BIFB’s 2023 Martin Kantor Prize winners

Ballarat International Foto Biennale has announced Melbourne-based photographer Matthew Thorne as the 2023 Martin Kantor Prize winner for his portrait Warren Ellis in his garden in Paris (Paris, 2022), 2022. Describing his photograph, Thorne detailed the moment he captured the renowned musician in his home: ". . . I took two photos as Warren and I spoke in his backyard. One of him, and one of the tree hanging over his garden and studio. I felt Warren was then like Monet, or as close as an Australian frontiersman can hope to come without losing their sense of self." [caption id="attachment_93562"…