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Eileen Kramer is a dancer, 2019

Hugh Stewart

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020 Highly Commended

Eileen Kramer is a dancer, 2019

Eileen Kramer is a dancer. She moved back to Australia from New York when she was 98 because she wanted to hear a kookaburra. She is 105 this year.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020
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Gemma Baxter (right view)
Rory
Lenny
Regina Pilawuk Wilson, Nuova Gibellina

Other NPPP photos from Hugh Stewart
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John Cann and his father, 2007 by Hugh Stewart
2009 Finalist

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Nici Cumpston immerses herself in the collective vision of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020.
The mahi-mahi, 2019 Rob Palmer
The mahi-mahi, 2019 Rob Palmer
The mahi-mahi, 2019 Rob Palmer
The mahi-mahi, 2019 Rob Palmer

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020

Previous exhibition, 2020

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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