Acknowledgement of Country

Ballarat International Foto Biennale acknowledges that we are meeting, creating and working on the traditional land of the Wadawurrung and and Dja Dja Wurrung People. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage beliefs and relationship with the land. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.

2025 GradFoto Award People’s Choice

View the shortlisted finalists and cast your vote below for the winner of the 2025 GradFoto Award People’s Choice Award. The winning photographer will receive $500 cash prize.

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale presents the GradFoto 2025 exhibition, showcasing 20 finalists from 10 universities across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. This award celebrates the artistic excellence of graduating students, open to emerging contemporary artists and graduating students from selected Australian institutions whose artistic practice uses photography as its primary medium.

Voting closes at midnight on Monday 2 February 2025.

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