Stanthorpe PHotography awards
We will not be continuing the Stanthorpe Photography Awards, photographers may be interested in entering the Stanthorpe Art Prize or the Galah Regional Photography Prize.
22 October - 28 November 2021
2021 Winners
WINNER. LOOKING IN ON MYSELF | KATE ATKINSON
HIGHLY COMMENDED. MORNING THOUGHTS | PEPIJN THIJSSE
HIGHLY COMMENDED. THE FALLS #2 SPRING CREEK, QUEENSLAND | GREGORY HANLON
Contemporary art photography is about much more than bagging the beautiful shot. Stanthorpe Photography Awards 2021 wants to hear from photographers who explore the edges of their practice, their creativity, their technique. Any Australian photographer can enter for a chance to claim the $5,000 first prize. Two commendation awards, of $750 each, can also be won.
The inaugural exhibition’s judges, Dr Elisabeth Findlay, Director of the College of Art—Griffith University, and Mr Geoff Thompson, Collection Imager at the Queensland Museum, apply their unique skills and experience to a competition showcasing the diversity of 2-dimensional Photographic practice, creativity and technical excellence.
2021 Awards: $6,500 prize pool
Major Award $5000
2 Commendation Awards of $750 each
Our Judges
Professor Elisabeth Findlay
Professor Elisabeth Findlay, Director, Queensland College of Art – Griffith University
Mr Geoff Thompson