National Photographic Portrait Prize
Medium / category: Photography and Portraiture
Eligibility: Australian artists aged 18 years or older
Associated institution: National Portrait Gallery
The National Photographic Portrait Prize is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia’s aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects. The submitted artwork must be a photograph, created using either traditional photographic emulsion or digital process in a two-dimensional format.
Notable Previous Winners
2023:
- Shea Kirk, Ruby
Winner: National Photographic Portrait Prize
The Different Award Categories
The winner receives a $30,000 cash prize and photographic equipment courtesy of Canon Australia. There are other prizes too, including Highly Commended supported by EIZO, an Art Handlers’ Award thanks to IAS Fine Art Logistics, and the People’s Choice Award, supported by the Calvert-Jones Foundation. The People’s Choice Award is supported by the Calvert-Jones Foundation, with the artist who wins the most votes receiving $10,000.
Information up to date from June 14 2023
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