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An interview with the photographer.
The Portrait Gallery is calling for contributions to support in the acquisition of superb portraits for the national collection.
Last night in Sydney, the National Portrait Gallery unveiled a newly commissioned portrait of Australian sporting legend Mark Ella AM.
The following on-line and physical exhibitions are planned to open at the National Portrait Gallery in coming months. For those who can’t travel at present, selected works from all exhibitions will be included online
It was definitely a candid encounter as was the expression on the face. It was constructed insofar as the image was deliberately taken from a distance so as to minimize intrusion and to magnify the effect of the image.
The newly-established National Portrait Gallery Foundation met for its inaugural meeting last Friday 15 May in Canberra.
An interview with the photographer.
A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.
Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2018
I think the most important thing in capturing candid shots is to never take the photo when people are expecting you to press the shutter. The more poignant moments are not the stock standard images of people looking at the camera smiling but after or before when they are really interacting with each other.
Born 1966 in Beijing, China. Lives and works in Beijing.
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
How the National Portrait Gallery and its unique collection came to be
Commissioned with funds provided by Trent Birkett 2018
The wild balancing act of McDonald’s home décor (is that there as a joke? where do I actually sit down? is this ironic or what? what a lovely photo of Darren and Robin in Europe!) is reflected in his own personality.
Certain European leaders (needless to name) had the effect of making certain styles of facial hair decidedly undesirable in the years immediately after World War 2.