Finalist: Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award 2026
What Remains of a Mountain, 2026
Hahnemühle metallic photo rag, custom box frame
36 x 27 cm
History Repeats Itself (Archive of Longing), 2025
UV print on glass, hand-cut glass, silicone on aluminium
85 x 65 cm
Ali Tahayori, Ellen Dahl
28 Nov 2026 - 7 Mar 2027
As Queensland’s richest acquisitive photographic prize, the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award and exhibition platforms artists from across the country working within the broad field of contemporary photography.
2026 FINALISTS:
Judith Nangala Crispin | Ellen Dahl | Gerwyn Davies | Ella Dreyfus | Tim Georgeson | Silvi Glattauer | Helen Grace | Stephen Haley | Yvette Hamilton | Sammy Hawker | Drew Connor Holland | Alana Hunt | Jana Koelmel | Honey Long & Prue Stent | Jazz Money | David Newson-Tran | Stanislava Pinchuk | Jake Preval | David Rosetzky | Matthew Schiavello | Samuel Scoufos | Damien Shen & James Tylor | Ali Tahayori | Tobias Titz | Marian Tubbs | Shan Turner-Carroll | Matteo Volpi | Meng-Yu Yan
In 2026 the selected works reflect on the traditional and expanded medium, including photocollage, sculpture, projection, installation and cameraless photography.
This year’s finalists were selected by a panel of esteemed judges including 2018 Award winner Tamara Dean, Director of UNSW Galleries José Da Silva and independent writer and curator Mikala Tai.
The winner of the $25,000 acquisitive award will be presented during a private event and announced to the public on the opening weekend. Previous winners include Polly Borland, Merilyn Fairskye, Shaun Gladwell, Polixeni Papapetrou, Darren Sylvester and Justine Varga.
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