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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 Finalist
18 January 2017, Talbia Urban Refugee Camp, outskirts of Amman, Jordan. Yahir is one of 4.8 million Syrian refugees who have found relative safety in neighbouring countries. Most are children. With the war already in its fifth year, many now fear a future without dignity and identity. There is a fundamental similarity in each of their plights: each person is waiting to live again.
NPPP judge Robert Cook provides irreverent insight into this year’s fare, and having to be a bit judgemental.
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
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