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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2011 Finalist
This photograph of Dan Preston and Piers Greville is part of the ‘Talent’ series, which depicts a bunch of blokes with a distinct lack of talent – these guys do not have a clue. Hinting at nefarious activities and epic fails, my characters appear ready for action, but something always disrupts their intentions. Using a signature lighting technique to augment key colours, shadows and warped perspectives, I aim to create hyper-real images that playfully hint at fragments of narrative, but ultimately remain unresolved. Outside of the forceful world of advertising, I encourage the viewer to make up their own minds.
The NPPP exhibition is selected from a national field of entries. The annual exhibition, now in its fourth year, reflects the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
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