Image: ‘Pearl’ by Isaebella Doherty. Supplied.
Isaebella Doherty was announced as the winner of 2017 Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women (MDPPfW) for her entry ’Pearl’, a black and white portrait of her sister.
The winning piece will be shown in an exhibition featuring the winner and the 53 finalists which were selected from the 318 entries. The exhibition will run from 1-17 September at Brightspace Gallery, St Kilda.
Kylie Greer, Director, Brightspace Gallery, said, ‘We are proud of every woman who submitted a photograph in 2017. The judges selected 53 works they wanted to see on the walls and now that they are installed collectively, they tell an amazing story. The ‘Maggie Diaz’ is a unique prize: it is a modest award that invites all to enter. All works must use available light, impress the judges with compelling content and display a bit of ‘Maggie’ flair.’
Winner: ‘Pearl’ by Isaebella Doherty Highly Commended: ‘Portrait of Natalia’ by Alana Holmberg; ‘You and I’ by Ebony Finck and ‘The Smoke’ by Sarah J Walker Marton Kantor Award: ‘Kath and Eve’, by Lisa Walker
