08/08/2026
We are excited to announce Paul Knight as the recipient of the 2026 National Photography Prize.
Selected from twelve finalists by judge Natasha Bullock, Senior Curator, Photography, National Gallery of Victoria, Knight’s winning work Chamber Music 2009- documents the domestic life he shares with his partner Peter. Through portraiture and still life, Knight's prints balance intention and chance and create a sustained meditation on intimacy as a counterpoint to power and hierarchy. The work reflects on how relationships are shaped and communicated through everyday life.
Paul Knight lives and works on Darkinjung Country in Ettalong Beach, NSW. His practice explores intimacy, gentleness, and the social structures that shape closeness. His photographic practice considers the image as a container for experience and examines how loving bonds are formed and expressed.
Congratulations to Paul Knight, and all the 2026 finalists.
The 2026 National Photography Prize is now open at MAMA
Saturday 8 August – Sunday 22 November 2026
Find out more >
https://www.mamalbury.com.au/exhibitions/national-photography-prize-2026
Images by Jeremy Weihrauch