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Ruby, 2008

by Chris Budgeon

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 Finalist

This image has been taken from a current project which examines how children are expressing their feelings and anxieties in reaction to the constant stimuli being generated by modern society. There is also an attempt to visualize these fears through the filtered memory of my own childhood experiences. Are the emotional responses the same, or has there been a fundamental shift in how children perceive, interact and cope with their environment?

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

Other NPPP photos from Chris Budgeon

Orlando and Wilson, 2021 Chris Budgeon
2022 Finalist
Phoebe turned one hundred, 2019 Chris Budgeon
2020 Finalist
Ricki, 2016 by Chris Budgeon
2017 Finalist
Catherine in black silk gown, 2014 by Chris Budgeon
2015 Finalist
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