Detail of Petrina Hick’s winning portrait Venus (2013); courtesy of the artist and This is no fantasy (Melbourne)
Petrina Hicks takes the 2014 Bowness Photography Prize, one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes with winnings of $25,000.
This year, 48 photographers have been short-listed for the prize, which was established in 2006 to promote excellence in photography. The annual non-acquisitive has quickly become Australia’s most coveted photography prize, and is celebrated for its open format — this year’s entrants covering the full gamut that is contemporary photography Australia.
