Centre for
Contemporary
Photography
Forthcoming exhibition:
Familial – opens Feb 14th 2026
Town Hall Gallery, 360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn
Gallery Hours:
Mon to Frid 9-5, Sat 12-4
Presented by Leica and Ilford.
Australia’s largest open-entry, photomedia exhibition and competition, CCP Salon presented by Leica and Ilford is now in its 23rd year!This annual event celebrates the latest developments in photomedia practice around the country, and provides an excellent opportunity to exhibit work in a professional, high-profile context. Supported by 23 national leaders in the photographic industry, CCP Salon awards $20,000 worth of prizes over 31 categories, and visitors are invited to vote for their favourite image in the Crumpler People’s Choice Award.
Judges
Arlo Mountford
Artist
Katrina Sedgwick
Director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Pippa Milne
Curator, Centre of Contemporary Photography
Naomi Cass
Director, Non-voting Chair, Centre of Contemporary Photography
Prize Winners
CCP Salon Leica and Ilford Excellence in Photomedia Award –
Leica X (Typ 113) black camera ($2500), Epson printer ($2000), and Ilford Galerie paper ($500) – Edita Knowler Metropolis: NYC 2015 2015
CCP Salon Most Awesome Sauce image –
50 hours of studio time ($2000) – Kathryne Genevieve Honey The Docks 2015
CCP Salon Sun Studios Excellence in Colour –
Folio shoot/ full day studio hire and lighting equipment (in studio only) ($1200) – Elli Bardas Untitled 2015
CCP Salon Pat Corrigan AM Acquisitive Award –
Works priced $1500 and under will be eligible – Carlo Oggioni Girl with the Turban 2015
CCP Salon JCP Studios and Fini Frames Best Landscape –
Print and frame package ($1000) – Matt Portch The Wall Frame, Arizona 2014
CCP Salon Kayell Best Commercial Work –
Kayell Australia hire ($1000) – Agata Mayes He 2015
CCP Salon Lexar Best Action Shot – Go Pro Hero 4 Silver and two high-speed memory cards ($1000) – Harry Kirchner River Tableau 2015
CCP Salon Vanguard Best Architectural Work –
Vanguard Auctus Plus 283AT + and Vanguard Ballhead BBH-100 ($1000) – Luke Garrett Legs 2015
CCP Salon Vanguard Best Portrait – Vanguard Alta+ 284CT +, Vanguard Ballhead BBH-100 +, and Vanguard Supreme Hard Case 37D ($1000) – Alison Bennett Inverto #19 2014
CCP Salon Vanguard Most Adventurous Work –
Vanguard Bag The Heralder 51T + and Vanguard Alta Pro 263AGH + ($900) – Mike Reed Concrete Sunbather 1992
CCP Salon Photography Studies College Best Fashion Work – Printing services and consultation at the PSC Workshop ($750) – Lucie McGough Girl 2015
CCP Salon DigiDirect Best Video Work – DigiDirect products ($750) – Chris Denaro Nocturne #5 2015
CCP Salon Michaels Best Use of Photomedia –
10 square metres of Michaels PhotoWallpaper ($690) – Natasha Dusenjko Ascent I + II 2015
CCP Salon Bond Imaging Best Work on an Environmental Theme –
Digital printing services ($600) Juan Moreno-Alamo Bubble coral Commensal shrimp 2015
CCP Salon Australian Institute of Professional Photography Best Use of Light – AIPP membership, Canon Australian Professional Photography Awards publication, and A History of Australian Professional Photography in Australia publication ($550) – Pete Shapland In Van Gogh’s footsteps – Picasso’s bedroom in Arles, 1908 2015
CCP Salon Woodworks Best Composition – Framing services ($500) – Chris Round Silverwater Park, NSW 2014
CCP Salon Borge’s Imaging Best Studio Work – Borge’s Imaging hire ($500) – Olga Bennett Sugar III 2015
CCP Salon Colour Factory Best in Camera Photography – Printing services ($500) – Todd Johnson Evidence #289 2015
CCP Salon Australian Centre for Photography Most Critically Engaged Work – Folio review and student membership ($360) – Tracey Lamb Lost in translation 2015
CCP Salon Perimeter Books Most Humorous Work
Perimeter Books voucher ($200) – Alan Weedon Portrait of a Tasmanian Hedge Butt 2015
CCP Salon Photographic Imaging College PIC Most Powerful Image – 15 rolls of colour Film (5 packs) Agfa Photo 200 speed Vista and free processing ($270) – Tashara Roberts I am Australian 2015
CCP Salon Vanbar Best Documentary Work –
Lab awards vouchers and paper samples ($200) – Georgina Campbell Power Plant 2013
CCP Salon Strange Neighbour Best Black and White Work – Full day darkroom hire with induction ($165) – Fran Jorgensen Comandante Pepe y sus enanos 2015
CCP Salon Queensland Centre for Photography Best Use of Natural Light –
QCP Publication pack ($145) – Siying Zhou Bees or Flies 2015
CCP Salon Adobe Most Innovative Use of Digital Media – One-year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Program ($120) – Eden Menta It’s a moth 2014
CCP Salon Adobe Most Creative Use of Digital Media –
One-year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Program ($120) – Shannon Paul Steuer Christmas 2015
CCP Salon Adobe Most Conceptual Use of Digital Media – One-year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Program ($120) – Frances Valentine Piero 2015
CCP Salon CCP Staff Favourite Folio – review with one of CCP’s curators ($120)- Alex McLaren Brothers 2015
CCP Salon Michaels Best Street Photograph – Camera and video equipment hire ($100) – Phoebe Wynne California 2015, 2015
CCP Salon Michaels Prize for Outstanding Work by a CCP member – Professional Film processing ($100) – Eva Collins Glowing Stillness 2015