Portrait Stories use video, multimedia and sound to present the stories of the artists and subjects in the National Portrait Gallery's collection. This series is produced with funds donated by Tim Fairfax AC.
5 minutes 9 seconds
Peace advocate, author, musician and artist Gill Hicks on her portrait by Tony Kearney.
4 minutes 15 seconds
Musician Lindy Morrison on starting out as a drummer, and Jenny Watson's portraits of The Go-Betweens.
5 minutes 23 seconds
Australian photographer, Polly Borland, describes the hectic experience of photographing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
4 minutes 44 seconds
Greg Weight on working with Jiawei Shen, and starting out as a photographer.
7 minutes 17 seconds
Will and Garrett on creating their costumes and being unconstrained in art and performance.
5 minutes 22 seconds
Ellie Cole on the freedom of the pool and being photographed by Peter Brew-Bevan.
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