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Rosita, 2006

by Chris Budgeon

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2007 Finalist

Rosita, 2006

12-year-old Rosita stands defiant and slightly aloof from the viewer, a child on the cusp of becoming a woman. She is heavily absorbed into the pop culture pushed through media channels, with all of its seductive mixed messages. Here she displays an uncharacteristic hardness, almost a withdrawn protective shell surrounding her. The small diamante heart on her t-shirt betokens the little girl that she still harbours within.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2007
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Other NPPP photos from Chris Budgeon
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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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Orlando and Wilson, 2021 Chris Budgeon
Orlando and Wilson, 2021 Chris Budgeon
Orlando and Wilson, 2021 Chris Budgeon
Orlando and Wilson, 2021 Chris Budgeon

People are people

Magazine article by Sandra Bruce, 2022

Sandra Bruce chats with seven-time NPPP finalist Chris Budgeon about photography, guitars and representing the human story.
Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006 by Robert Scott-Mitchell
Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006 by Robert Scott-Mitchell
Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006 by Robert Scott-Mitchell
Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006 by Robert Scott-Mitchell

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2007

Previous exhibition, 2007

Photography is the most pervasive and popular medium for portraiture and makes a natural fit with the Gallery, being a natural extension of the Gallery's longstanding commitment to photography as a contemporary portrait medium.
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