Another Australian photographer who is featured in the first issue of the online timemachine entitled home is Katrin Koenning, is a German born documentary photographer now living in Melbourne.

The work that is featured is Near, which explores family identity: – it is an ongoing portrait of her family:

Koenning is associated with the Centre of Documentary Practice, which is based at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, and publishes a magazine called The PhotoJournalist. It provides an alternative photojournalism and story telling to that of the mainstream media; one that includes the work of Edward Burtynsky, Alec Soth, and Jim Goldeberg.

Much of Koenning's work investigates and challenges the ordinary and everyday. An example is Pacific Straight Ahead, which documents Australia’s urban seaside. This series avoids the traditional beach images of Australia – crazy and fun-packed and humorous – is favour of images that are much more quiet and contemplative.

She says:

The visual language for the series is very simple and condensed – which means, ironically, it's very hard to get the right elements in place. Everything has to be perfect. It has to be overcast, not blue sky. There needs to be a good amount of cloud, but it can't be too dark. It's vital that the wind is absolutely still, so the ocean is dead calm, like a mirror. In this way, the image becomes more abstract...