Group Exhibition
Museum of Australian Photography, Wheelers Hill
September 13–November 9, 2025
The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) presents the 2025 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize exhibition. The judging panel—Anne Zahalka, Shaune Lakin and Anouska Phizacklea—considered more than 750 entries, selecting 50 works for the final field.
The 2025 Bowness Photography Prize finalists are: Hoda Afshar, Riste Andrievski, Lilah Benetti, Jane E Brown, Jane Burton, Isabella Capezio, Dave Carswell, Zoë Croggon, Zo Damage, J Davies, Gerwyn Davies, Tamara Dean, Rianon Dillon, Ella Dreyfus, Stephen Dupont, Odette England, Guy Grabowsky, Yvette Hamilton, Siri Hayes, Anna Higgins, Naomi Hobson, Ingvar Kenne, Nur Aishah Abdullah Farid Kenton, Shea Kirk, Thomas Ling, Morganna Magee, Sean McKenzie, Gerrie Mifsud, Kent Morris, Phuong Nguyen Le, Kojiro Oishi, SEANOKKAI., Jill Orr, Sonia Payes, Stanislava Pinchuk, Izabela Pluta, Zorica Purlija, Eugenia Raskopoulos, Sarah Rhodes, Elvis Richardson, Jessica Schwientek, Dean Sewell, Ali Tahayori, Cyrus Tang, James Tylor, Justine Varga, Pete Volich, Kai Wasikowski, Wei Weng and Meng-Yu Yan.
About Perspective
Zo Damage, 2025
Bowness Photography Prize Finalist, 2025
Inspired by Townes Van Zandt’s song “Marie”, “Perspective” comprises six cubes, each displaying the same six images. Two images depict bridges, symbolising communication and transition. Two others show train tracks, representing life’s unpredictable journey. The final pair of images features urban landscapes, each framed by a waterway that signifies change and the passage of time. Each photograph is contrasted with its counterpart, juxtaposing affluent and working-class urban settings. The space between each cube evokes themes of displacement in Van Zandt’s lyrics, reflecting the experiences of people seeking refuge beneath bridges and on public transport. Designed to resemble dice, the cubes deliberately lack numbers, rejecting a framework of scorekeeping in favour of collective hope and the possibility of change through perspective
Zo Damage, 2025, “Perspective,” gelatin silver prints, cardboard, ink, varnish, 85.5cm x 85.5cm x 28.5cm overall (installation variable). Installation view, Bowness Photography Prize Finalist Exhibition, MAPh, 2025. Photo courtesy MAPh
Zo Damage, 2025, “Perspective,” gelatin silver prints, cardboard, ink, varnish, 85.5cm x 85.5cm x 28.5cm overall (installation variable). Installation view, Bowness Photography Prize Finalist Exhibition, MAPh, 2025. Photo courtesy MAPh