William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize - call for entries

By Marc Gafen | 20 May 2016

The call for entries for The William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize is open to all emerging and established photographers. With no thematic restrictions, submissions are welcome from photographers across all genres. The deadline is 5pm, Wednesday, 1 June.

In 2015, Joseph McGlennon was announced as the 2015 winner of the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize. McGlennon was awarded a cash prize of $25,000 for his work, Florilegium #1, 2014. His image was chosen from a field of 2,600 images entered, and was judged by Australian artist Bill Henson, Bendigo Art Gallery Director Karen Quinlan and MGA Senior Curator Stephen Zagala.

Florilegium #1, 2014, from the series, Florilegium. Pigment ink-jet print, 127 x 100cm, courtesy of the artist, THIS IS NO FANTASY (Melbourne) and Michael Reid (Sydney). © Joseph McGlennon.

Peter Campbell (Rainshower Funningsfjordur, 2015), Daniell Shipp (Defunct industrial site, 2014) and Valerie Sparks (Le vol 1, 2014) were also awarded with Colour Factory Honourable Mentions, which acknowledges significant photographic expertise and talent.

More information

www.mga.org.au/bowness-prize

Last year’s winners and all the finalists can be seen on the MGA’s website.

Finalists announced
Monday, 4 July.

Exhibition dates
1 September – 16 October.

Announcement and opening
Wednesday, 7 September.