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An interview with Leith Alexander, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Glen Braithwaite, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Clare Lapworth, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Sandy Scheltema, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Jessica Hromas, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Tajette O'Halloran, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Franky Tsang, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Glenn Homann, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Julian Kingma, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Jarrod Vero, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Dion Georgopoulos, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
An interview with Kristina Kraskov, Finalist and Art Handlers' Award winner in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
The winner of our Art Handlers' Award receives $1000 and free return transport for their photograph, courtesy of International Art Services.
The National Portrait Gallery will, next Tuesday, unveil an exciting new acquisition of irrefutable importance to all Australians. Portrait of William Bligh, in master’s uniform c. 1776, attributed to John Webber, is one of the earliest portraits of the contentious, historical figure, and extends the Gallery’s remarkable collection of early colonial portraits.