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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017

Previous exhibition
from Saturday 1 April until Sunday 18 June 2017
Richard Morecroft & Alison Mackay
Richard Morecroft & Alison Mackay, 2016 Gary Grealy. © Gary Grealy

The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition 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 winner for 2017 is

Richard Morecroft & Alison Mackay by Gary Grealy

Two portraits received the Highly Commended Award: Renaissance Rose by John Benavente, and Mastura by Brett Canet-Gibson. The Art Handlers' Award went to Tobias Titz for Bobby Bunungurr. Brett Canet-Gibson also won the People's Choice Award for Trevor Jamieson.

For the 10th anniversary of the National Photographic Portrait Prize, judges Joanna Gilmour (Curator, National Portrait Gallery), Dr Sarah Engledow (Curator, National Portrait Gallery) and George Fetting (guest judge, photographer) selected 49 portraits from nearly 3000 entries. We thank everyone who submitted photographs for the Prize.

49 NPPP Finalists
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Renaissance Rose, 2016 by John Benavente
Mastura, 2016 by Brett Canet-Gibson
Bobby Bunungurr, 2016 by Tobias Titz
Trevor Jamieson
Lucinda with stung eye, 2016 by Jon Reid
Luke and Nacoya, 2016 by Daniel Sponiar
1 Renaissance Rose, 2016 by John Benavente. 2 Mastura, 2016 by Brett Canet-Gibson. 3 Bobby Bunungurr, 2016 by Tobias Titz. 4 Trevor Jamieson, 2016 Brett Canét-Gibson. © Brett Canét-Gibson. 5 Lucinda with stung eye, 2016 by Jon Reid. 6 Luke and Nacoya, 2016 by Daniel Sponiar.
Gary Grealy
Gary Grealy
Gary Grealy
Gary Grealy

Gary Grealy

Winner, National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017

Gary Grealy on his portrait photography.

Trevor Jamieson, 2016 by Brett Canet-Gibson
Trevor Jamieson, 2016 by Brett Canet-Gibson
Trevor Jamieson, 2016 by Brett Canet-Gibson
Trevor Jamieson, 2016 by Brett Canet-Gibson

The more things change...

NPPP 2017 exhibition essay

Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.

Art Handlers' Award 2017 video: 30 seconds
Art Handlers' Award 2017 video: 30 seconds
Art Handlers' Award 2017 video: 30 seconds
Art Handlers' Award 2017 video: 30 seconds

Art Handlers' Award 2017

The art handlers have chosen Bobby Bunungurr by Tobias Titz as their favourite portrait for the NPPP 2017.

Related people

Joanna Gilmour (curator)

Dr Sarah Engledow (curator)

NPPP Prize history
Winners and finalists

Browse all the photos exhibited in the National Photographic Portrait Prize since 2007.
Exhibitions

Explore the previous exhibitions.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 tour dates

Originally shown at the National Portrait Gallery
Saturday 1st April until Sunday 18th June 2017

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

Saturday 1st July until Sunday 13th August 2017

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Friday 29th September until Sunday 26th November 2017

Devonport Regional Gallery

Saturday 24th February until Sunday 15th April 2018

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