Awards and Prizes BOWNESS PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE CELEBRATES 15 YEARS Smith & Singer 14 - 16 Collins St, Melbourne 18 February – 7 March Map: Central 73 In 2020, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize marked its 15th year. To celebrate, Monash Gallery of Art has partnered with Smith & Singer to showcase the previous 15 recipients during PHOTO 2021 at their Collins Street premises. The Bowness Photography Prize is an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice and one of the most prestigious prizes in Australia. PORTRAIT OF HUMANITY Various billboard sites in Carlton, Fitzroy and Collingwood 18 February – 7 March Map: Central, Inner North 74 In partnership with 1854—publishers of the British Journal of Photography—Portrait of Humanity is showing in Australia for the first time, as a free outdoor exhibition at PHOTO 2021. In the wake of 2020, Portrait of Humanity has asked entrants to shine a light on the spirit, strength and togetherness that has sustained our species throughout a dark time in history.
KASSEL DUMMY AWARD Le Space 1 Mater St, Collingwood 27–28 February Map: Inner North 75 Established in 2009 by the Fotobookfestival Kassel, the Award recognises the best unpublished photobook mockup of the year, with the winning entry produced and published. The 50 finalists for the 2020 Award will be exhibited as part of the Photobook Weekend. AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND PHOTOBOOK AWARD Centre for Contemporary Photography 404 George St, Fitzroy 27–28 February Map: Inner North 76 Presented by Momento Pro, the Award celebrates excellence, originality and ‘fitness for purpose’ in photobook creation. The 2019 finalists will be exhibited as part of the Photobook Weekend. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE Presented by Murray Art Museum Albury, the National Photography Prize presents a selection of innovative photo-based practices from Australia. A virtual tour of the exhibition is available online.
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOBOOK PRIZE Map: Inner North 77 The PHOTO 2021 x Perimeter International Photobook Prize was launched to identify and publish a new photobook. From over 130 submissions, Roosevelt Station by David Rothenberg was selected as the winning project. With a text by David Campany, Roosevelt Station will be published by Perimeter and launched at PHOTO 2021’s Photobook Weekend. A display of Rothenberg’s images will be presented during the Festival at Perimeter, 748 High Street, Thornbury.
Image: David Rothenberg, Roosevelt Station. Courtesy the artist.
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