National Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 Finalist
Junior Maggie is an Australian rules footballer from the Aboriginal community Wangkatjungka in the Kimberley plateau region of Western Australia. This picture was taken on the Great Northern Highway on the bus trip home from Bidyadanga (180km South of Broome) after losing the grand final.
The National Photographic Portrait Prize is an annual event intended to promote the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers.
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