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1967, 2019

Dave Laslett

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020 Finalist

1967, 2019

Taken from Dunjiba by Miss Cook, Alby Hunt travelled 800 kilometres by train to Port Augusta, and was placed in Umeewarra Mission. A striking child, Alby was taken by missionary Mr Waitman to the township to be photographed by the government. On that day, Alby literally became the poster child (as pictured in his hands) for the 1967 Referendum. While the referendum would go on to initiate significant change in Australian society, in 2019 Alby reflects on the past 52 years and wonders if anything has really changed.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020
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Reclaimed youth
Yukultji and Yalti with their family
Holly and Pebbles
Dad, aged 73

Other NPPP photos from Dave Laslett
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The Unbreakable, 2018 by Dave Laslett
2019 Finalist
TWO WAYS/A dualistic system, 2017 by Dave Laslett
2018 Finalist
HOMELAND The importance of place, 2014 by Dave Laslett
2015 Finalist

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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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