Re-live Vivid Sydney, naturally

From the kaleidoscopic underworld of Dark Spectrum to the harbourside wonder of the Light Walk, this year’s Vivid Sydney was the highest-performing yet. Welcome to this special edition of ContentED, showcasing and packed with stunning assets from Vivid Sydney 2023, produced by Destination NSW.

Beginning in preview week, the Destination NSW team produced 86 photographic and video shoots over 27 nights. More than 80 crew members worked on content production, and we were lucky enough to shoot from four CBD rooftops, a helicopter, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a high-rise apartment and several drones.

The extensive video and photography assets can be ordered and downloaded on the Destination NSW Content Library through the links below.

Editors Picks

A curation of the photography editors’ favourite images, capturing the joy and wonder of key moments from this year’s festival.
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Hero Images

Shots from beautiful, high-vantage locations – the festival’s most iconic spots and Sydney Harbour vistas – in all their glory.
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Video Highlights

See the festival in motion, with footage from every beautifully lit-up scene, across the Light, Music, Food and Ideas pillars.
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Light Highlights

From this year's 8.5km Light Walk from Central Station to Circular Quay to moments from First Light and floating installations, here's our edit of Vivid Light’s best.
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Music Highlights

This year’s Vivid Music program proudly spotlighted First Nations voices, elevating artists and truth-tellers to the world stage. See shots of families enjoying the free music at Tumbalong Park, DJs at The Goods Line, friends enjoying SETTINGS at Universal Sydney and all the best moments in-between.
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Ideas Highlights

This year's Vivid Ideas line-up challenged our ‘natural’ ways of thinking. From the sold-out Ideas talks at Sydney Town Hall to couples engaging with Natural Wonder at the Powerhouse Museum, here are the key moments from Vivid Ideas.
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Food Highlights

Vivid Food, a new pillar for Vivid Sydney 2023, celebrated those who make Sydney’s food scene unique. Explore and download content from the Fire Kitchen, a multi-sensory food experience in a Sydney Harbour Bridge pylon, and more in the album below.
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Social Media

From Central Station’s lit-up façade to moments of the world’s largest ever drone show and the underground lights of Dark Spectrum. See ready-to-use memories from Vivid Sydney 2023 below.
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Cinemagraphs

A curation of five of Vivid Sydney’s most beautiful moments, captured in a 9:16 ratio for 12-second, pseudo-still videos: Dark Spectrum, the Barerarerungar installation at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Inside Out at Customs House, Hive in Jessie Street Gardens and Sonder at Circular Quay.
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Portait Images

Captured in portrait, perfect for social media and campaigns, find everything from a lit-up Sydney Opera House to the Peonies installation at Lightscape in the Royal Botanic Garden, in this album of the city aglow.
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