National Photographic Portrait Prize

Various

7 February - 26 April 2026
Cathleen Edkins Gallery

The National Photographic Portrait Prize supports and celebrates photographic portraiture in Australia. Each year the prize attracts thousands of entrants from emerging and established artistic talent across the country. Featuring famous faces and everyday Australians, the prize celebrates the vitality and diversity of photographic portraiture in Australia.

In 2025, finalists were selected by the panel of judges – writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, Serena Bentley and Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Following its exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 will be hosted at The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre February through April 2026.

This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to National collections for all Australians.

 

 

 

 

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Image: Em Jensen, Thelma Plum, 2024, National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 finalist