Cover of 3 April 2013 issue of Picture
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Categories | Men's magazines |
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Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Bauer Media Pty Ltd |
Year founded | 1988 |
Company | Bauer Media Group |
Country | Australia |
Based in | Sydney |
The Picture is an Australian men's mag published by Bauer Media Group. It has been published since 1988. The magazine, published by Bauer Media Pty Ltd, is based in Sydney. It is published weekly.
The Picture is the biggest-selling full-priced men's magazine in Australia.
Jack Marx and Paul Toohey, both Walkley Award winners, have worked on The Picture. Other famous names to have worked at The Picture include Tubs Grogan, Bob Gelding, former Rugby League Week writer Brad Boxall, Dave Lornie (famous in PNG) and legend from the tropics, Alf Wilson. During the mid-1990s, former Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson wrote a gardening column for the magazine, which covered all topics besides gardening. Cartoons over the years included Coogan, Dr Cheeseman, Ballz 'N' All and Pig Dog, the latter which continues to this day.