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Shaun, 2015

by Ben McNamara

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 Finalist

Shaun is a blues musician. He sings all day and night about drugs, heartbreak, booze, cigarettes and loneliness. I asked Shaun to think about whether being a professional musician is anything like the fantasy.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016
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Other NPPP photos from Ben McNamara
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NPPP 2020 Finalist

Yukultji and Yalti with their family, 2019 Ben Mcnamara

NPPP 2020 Finalist

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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016

Previous exhibition, 2016

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