Temporary road closures will be in place around the Gallery from 26 February during the Enlighten Festival.
Temporary road closures will be in place around the Gallery from 26 February during the Enlighten Festival.
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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 Finalist
How is a girl supposed to be? In those delicate years traversing the chasm between ‘big girl’ and ‘young woman’, a girl must struggle to find herself. Whether she looks to television, glossy magazines, music videos or social media, the world is awash with mixed messages: she is told ‘Be this way!’, and just as soon as she bends herself to fit a particular mould, she’s told, ‘No, be this way!’ Mighty, then, is the girl who forges her own path – who considers everything available to her and has the courage to be, simply, herself.
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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