Finalists for Australian Life competition announced

Heaven. A spectacular birthday celebration in a Pakistani restaurant in Rockdale, NSW. © Nikki McLennan.
Heaven. A spectacular birthday celebration in a Pakistani restaurant in Rockdale, NSW. © Nikki McLennan.

The finalists of the Australia Life competition have recently been announced. From the hundreds of entries received, a total of 22 finalists were selected by the judges, Louise Whelan, Liane Rossler, and Daniel Mudie Cunningham. The images, by well-known as well as upcoming photographers, portray many facets of life in Australia, from diverse cultures to suburbia and the beach.

Pool Closed. Epping Pool #1. © Rebecca Webb.
Pool Closed. Epping Pool #1. © Rebecca Webb.

The Australian Life finalists will be exhibited in a large-scale exhibition along the St James walkway of Hyde Park, in Sydney, from 15 September to 9 October. The winner of the $10,000 Australian Life prize will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on 15 September.

Emma J. Hawkins and Unicorn. © Aaron Bradbrook.
Emma J. Hawkins and Unicorn. © Aaron Bradbrook.

Australian Life is part of the City of Sydney’s Art & About year-round program of events, major projects and thought-provoking exhibitions in unusual spaces throughout the city.

The Lambs. A family of sheep taking shade under a veranda in country Victoria © Deborah Bonney.
The Lambs. A family of sheep taking shade under a veranda in country Victoria © Deborah Bonney.

2016 finalists

  • Darren Saul
  • Ess Vaun
  • Deb Bonney
  • Jon Lewis
  • Rebecca Webb
  • Marian Abboud
  • Steven Sherwin
  • Amy Jean Harding
  • Rae Begley
  • Simone Cheung
  • Cameron Cope
  • Nikki McLennan
  • Aaron Bradbrook
  • Kerry Wilson
  • Taweechai Iam-urairat
  • Anna Maria Antoinette D'Addario
  • Kent Johnson
  • Georgie Mattingley
  • Frank Trimarchi
  • Ian English
  • Kris Baum

 

Boy on a bike. A young boy takes his bike through barren landscape in Coober Pedy. © Rae Begley.
Boy on a bike. A young boy takes his bike through barren landscape in Coober Pedy. © Rae Begley.

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