Aug 21, 2026 – 7.00pmAustralia’s richest photographic portrait prize has been won by an artist’s candid snap of his Thai-born aunt recuperating after a debilitating fall.Perth-raised Nathan Beard will receive $30,000 cash, and his choice of $20,000 worth of Canon photography equipment, after Mae Khong was declared winner of the National Portrait Gallery’s National Photographic Portrait Prize on Friday.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Portrait of ‘palpable intimacy’ wins richest photo prize
Nathan Beard’s photo of his aunt recovering after a fall resulted in a “quietly captured moment” that won over the judges of the National Portrait Gallery’s portrait prize.
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