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Peta, 2011

by Eryca Green

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 Finalist

Peta, 2011

We see many images of how awful cancer is and the suffering it causes. I wanted to show the beauty of survival. My friend Peta went on a tough journey, but she survived. She is more beautiful now than ever before. This was shot in my studio with natural light and minimal post-production.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2012
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Eden
Frog Hunter, Damien Wurrkidj
Jeffrey Smart, Tuscany, June 8
The 70 year old jetty jumper

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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2012

Previous exhibition, 2012

The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries that reflect the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
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