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Martin Grant

Martin Grant

Martin Grant

Martin Grant, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

Photographer Julian Kingma smiles at the camera

Julian Kingma

'I look for those little, quiet gestures in between'

Photographer Julian Kingma describes his style of quiet portraiture that captures the spaces in between big gestures.

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Julian Kingma

Julian Kingma (b. 1968), photographer, began his career in 1988 as a cadet for the Herald newspaper in Melbourne, and later worked for the Sunday Age as Head Features Photographer.

11 portraits in the collection

Tom at the drain, 2020 Julian Kingma

Tom at the drain

Willem, 2018 by Julian Kingma

Willem, 2018

by Julian Kingma

Lola - Last Summer Days, 2021 Julian Kingma

Lola - Last Summer Days

Cathy Freeman, 1998 Julian Kingma

In profile

Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2023

Penelope Grist explores the photographic instinct of four-time National Photographic Portrait Prize finalist Julian Kingma.

Billy Slater

Billy Slater

Billy Slater

Billy Slater, 2005

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

John Clarke

John Clarke

John Clarke

John Clarke, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Robert Dessaix

Robert Dessaix

Robert Dessaix

Robert Dessaix, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

Missy Higgins

Missy Higgins

Missy Higgins

Missy Higgins, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2006

Steven Heathcote

Steven Heathcote

Steven Heathcote

Steven Heathcote, 2007

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2008

Philip Hunter

Philip Hunter

Philip Hunter

Philip Hunter, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

Harry Kewell

Harry Kewell

Harry Kewell

Harry Kewell, 2011

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Helen Garner

Helen Garner

Helen Garner

Helen Garner, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

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Ben Roberts-Smith, 2017

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Commissioned in 2018 with funds raised through the 2020 project

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