The Age photos of the week, November 8, 2025
The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age
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Seagull patrol dog Freya loves chasing birds and being the centre of attention.Credit: Eddie Jim
Stylish when wet: Models Mirabai Clark in Alemais and Millinery Jill, and Jay Coolahan in Couture Menswear.Credit: Simon Schluter
Trainer Rory Hunter with Derby runner Autumn Mystery and the horse’s travelling pony, Millie, at his Mornington property.Credit: Joe Armao
Jason I’Anson at work with deer skins inside a barrel at Greenhalgh Tannery.Credit: Jason South
Fashion reflected in the overnight rain at Flemington on Cup Day.Credit: Justin McManus
Gayle Osborne and Matt Ruchel deep in Wombat State Forest.Credit: Justin McManus
Racehorse trainer Paul Preusker with Torranzino, the horse that won the Geelong Cup for the last spot in the Melbourne Cup.Credit: Jason South
Sarah Rowe and Orla O’Dwyer.Credit: Joe Armao
Jamie Melham makes history on Half Yours.Credit: Justin McManus
Flowers and cricket bat tributes at the cricket nets, Wally Tew Reserve, Ferntree Gully. Ben Austin, a young Melbourne cricketer, died after he was struck in the neck by a ball thrown at speed using a hand-held training device.Credit: Joe Armao
Michelle Payne, wearing Leo Lin, with the Melbourne Cup trophy at Flemington Racecourse.Credit: Simon Schluter
Chef Noriaki Chiba serves customers at the Japanese Teppanyaki Inn.Credit: Joe Armao
A day of soaking rain was followed by more showers on Cup Day.Credit: Jason South
Nossal High School student Shishira Chakravartula and her mother, Anusha Srinivasan.Credit: Luis Enrique Ascui
Jockey Celine Gaudray at home in Skye ahead of her maiden Melbourne Cup ride on Torranzino on Tuesday.Credit: Luis Enrique Ascui
Busker Max Robinson at the foot of the Southern Cross Station staircase, where he performed for, and with, thousands of Oasis fans.Credit: Wayne Taylor
From leopard print cocoons to bees’ nests, this year’s Melbourne Cup millinery did away with subtlety.Credit: Simon Schluter
Luke says as he and his peers have matured and faced challenges, they are less likely to believe they should behave in a stoic way all the time.Credit: Paul Jeffers
A different view of the fashion at Melbourne Cup.Credit: Chris Hopkins
Liam Gallagher and his maracas at Marvel Stadium on the first night of Oasis’ Australian tour.Credit: Richard Clifford
Dorit Kemsley, of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in Victoria Beckham, arrives at the Crown marquee.Credit: Justin McManus
Heath Linton has shares in Engine of War, which ran in Saturday’s Victoria Derby, trained by Michael Kent.Credit: Simon Schluter