The best works from the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2018

The diversity of photographic practice in Australia is represented by the annual William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, which is attended by amateur and professional photographers shooting with film and digital cameras. Works are accepted without thematic restrictions.

The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize is a photography competition in Australia organized in 2006 by the Monash Art Gallery. Each time the prize attracts more and more participants and increases the prize fund. The main winner of this year got a cash reward in the amount of 30 thousand Australian dollars. He became a Melbourne photographer, born in Iran, Hoda Afshar (Hoda Afshar). Recognition was brought to him by the work "Portrait of Behrouz Buchani, Manus Island".

We offer you a look at the selection of the finalists of the Bowness Photography Prize. All works will be exhibited at the Monash Art Gallery until November 18.

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"Portrait of Behrouz Buchani, Manus Island". Photo author: Afshar Khoda.

Ramsey's melody from the "Honcho Disko" series. Photo by Shelly Horan.

"Futuro" from the series "Midnight Modern". Photo by Tom Blatchford.

"Bathurst" from the "Aporia" series. The author of the photo: Nathan Stolz.

I "blushed" from the series of the same name. The author of the photo: Natalie Tirant.

From the series "After Black Maria". The author of the photo: James Verdon.

From the "Lost America" series. The author of the photo: Matthew Portch.

From the series "All creatures". The author of the photo: Matthew Lynn.

"Water No. 3" from the series "Ephemerality". The author of the photo: Amos Gebhardt.

"Sacred lotus in summer" from the series "In our nature". Photo author: Tamara Dean.

"Billiard room". The author of the photo: Devika Bilimoria.