The National Photographic Portrait Prize celebrates the power of photographic portraits to communicate something beyond the appearance of their subjects.
This year, forty-seven finalist works focus on the human condition, identity, transformation, and strength. In this series, we see an eighty-nine-year-old proudly basking in the sun in her underwear; post-pandemic reunions; transitions from adolescence to adulthood; cultural and transcultural identity; queer representation and acceptance; individuals affected by floods, war, illness and those saved by love, friendship, creativity, and the comfort of a soft cloud of blond hair.
Jacqueline Mitelman, Stanley Lockdown Hair, 2022. National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 Finalist. Courtesy the artist and National Portrait Gallery, Australian Capital Territory
National Portrait Gallery
17 June to 2 October 2023
Australian Capital Territory
