you’re from:
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Name a movie that takes place where you’re from:
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Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online
The Library of Congress’s Historical Media Publications Collection is now a an online, searchable resource for film fans and historians.
www.filmbuffonline.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
Some new production photography featuring Matilda Ridgway and Iolanthe in The Edit, written & directed by Gabrielle Scawthorn, playing at @belvoirst.bsky.social here in Sydney until 26 Oct. Great script, amazing cast, and a beautiful production!
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Some new production photography featuring Matilda Ridgway and Iolanthe in The Edit, written & directed by Gabrielle Scawthorn, playing at @belvoirst.bsky.social here in Sydney until 26 Oct. Great script, amazing cast, and a beautiful production!
Ruin a song by adding the word “literally” to the title:
And Your Bird Can Literally Sing
Let’s Literally Dance
Literally Call Me, Maybe
And Your Bird Can Literally Sing
Let’s Literally Dance
Literally Call Me, Maybe
Ruin a song by adding the word “literally” to the tit(le:
(I Just Literally Died) In Your Arms Tonight
(I Just Literally Died) In Your Arms Tonight
Ruin a song by adding the word “literally” to the title:
If You Were Literally the Only Girl in the World
If You Were Literally the Only Girl in the World
September 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ruin a song by adding the word “literally” to the title:
And Your Bird Can Literally Sing
Let’s Literally Dance
Literally Call Me, Maybe
And Your Bird Can Literally Sing
Let’s Literally Dance
Literally Call Me, Maybe
Make a band singular:
Panic! In Your Headphones
Panic! In Your Headphones
Make a band singular
Blink-1
Blink-1
Make a band singular.
A Dude Called Quest
A Dude Called Quest
September 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Make a band singular:
Panic! In Your Headphones
Panic! In Your Headphones
Got 7 minutes to spare? Disarmed is a GREAT, beautifully shot, surprising short film from my amazing friend Lucy Green, that's now on Youtube--and if you look REALLY close, you might even see my name in the credits. (As a photographer this time, not an extra!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dKy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dKy...
DISARMED | Omeleto
YouTube video by Omeleto
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September 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Got 7 minutes to spare? Disarmed is a GREAT, beautifully shot, surprising short film from my amazing friend Lucy Green, that's now on Youtube--and if you look REALLY close, you might even see my name in the credits. (As a photographer this time, not an extra!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dKy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dKy...
I was back in Canada a few months ago, and this photo essay is how I spent my summer vacation. (Well, part of it, anyway!) Now live at the Kage Collective site...
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...
The Remains Of The Bay — KAGE COLLECTIVE
It’s been a funny time to be Canadian, lately. Even watching from afar, the renewed passion for our home and native land (as the national anthem says) has been startling to see, as threats to make t...
www.kagecollective.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I was back in Canada a few months ago, and this photo essay is how I spent my summer vacation. (Well, part of it, anyway!) Now live at the Kage Collective site...
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...
www.kagecollective.com/kage-stories...