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Barry Jones
'I was quite anxious to ensure the abolition of the death penalty'
Portrait story
Barry Jones, politician, lawyer and writer.
Jimmy & Jane Barnes and Jesse Lizotte
'All you need is love'
Portrait story
Jimmy & Jane Barnes with photographer Jesse Lizotte on collaborating and making their photograph in a bed of roses.
Jackie French
'What I was writing was fairly revolutionary'
Portrait story
Jackie French on starting writing at six years old, gardening and truth.
Malcolm McCusker & Vincent Fantauzzo
'How can I get out of doing this?'
Portrait story
Malcolm McCusker talks with artist Vincent Fantauzzo about starting out as a lawyer and becoming Governor of Western Australia.
Brett Canét-Gibson & Heath Bergersen
'My influence is around 1850'
Portrait story
Brett Canét-Gibson on making a portrait with Heath Bergersen.
Fiona Stanley
'Everyone knew who I was'
Portrait story
Fiona Stanley on her career as a paediatric epidemiologist, and working with Aboriginal communities.
Fiona Wood
'This is exquisite, that's what I will be'
Portrait story
Surgeon Fiona Wood on problem solving and saying 'yes'.
Luke Cornish
'I love getting into the Salon as a street artist because the whole ethos of that award is the refused, the rejected'
Portrait story
Luke Cornish, aka E.L.K. describes his street art and portraiture
Michael Peck
'I've been interested in realism for forever'
Portrait story
Artist Michael Peck describes the evolution of his painting style and the creation of his striking portrait of Neale Daniher.
Robert Fielding
'Looking deep within the eye of a person'
Portrait story
Robert Fielding on capturing the beauty and the essence of his people.
Julian Kingma
'I look for those little, quiet gestures in between'
Portrait story
Photographer Julian Kingma describes his style of quiet portraiture that captures the spaces in between big gestures.
Patricia Piccinini and Allissa Oughtred
'Observing the reality as it's unfolding'
Portrait story
Patricia and Allissa on making a portrait together.
Rod McNicol and Jack Charles
'We're village elders on Smith Street'
Portrait story
Rod and Jack on the series of portraits they created together.
Lisa McCune
'I love working in theatre and film and television'
Portrait story
Lisa McCune on starting out on stage and acting in Blue Heelers.
Peter Russell-Clarke
'Use whatever colour you like'
Portrait story
Peter Russell-Clarke on colour in painting and cooking.
Sam Jinks
'I would argue that my work is not particularly realistic'
Portrait story
Sam Jinks on hyper realism and his motivations.