Bowness Photography Prize. Submissions close 12 July.

3 July 2017

Established in 2006 to promote excellence in photography, the annual William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize call for entries is open. All film-based and digital work from amateurs and professionals is accepted and there are no thematic restrictions. The judges will award an acquisitive cash prize of $30,000 for the winning work, plus three Honourable Mentions will also be acknowledged.

Overall winner 2016. © Valerie Sparks. Prospero's Island – North East 2016, from the series, Prospero's Island.
Overall winner 2016. © Valerie Sparks. Prospero's Island – North East 2016, from the series, Prospero's Island.

In 2016, Valerie Sparks took out top honours with work featuring the diverse landscapes of Tasmania in an interpretation of Shakespeare’s Prospero’s Island.

Winners of the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize

2016 Valerie Sparks
2015 Joseph McGlennon
2014 Petrina Hicks
2013 Pat Brassington
2012 Jesse Marlow
2011 Jacky Redgate
2010 Lee Grant
2009 Paul Knight
2008 Nat Thomas & Concertina Inserra
2007 Ray Cook
2006 Kathy Mackey

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Florilegium#1 2014, from the series, Florilegium. Pigment ink-jet print, 127 x 100cm, courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Gallery (Sydney). © Joseph McGlennon.
Overall winner 2015. Florilegium#1 2014, from the series, Florilegium. © Joseph McGlennon.