Outstanding work of photojournalists and documentary photographers from across the globe are on show in this contest, hosted by the gallery for the first time – at its offsite venue.
Far-reaching impacts of the climate crisis from Los Angeles to the Philippines, Mexico, and Norway are among the perspectives and intimate insider views, while also highlighted is civic action and the fight for rights through images of protests in the United States and the women’s movements in Guatemala and youth protests in Madagascar.
Art Gallery of Ballarat (at Ballarat Mining Exchange)
8 August to 20 September 2026
Victoria
Victor J. Blue, The Trials of the Achi Women / Doña Paulina Ixpatá Alvarado stands with other Achi women outside a Guatemala City court. That afternoon, three ex-civil defense patrollers were found guilty of rape and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 40 years in prison each. Guatemala City, Guatemala, 30 May 2025 /
© Victor J. Blue, for The New York Times Magazine
