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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

Browsing Finalists from 2023

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Shea Kirk Ruby (left view) 2022
Winner 2023

Shea Kirk

Ruby (left view)
2022
Renae Saxby Bangardidjan 2022
Highly Commended 2023

Renae Saxby

Bangardidjan
2022
Bruce Agnew KAHA 2022
People's Choice Award 2023

Bruce Agnew

KAHA
2022
David Cossini Ugandan Ssebabi 2022
Art Handlers' Award 2023

David Cossini

Ugandan Ssebabi
2022
Grace Costa Portrait of Zachary 2023
Finalist 2023

Grace Costa

Portrait of Zachary
2023
Tajette O'Halloran The Quarry 2022
Finalist 2023

Tajette O'Halloran

The Quarry
2022
Charlie Bliss The Bamugura 2022
Finalist 2023

Charlie Bliss

The Bamugura
2022
Stuart Miller Strong Avenue, Graceville, Brisbane 2022
Finalist 2023

Stuart Miller

Strong Avenue, Graceville, Brisbane
2022
David Darcy Yarnangu 2023
Finalist 2023

David Darcy

Yarnangu
2023
Nathan Dyer Anne 2022
Finalist 2023

Nathan Dyer

Anne
2022
Heidi Margocsy Brave New World 2022
Finalist 2023

Heidi Margocsy

Brave New World
2022
Lily Hatten A brief reprieve from isolation 2022
Finalist 2023

Lily Hatten

A brief reprieve from isolation
2022
Emma Armstrong-Porter Sisters or Friends 2022
Finalist 2023

Emma Armstrong-Porter

Sisters or Friends
2022
blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu; Anglo-Australian/Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish) 2021
Finalist 2023

Brenda L Croft

blood/memory: Brenda & Christopher I (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra; Mara/Ngarrindjeri/Ritharrngu; Anglo-Australian/Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish) 2021
2022 (printed 2023)
Renato Colangelo 'Sunju Calabrese' #2 2022
Finalist 2023

Renato Colangelo

'Sunju Calabrese' #2
2022
Adam Ferguson Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) employee, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine May 2022
Finalist 2023

Adam Ferguson

Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) employee, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
May 2022
Sarah Depta Looking Down 2022
Finalist 2023

Sarah Depta

Looking Down
2022
Dylan Le’Mon Abraham Admasu (School of St Yared student, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 2022
Finalist 2023

Dylan Le’Mon

Abraham Admasu (School of St Yared student, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
2022
Forough Yavari Serenity 2021
Finalist 2023

Forough Yavari

Serenity
2021
Martine Perret Nikki – Yurrkan Mantangka Ngargnyi – coll 1 (Nikki – young woman on Country) 2022
Finalist 2023

Martine Perret

Nikki – Yurrkan Mantangka Ngargnyi – coll 1 (Nikki – young woman on Country)
2022
Charlie Ford Aunty Helen 2021
Finalist 2023

Charlie Ford

Aunty Helen
2021
Isabella Moore Madison 2022
Finalist 2023

Isabella Moore

Madison
2022
Jay Hynes Dave 2022
Finalist 2023

Jay Hynes

Dave
2022
Jimmy Widders Hunt Our First Lesson 2022
Finalist 2023

Jimmy Widders Hunt

Our First Lesson
2022
Teva Cosic Mamma och Mormor 2022
Finalist 2023

Teva Cosic

Mamma och Mormor
2022
Julian Kingma Lola - Last Summer Days 2021
Finalist 2023

Julian Kingma

Lola - Last Summer Days
2021
Ben McNamara Marissa 2022
Finalist 2023

Ben McNamara

Marissa
2022
Jacob Nash Gusta 2022
Finalist 2023

Jacob Nash

Gusta
2022
Shannon May Powell Returning the Gaze 2022
Finalist 2023

Shannon May Powell

Returning the Gaze
2022
Jacqueline Mitelman Stanley Lockdown Hair (2022)
Finalist 2023

Jacqueline Mitelman

Stanley Lockdown Hair (2022)
2022
Meng-Yu Yan Margaux 2021
Finalist 2023

Meng-Yu Yan

Margaux
2021
Sarah Enticknap Mum helping with canvas 2022
Finalist 2023

Sarah Enticknap

Mum helping with canvas
2022
David Cossini In my dreams I am dirty, broke, beautiful & free. 2022
Finalist 2023

David Cossini

In my dreams I am dirty, broke, beautiful & free.
2022
Anne Moffat Self portrait with my mother and sister 2022
Finalist 2023

Anne Moffat

Self portrait with my mother and sister
2022
James Bugg Riverboat Rod & Ruby 2022
Finalist 2023

James Bugg

Riverboat Rod & Ruby
2022
Bahram Mia Mela 2022
Finalist 2023

Bahram Mia

Mela
2022
Elliot Brown Jaye 2023
Finalist 2023

Elliot Brown

Jaye
2023
Franca Turrin Téa-Anna Parvathy Murrin – Australian cultural identity 2023
Finalist 2023

Franca Turrin

Téa-Anna Parvathy Murrin – Australian cultural identity
2023
Gerwyn Davies Mirror II 2022
Finalist 2023

Gerwyn Davies

Mirror II
2022
Sean Slattery Davide 2022
Finalist 2023

Sean Slattery

Davide
2022
Jo Duck Marawa The Amazing 2022
Finalist 2023

Jo Duck

Marawa The Amazing
2022
Cassandra Scott-Finn Boyca dharraka mayung ngurr gartji. Lardum ratjuk gurr (Boyca at Mayung Creek, Gartji. Hunting for barramundi) 2022
Finalist 2023

Cassandra Scott-Finn

Boyca dharraka mayung ngurr gartji. Lardum ratjuk gurr (Boyca at Mayung Creek, Gartji. Hunting for barramundi)
2022
Rohan Thomson Matjangka Norris 2022
Finalist 2023

Rohan Thomson

Matjangka Norris
2022
Sammaneh Pourshafighi Portrait of My Mother As An Ethno-Futurist Icon 2023
Finalist 2023

Sammaneh Pourshafighi

Portrait of My Mother As An Ethno-Futurist Icon
2023
Cindy Kavanagh The Priestess 2022
Finalist 2023

Cindy Kavanagh

The Priestess
2022
The Huxleys Derek 2022
Finalist 2023

The Huxleys

Derek
2022
Francis Cloake Shirley 2022
Finalist 2023

Francis Cloake

Shirley
2022
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