Extraordinary image of a farmer braving a dust storm on his 1000-acre drought-plagued property wins the ultimate photography prize
Sydney photographer Joel Pratley won the award with his Drought Story photo It shows farmer David Kalisch walking into a vast dust storm at Forbes, NSW Awards judge Bill Henson said Pratley's photo was strange and mysterious Pratley took home a $30,000 cash prize including $20,000 of photo equipment By Michael Pickering For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 05:18 BST, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 05:18 BST, 30 July 2021
An extraordinary photo taken at the height of Australia's most recent drought has won Australia's 2021 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
The capture by Sydney photographer Joel B. Pratley, titled 'Drought Story', shows farmer David Kalisch walking into a vast dust storm on his 1,000-acre property at Forbes in central western NSW.
It was taken in January 2020 when much of Australia was experiencing severe drought and dust storms swept over NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
Joel B. Pratley's winning portrait of farmer David Kalisch as he walked into a vast dust storm on his 1,000-acre property at Forbes in central western NSW in January 2020
In accepting the $30,000 cash prize, including $20,000 worth of photographic equipment, Mr Pratley said he was in awe
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