The National Portrait Gallery invites all Australian residents to enter the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009. The exhibition will be displayed in the National Portrait Gallery from 20 March to 24 May 2009 and will subsequently tour to a select number of Australian capital cities and regional centres. The Prize is an annual event intended to promote the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers.

 

With the generous support of Visa International Service Association, the National Portrait Gallery is offering a prize of $25,000 for the most outstanding photographic portrait.

 

A panel of 3 judges will make an initial selection from all entries to determine the shortlist of finalists for inclusion in the exhibition. Only successful entrants will be contacted by the Gallery.  The judges will choose the prize winner from the portraits on display in the exhibition. Entries will be judged on power of the portrait photograph rather than the status of the sitter or the reputation of the photographer.