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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 Finalist
Over the past 11 years Jessica Schwientek and I have travelled many places together. We have come to document our travels by taking portraits of each other. But we alter the presentation of our relationship depending on our location. In some places, reception staff ask if we are sisters or friends. We don't correct them. They just give us a room with two single beds. Some international laws surrounding LGBTQIA+ relationships don't allow us to be transparent. This photo reveals us behind closed doors on our honeymoon as a happy queer couple.
The 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.
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