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NPG x Yarra Ranges

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2022

Streamed live at 12:30pm (AEST), Tuesday 11th July 2023
NPG x Yarra Ranges
Video: 29 minutes

While the 2022 National Photographic Portrait Prize visits Lilydale in VIC, catch Yarra Ranges Regional Museum curator Maddie Reece as they speak to finalists Ayman Kaake and Joey Chan about photography, portraits and their art practice.

Ayman Kaake (he/him) is an award-winning Lebanon-born Australian photo-media artist based in Melbourne who explores diasporic melancholy and the agony of exile through contemplative portraiture and sculptural, styled poses. He has been a 2022 finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize and Bowness Prize, the winner of Midsumma and Australia Post Award, and the recipient of the 2020 Room to Create residency at Collingwood Yards.

Joey Chan (her/she) is a portrait photographer based in Melbourne, who appreciates beauty in the ordinary, and so in her practice tells visual stories of everyday people – presenting their individuality and an insight into their lives. She was a finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020, and founded Our Stories on Film – a community for female and non-binary film photographers – who launched a print publication and hosts photo walks throughout the year.

1 In Leopard Print, 2021 Ayman Kaake. 2 The Matriarch, 2021 Joey Chan. Both Courtesy of the artist
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