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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2007 Finalist
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 Here she displays an uncharacteristic hardness, almost a withdrawn protective shell surrounding her.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.
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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