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Portrait 39

March - May 2011

This issue features the National Photographic Portrait Prize, Neil Murray, Lee Tulloch on Stuart Campbell, Joseph Banks, Scott Redford and more.

Diamond Psyched Sequence: Stoner, 2008
Diamond Psyched Sequence: Stoner, 2008
Diamond Psyched Sequence: Stoner, 2008

Observation point

by Shaun Gladwell

Australian artist Shaun Gladwell discusses his portraits of champion athletes.
Miss Alesandra, 2010
Miss Alesandra, 2010
Miss Alesandra, 2010

The more things change

by Dr Sarah Engledow

National Photographic Portrait Prize curator, Sarah Engledow, finds reward in a difficult task and ultimately uncovers the essence of portraiture.
Omai, Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, 1775-76
Omai, Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, 1775-76
Omai, Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, 1775-76

First encounters

by Joanna Gilmour

Representations of the inhabitants of the new world expose the complexities of the colonisers' intentions.
Untitled #88 (Captain Brad Kilpatrick and Kylie Minogue, Balibo, East Timor, 20 December 1999)
Untitled #88 (Captain Brad Kilpatrick and Kylie Minogue, Balibo, East Timor, 20 December 1999)
Untitled #88 (Captain Brad Kilpatrick and Kylie Minogue, Balibo, East Timor, 20 December 1999)

For the boys

by Alistair McGhie

The photographs from Matthew Sleeth's tour of duty series look more like advertisements than images of war.
Neil Murray
Neil Murray
Neil Murray

True fella

by Michael Desmond

Michael Desmond profiles the Australian songwriter and performer Neil Murray and his contribution to Australian music.
Self Portrait, Stuart Campbell by Stuart Campbell
Self Portrait, Stuart Campbell by Stuart Campbell
Self Portrait, Stuart Campbell by Stuart Campbell

The essence of you

by Lee Tulloch

Lee Tulloch remembers her great friend NIDA-trained actor turned photographer Stuart Campbell.
Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks

In a good paddock

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Celebrating a new painted portrait of Joseph Banks, Sarah Engledow spins a yarn of the naturalist, the first kangaroo in France and Don, a Spanish ram.
Scott Redford: Introducing Reinhardt Dammn
Scott Redford: Introducing Reinhardt Dammn
Scott Redford: Introducing Reinhardt Dammn

Surfer artist rockstar

by Dr Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman talks with Scott Redford about his character Reinhardt Dammn.
Sandor Ferenczis 50th birthday dinner, Budapest, 1923
Sandor Ferenczis 50th birthday dinner, Budapest, 1923
Sandor Ferenczis 50th birthday dinner, Budapest, 1923

Less than six degrees of separation

by Dr Anne Sanders

Anne Sanders finds connections in Inner Worlds between Hungarian expatriates and the development of psychoanalysis in Australia.

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Portrait 40

July - August 2011

This issue features Claudia Karvan & Jimmy Pozarik, Agus Suwage & Contemporary Portraiture from Asia, Fred Williams, Zhong Chen, John Bell, The French Antipodes and more.

Portrait 38

December 2010 - February 2011

This issue features Martin Schoeller, Bess Norriss Tait, Emanuel Solomon and the sisters of St Joseph, Rennie Ellis and AC/DC, John Brack and more.
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