Ruby Spowart (1928–2024) was an Australian photographer whose award-winning images of outback landscapes are based on some 40 safari tours in Australia and New Zealand.
From Polaroid colour photograms in the 1980s to large-scale photo mosaics in the 1990s and photobooks since 2000, she has created a considerable body of work.
The others were Bronwyn Kidd, Kate Geraghty, Karen Gowlett-Holmes, Lyn Whitfield-King and Jackie Ranken.
[5] Spowart created an immense body of work in the following techniques:[1] Polaroid 10”x8” colour photograms (1980s), polaroid SX-70 multi-image (joiner-style works) (1980s), massive pseudo-panorama landscapes (1980s & 90s), camera toss mosaics (1980s & 90s), large-scale photo mosaics (1980s & 90s), artists’ books and photobooks (2000–2012) Some of Spowart’s work from the AIPP APP Awards success are her most famous, particularly her work with Kodak High Speed Infrared film and Leica M2.
During her career, Spowart has won many awards including several from the McGregor Prize for Photography.