The judges in one of Australia’s most coveted photography prizes, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, have recently revealed the 60 emerging and established photographers to secure their positions as finalists in the competition. The winner of the $25,000 prize will be announced in September.
Judges this year included filmmaker Fred Schepisi, professional photographer John Gollings and MGA’s director, Kallie Blauhorn. Works were submitted across diverse range of contemporary and traditional photographic genres including street, fashion, art, architectural, and documentary.
Established in 2006 by the MGA Foundation to foster excellence in Australian photography, the Bowness Photography Prize has become one of the highest awards for photography in Australia. “The Bowness Prize has always attracted an impressive variety of artists,” Blauhorn says. “With the review of this year’s entries, it is obvious that there are new themes being explored in contemporary photography which makes me excited to see what emerges in the coming months and years within this space.”
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