MAPh is delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the 2025 Bowness Photography Prize! This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the prize, and it sees some exciting developments taking place. Thanks to a substantial philanthropic gift from the Bowness Family Foundation, the prize is now the richest cash prize for photography in Australia.
📸 The winner will receive $50,000 in cash, with their work acquired into MAPh’s significant collection of photographs
📸 Two Honourable Mentions will receive a cash prize of $2500 each
📸 All finalists will be paid a loan fee to exhibit their work
📸 Our guest judges will be paid a judging fee
📸 All finalists are eligible for discounts with MAPh’s industry partners on printing, framing and delivery services
📸 One artist will be selected as the recipient of the Wai Tang Commissioning Award, receiving $10,000 in cash and the opportunity to exhibit alongside next year’s Bowness Photography Prize exhibition
📸 Entries close Friday 13 June 2025
The prize is open to all artists working with photography. MAPh invites submissions of still images that have been created within the last year.
Visit our website for Ts&Cs, FAQs and the online submission form
Email bowness@monash.vic.gov.au with your enquiries.
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