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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024 Finalist
Emma Armstrong-Porter
born Australia 1986
Read the Room 2023
pigment photographic print on paper
‘I was diagnosed with Autism at age 30. Now 37, I find every day I’m learning more about how my brain diverges from the norm, especially in my relationships
with other people – 1) I love hard; 2) I’m very impulsive; 3) I can’t “read the room”. Not until I developed the film did I see
the tortured look on my partner Jess’ face. In that moment, I had really
thought that they were happy to see me. I’ve learned that the camera doesn’t lie, it reflects reality, but rarely does it tell the whole story.’
Emma Armstrong-Porter is an artist and educator who lives and works on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Maldon, Victoria. Armstrong-Porter is known for their work across printmaking and chemistry-based photography.
The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024 celebrates established and emerging artistic talent from across the country.
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