On behalf of the MAPh Foundation, the Museum of Australian Photography is thrilled to announce the selected finalists for the 2024 William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize. The judging panel considered close to 750 entries, selecting 74 to comprise the final field. Artist and academic Dr Peta Clancy, former Director of Photographers’ Gallery London Brett Rogers, and MAPh Director Anouska Phizacklea worked through the submissions to select a diverse representation of contemporary Australian photography in this year’s Bowness Photography Prize.
With large-scale installations through to meticulous daguerreotypes, the shortlisted works canvass sculptural, digital and analogue photography. The pool of finalists demonstrates the expansive and captivating range of creative photographic work being made in Australia today.
The winner of the prize will win $30,000 and their work will be acquired into MAPh’s collection; the judges will also select three Honourable Mentions, thanks to Colour Factory. The artist selected for the Wai Tang Commissioning Award will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to exhibit a body of work throughout next year’s Bowness Photography Prize season. The Camera House People’s Choice winner will be awarded a prize pool worth $5000: voting will commence from the exhibition’s opening night.
Image:
Angela TIATIA
The dark current 2023
pigment ink-jet print
80.3 x 120.4 cm
collection of the artist
courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf (Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore)
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