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Take a close look at a portrait with a hidden message in its hands. For Year 7 – 9 students.

Penelope Grist, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2020 Prize.

John is a very unique character so I really wanted to capture that uniqueness.

Learn about artist John Brack, who said that portraits involve three people: the painter, the sitter and the viewer. For Year 6 – 8 students.

Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018

The photographs by Nan Goldin in Tough and tender are warm images of heartache and hope.

Born: 1961, Melbourne
Works: Melbourne



Stand by your man

An interview with the photographer.

The Zammitt Family is part of a massive series of mine that I've been doing since early 2020, documenting COVID in and around Sydney.

View the full collection of portraits in the exhibition.


The Seekers, John Farnham and Lee Kernaghan