Fruitful fusion
Andrew Cowen on photographing his friend Matthew Martin.
The eight photographers represent diverse styles, specialities and career paths. Abigail Varney, Peter Brew-Bevan, Martin Philbey, John Tsiavis, Michelle Day, Julian Kingma, and Giovanni Lovisetto.
The photographers reveal the technical side of their work and reflect on changes in their profession. Now everyone has a camera in their pocket, is everyone a photographer? What is it like to sustain a career as a photographer in the entertainment industry? How do you work with celebrity subjects, negotiate the complex logistics of big shoots, and create captivating portraits under pressure?
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Paul Kelly & The Portraits presents a multifaceted image of the performer over the course of his career.
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Michael Desmond, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2007 Prize.
Inspiring Australians tell their own stories in a unique new gallery audio tour, developed in collaboration with the National Library of Australia.
The fourth row of paintings interweave Ngarranggarni, memories, relationships and Country.
Penelope Grist, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2020 Prize.
It’s a matter beyond dispute that in the entire history of Australian art, it’s Noel McKenna who’s painted the liveliest rendition of the head of a Chihuahua.
Dr Anne Sanders NPG Curatorial Researcher investigated the lives of the pioneering psychologists whose portraits are featured in Inner Worlds.
Curator, Penny Grist, reveals how this exhibition came to be
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2014 Prize.
