The Age's weekly photo galleries for October 3, 10, and 17 showcase the work of its award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors. The October 3 gallery included a portrait of Alf Woods, 98, who has competed in the Melbourne Royal Show poultry section since he was 11 in 1939. Due to bird flu precautions, he was not attending this year. He said it was terrible but understood the need to protect his chickens. The same gallery featured his great-grandson Blair, 10, who also enjoys showing chickens.
The October 10 gallery featured Ashkan Teymouri with his cat, Circe, and Margaret Stevens, 81, and her husband Eddie Stevens, 82, staying active — Margaret walks and Eddie rides to work. The October 17 gallery included Colombian Santiago Vergara, who trained for the Melbourne marathon on stilts by the Yarra River, and Tamara Natt with her wife Aurelia St Clair, photographed discussing the health benefits of kissing.
The galleries are available on The Age website, with 26, 25, and 18 images respectively.