The magazine Photofile was launched in 1983 by Australian Centre for Photography.
The magazine has both national and international content and is puslished 3 times a year. It provides representation, promotion and analysis of current practices in Australian photomedia art, ranging from documentary through to new digital technologies and including non-narrative film, video and computer-based work. Coverage is structured around provocative articles, portfolios of artists' work, short opinion pieces and reviews.

Photofile is committed to critical writing that is historically and theoretically informed, presented in a stimulating and accessible way.

Director of Australian Centre for Photography is Alasdair Foster.