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Helen Garner in her kitchen, 2018

by Mia McDonald

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019 Finalist

Helen Garner in her kitchen, 2018

Australian writer Helen Garner sits on her kitchen bench in front of her favourite tiles.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019
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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019

Previous exhibition, 2019

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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