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Bowness Photography Prize 2026
Curator tours with MAPh Director Anouska Phizacklea 1pm every second Tuesdays between 22 September – 2 November 2026 LinkThe 50 shortlisted works in the 21st Bowness Photography Prize reveal the preoccupations and processes at work in contemporary Australian photographic practice. Installations intervene within the museum spaces; portraits offer intimacy. In the landscape, in the darkroom: these artists are reaching for new ways to convey the moment as they work with scale, technique, equipment and perspective.
WORKSHOPS
One off Workshops
Nikon School Australia
Various walks workshops and wonderings. Link
Regular Workshops
Brunswick Darkroom - Brunswick Link
A new b+w and colour lab. Doing intro to analogue, colour and b+w classes.
Great Space - Docklands Link
From beginners, to alternative, to commercial know how and a few things in between as well as one on one for what you need to know.
Gold Street Studios - Trentham East Link
This is the centre for Alt photographic processes in the southern hemisphere, and some would say the world. Many many workshops.
District Darkroom - Coburg Link
The foundations of the black and white darkroom workshop. We’ll cover everything from the multi-step film development process to creating archival black and white prints. Working alongside our experienced lab technicians students will learn all aspects of film development, how to use the enlarger, basic printing steps, how contrast filters work, paper processing, and more advanced printing techniques like dodging and burning and toning for effect and archiving of prints.
Melbourne Camera Club (MCC)
There is a lot see listings! Courses Link Very full calendar of events Link
Keira Hudson Link
Keira runs workshops in wet plate photography, cyanotypes, albumen printing, darkroom printing, and film developing (black and white & c41). She also teaches mixed media techniques such as photo embroidery, rug tufting, and encaustic wax. Reach out to know more.
Camera House Melbourne Link
Various manufacturer supported workshops
It is time to list the podcasts and YouTube channels made in Victoria which are adding to the culture.
Photography//Tabled
interviews with Victorian artists/photographers about their life, work, equipment seated behind a vintage operating table. Apple and Spotify
Pushing Film
Hasham McAdam guides photographers from starters to lifetimers to explore aspects of analogue with some overlap to digital.
Mark Wiemels
does reviews a news for budget lenses coming out of China and other places. He is at the forefront of these companies as they rise and challenge the established players.
When Harri Met Sally
Two very connected photo people in melbourne interview interesting people around the world of photography. Apple or Spotify
From the people who brought you Lucky Straps for your camera. This a news, interviews and shooting the breeze podcast. APC Spot YT
Street Life
a podcast about street photography interviews with practitioners from all over.
Greg Carrick
(that Aussie photographer) - shooting the breeze by a pro photographer.
Down South
Brendan Waites, Camera Store owner and photographer, and Cam Blake, a master of capturing the breathtaking beauty of the Tasmanian wilderness chat. Spotify YouTube
Nightscape Images
own the night with Richard Tatti as he goes through all aspects.
Matt & Toms Excellent Podcast Link
Matt Krumins an underwater photographer, teacher and Bright Festival of Photography organiser, teams up with Tom Putt, landscape photographer and teacher to shoot the breeze.
Team AASPI Link
Australian Association of Street Photographers Inc. Content on events, members and other things that interest the street shooters. Link
Matthew Ruderman Link
I'm a photographer based in Melbourne, Australia and on my channel i'd like to share videos about how you can become a better photographer, gea Link
View Camera Australia
Everything large format film. Based in Melbourne.
NGV Membership - Melbourne Link
Cost: Individual AUD115 one year (other options available)
Benefit:
Discounted and priority entry to all NGV ticketed exhibitions Discounted and priority entry to NGV Friday Nights A free exhibition ticket Subscription to NGV Magazine print and digital editions published bi-monthly Exclusive Members access to talks and events and discounted NGV courses Access for you and a guest to the NGV Members Lounges 10% discount at NGV design stores and dining 15% discount on parking at Arts Centre Melbourne and Federation Square
Museum of Australian Photography Membership - Monash Link
Cost: Individual AUD45 one year (other options available)
Benefit:
Invitations: Exhibition openings and curator talks MAPh Members events The annual behind the scenes tour with MAPh’s curatorial team The annual MAPh Members Photography Competition & Exhibition LOOK where you have the opportunity to exhibit your work. To our annual gallery excursion with curatorial tour to galleries around Victoria
Discounts: Discounted tickets for all MAPh events, workshops and public programs 10% Discount at the MAPh Shop 10% Discount at the MAPh Café 20% off in-store on your birthday month
News: MAPh newsletters.
Centre for Contemporary Photography Membership - Collingwood Link
Cost: Individual AUD75 one year (other options available)
Benefit: 10% off all CCP events, workshops, talks, and masterclasses. Reduced entry to the CCP Hahnemuhle Summer Salon 2023 One-Year free ACMI Membership Invites to Members-only Curator and Artist Talks.
Discounts:
aBorges Photographic Equipment Hire JCP Studios printing and scanning Omnus Framing
CCP Bookshop purchases. News: Subscription to CCP monthly newsletter
ASSOCIATIONS
Australian Association of Street Photographers Link
Cost: AUD50 a year
Benefit: Monthly talk by guest speaker Participation in the AASP exhibitions Members gallery on the site. Photo Walks
Australian Photographic Collector's Society Link Cost: AUD50 a year Benefit:
Members only auctions for the gear too good to go into the Box Hill Photography market they also run. A newsletter that has seriously good articles about hear and history. Field trips
GROUPS
Pushing Film Link Hashem has built his youtube channel wonderfully. If you are not subscribed you should be, as the content is excellent. He as now built this into a community via Discord which is all the usual online and real meet ups in Melbourne mainly for street photography with film.
Melbourne Lens Masters A Street Photography Group Link Monthly Challenges and Themes
Paid Workshops and Learning Sessions
Photo Walks in Iconic Melbourne Spots Showcasing Your Unique Perspective
Join our community and let’s capture the world, one click at a time.
District Darkroom Meet Up Link A group for people using b+w (or even colour) film and making prints, show and tell, techniques and comradely, monthly.
CAMERA CLUBS
List of Camera Clubs in Victoria Link
There are a lot of these across the state. If you are into analogue camera clubs have so much knowledge and skill.
Melbourne Camera Club Link
The Premier Camera Club in Victoria and one that the editor of this is involved. The analogue group here has members from their 20s to 90s. So much knowledge. Courses Link Very full calendar of events Link