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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 Finalist
I have been to ten B&S balls around the country in the past years, documenting this particular slice of Australian life. For some it is an all-consuming lifestyle; I keep bumping into the same people at various balls. Brad ‘Gaggsy’ Gallagher is one of the many colourful characters I have met.
April Thompson explores an exhibition of Ingvar Kenne’s global portrait project.
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.
Swedish-born Australian photographer, Ingvar Kenne, captures both individuality and shared human experience in his ongoing portrait project Citizen.
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