Ellen Dahl, Winner, National Photography Prize 2024, Murray Art Museum Albury. Photography by Jeremy Weihrauch.
Artwork: Ellen Dahl, Four Days Before Winter, installation view, National Photography Prize 2024, Murray Art Museum Albury.
The Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) is home to the prestigious National Photography Prize, Australia’s longest running acquisitive photographic award, now offering a $40,000 acquisitive prize to the winner.
Every two years, the prize brings together artists from across Australia who are developing and challenging photographic language and techniques in contemporary art. It’s free to enter, and all artists working with photography, including emerging artists, are encouraged to apply.
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