Geoffrey Goddard is an internationally awarded art director, designer, photographer, and author. His photography practice explores the built environment, encompassing architecture, street scenes, and documentary photography.
A finalist for the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize in 2023, a finalist for the Head On Landscape Prize, 2025, 2024 (semi-finalist), 2023 & 2017, and a finalist for the 2020 Perth Centre for Photography CLIP Awards. He has held several solo exhibitions in Australia and exhibited images internationally as part of various photo festivals in China, New Zealand, India, France, Germany, and the United States.
He holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the University of South Australia (UniSA), with a major in Photography.
His book, ‘Australian Art Deco Hotels,’ was a highly commended finalist in the 2020 National Trust Heritage Awards, and his new book, ‘Architreasures – A Journey Through 20th-Century Architecture,’ is set for release in September 2025 through Schiffer Publishing and is available for pre-sale on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Established in 2021, the National Emerging Art Prize was created to provide an annual, highly visible national platform to identify, promote and support the most promising emerging visual artists in Australia.