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HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

Human encounters

by Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmour takes us behind the scenes of some of Ralph Heimans’ best-known portraits of royalty, heads of state and cultural icons.
Courtney and Shane, 2022 Kim Leutwyler
Courtney and Shane, 2022 Kim Leutwyler
Courtney and Shane, 2022 Kim Leutwyler

Stand Proud

by Anne O'Hehir

Anne O’Hehir chats with artist Kim Leutwyler about courage, community and the ethics of looking.
Untitled, Rome, c. 1977–78 Francesca Woodman
Untitled, Rome, c. 1977–78 Francesca Woodman
Untitled, Rome, c. 1977–78 Francesca Woodman

Portraits to dream in

by Magda Keaney

Magda Keaney on entwining the work of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron, two photographers working a century apart.
Louise Olsen (detail) Karina Dias Pires
Louise Olsen (detail) Karina Dias Pires
Louise Olsen (detail) Karina Dias Pires

Artists at home

by Karina Dias Pires

Karina Dias Pires shares the stories behind her portraits of women artists in their creative spaces.
Miss Frances Samuel
Miss Frances Samuel
Miss Frances Samuel

The art of dress

by Dr Emma Kindred

Emma Kindred examines fashion as a representation of self and social ritual in 19th-century portraiture.
At sunrise, a balloon seller makes his way through an informal settlement for families displaced by fighting in Afghanistan’s provinces, beside Kabul’s national cricket stadium, 2014 Andrew Quilty
At sunrise, a balloon seller makes his way through an informal settlement for families displaced by fighting in Afghanistan’s provinces, beside Kabul’s national cricket stadium, 2014 Andrew Quilty
At sunrise, a balloon seller makes his way through an informal settlement for families displaced by fighting in Afghanistan’s provinces, beside Kabul’s national cricket stadium, 2014 Andrew Quilty

This is Afghanistan

by Andrew Quilty

Walkley Award-winning photojournalist Andrew Quilty shares an extract from his new book, a powerful visual record of his nine years in Afghanistan.
Girl’s Home Regulations: BLANKETS To be aired daily. Dirty blankets to be washed. Each inmate to have her own blanket with her name in the corner. Blankets to be in the press by 12 o’clock and the press locked by the Matron, 2023 Simone Arnol
Girl’s Home Regulations: BLANKETS To be aired daily. Dirty blankets to be washed. Each inmate to have her own blanket with her name in the corner. Blankets to be in the press by 12 o’clock and the press locked by the Matron, 2023 Simone Arnol
Girl’s Home Regulations: BLANKETS To be aired daily. Dirty blankets to be washed. Each inmate to have her own blanket with her name in the corner. Blankets to be in the press by 12 o’clock and the press locked by the Matron, 2023 Simone Arnol

Seeing red

by Rebecca Ray

Rebecca Ray delves into Simone Arnol’s powerful photographic tribute to her great-grandmother
Bod Polly Borland
Bod Polly Borland
Bod Polly Borland

In profile

Polly Borland

by Oliver Giles

Polly Borland talks to Oliver Giles about the celebrity portraits that made her name and why she’s now making more abstract art.
Hallowed Be Thy Name, 2023 Marikit Santiago (collaboration with Maella Santiago, Santi Mateo Santiago and Sarita Santiago)
Hallowed Be Thy Name, 2023 Marikit Santiago (collaboration with Maella Santiago, Santi Mateo Santiago and Sarita Santiago)
Hallowed Be Thy Name, 2023 Marikit Santiago (collaboration with Maella Santiago, Santi Mateo Santiago and Sarita Santiago)

Why portraiture?

by Marikit Santiago

Marikit Santiago refects on her experiences, process and motivation for making portraits.

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Ryan Presley about portraiture, Emma Kindred on the career of Joan Ross, Ellie Buttrose looks at Archie Moore’s kith and kin, and Joanna Gilmour steps into the world of Julie Rrap.
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In conversation with Aretha Brown, Pieter Roelofs on Vermeer, humanoid robots, the nationwide search for Archibald portraits, and 25 years of collecting at the National Portrait Gallery.
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