Australian Life Exhibition 2025

Take an intimate journey through contrasting scenes of connection, resilience and play with this year’s Australian Life photography prize finalists.

From the epic to the intimate, these 30 photos encapsulate Australia’s unique personality. Depicting scenes of escapism, community and grief to snapshots of joyful celebrations and the everyday – discover images that capture a moment of Australian Life.

About Australian Life

Australian Life is one of Australia’s biggest – and most democratic – photography prizes. For more than 20 years, amateur and professional photographers have sent in their epic and intimate images of Australia taken over the last 12 months.

The finalists and major winners taking home prizes worth up to $10,000 are chosen by a panel of professional photographers, artists and curators.

Australian Life is produced by the City of Sydney as part of Art & About Sydney, an ongoing program of temporary art projects in unusual spaces. 

2025 Finalists

• Jeff Liu

• Rach Ryan

• Christopher Wang

• Rob Palmer

• Chris Duczynski

• Callum Poling

• Jude Kosky Buchen

• Mitchell Rudman

• Olivia D'Orria

• Xabier Hutchinson

• Joe Kennedy

• Dylan Veljanovski

• Matthew Wong

• Chloe Skinner

• Elise Derwin

• Melissa Crisa

• Camilla Johansson-Merrick

• Carly Earl

• Dave Laslett

• Thérèse Maher

• Natalie Grono

• Chrissie Hall

• Rob Tennent

• Lidia D'Opera

• Grace Alexander

• Louis Lee

• Mridula Amin

• Brooke Rochow

• Gaanesh Prasad

• Jourdain Vitiello

People's choice Voting opens 9am on Thursday 31 July 2025 and closes 11.59pm on Sunday 17 August 2025.

The photographer who receives the most votes will receive 1 x OM-1 Mark II Camera + 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II Lens valued at (RRP $5,398).

Australian Life is sponsored by OM Systems.