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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

Opens Saturday 17 June
until Monday 2 October 2023

Bookings available

$15 Adult / $12 Concession / $10 Circle of Friends / Under 18s free

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Check our latest conditions of entry related to COVID-19. Please note we cannot accept cash payments at the Gallery.

The National Photographic Portrait Prize 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. The finalists for 2023 are:

Adam Ferguson
Anne Moffat
Bahram Mia
Ben McNamara
Brenda L. Croft
Bruce Agnew
Cassandra Scott-Finn
Charlie Bliss
Charlie Ford
Cindy Kavanagh
David Cossini
David Darcy
Dylan Le'Mon
Elliot Brown
Emma Armstrong-Porter
Forough Yavari
Franca Turrin
Francis Cloake
The Huxleys
Gerwyn Davies
Grace Costa
Isabella Melody Moore
Jacob Nash
Heidi Margocsy
Jacqueline Mitelman
James Bugg
Jay Hynes
Jimmy Widders Hunt
Jo Duck
Julian Kingma
Lily Hatten
Martine Perret
Meng-Yu Yan
Nathan Dyer
Renae Saxby
Renato Colangelo
Rohan Thomson
Sammaneh Pourshafighi
Sarah Depta
Sarah Enticknap
Sean Slattery
Shannon May Powell
Shea Kirk
Stuart Miller
Tajette O'Halloran
Teva Cosic
 

The winner will be announced at the exhibition launch on the 16th of June 2023.

Prizes

The winner will nab a $30,000 cash prize from us AND photographic equipment courtesy of our Imaging Partner, Canon Australia. There are a raft of other prizes too, including Highly Commended supported by EIZO and an Art Handlers' Award thanks to IAS Fine Art Logistics.

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Access information

This program is wheelchair accessible.

For access support or other ways to book please email bookings@npg.gov.au or phone 02 6102 7070 prior to your visit.

Related people

Joanna Gilmour (curator)

Prize history
Winners and finalists

Browse all the photos exhibited in the National Photographic Portrait Prize since 2007.
Exhibitions

Explore the previous exhibitions.
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