The Maldon Portrait Prize 2022
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This years halloween shoot, I wanted to create a dark but elegant feel. I got this vintage wedding dress from an op shop to bring out some elegance and beauty, in something that is usually feared. I also posed her in a traditional old style portrait way, seated and with her hands placed ever so carefully. This shoot was a collaboration with my favourite makeup artist, she is also the model.
119 - Pennywise Bride, Penny Moriarty
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Roger’s Mane is the contrast of complexion and aging hair. One of my favourite portraits that clearly show shades of the timeless art, Black and White Portraiture.
120 - Chelsie Nonna Tanggapai Buckley, Chelsie Nonna Buckley
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For so much of 2021 we spent our days inside our apartment. But as the months wore on, and the weather began to get warmer, the need to get outside became greater. This is my daughter escaping to the garden through a ground floor window.
121 - Escaping lockdown, Laura Reid
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Rise and Shine: The first minutes before showers our first coffee we are exposed, raw and often hiding of ourselves to others. We haven’t put on our armour to face the day or the social facades we want to project. Is this the most pure and honest time that we are our true selves I ask.
122 - Michelle, Sally Coggle
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The subject was photographed at a model workshop in early 2020. I saw photos of all the models that were participating at this event. As soon as I saw Gabriel I came up with the idea of binding his hands. The shot was done with his permission. He liked my idea and that this shot could be controversial but also gives attention to the fact that people of colour are still not treated equally.
123 - Bound, Kenneth Lankard
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126 - Front Tooth Lost, Emma Perry
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My daughter's front tooth had been threatening to fall out for weeks. It finally did in dramatic fashion.
129 - Matthew and Friend, Tracy Lees
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From the Series, Stages: Performers in the Pandemic.
Martha is a member of the South Sudanese Ensemble which was formed in 2019. Once a week they come together in The Engine Room to ideate, compose, sing and practice their craft, working towards shaping a performance that celebrates their culture and heritage. This has formed the project Baai (meaning ‘home’) which premiered in November 2021.
124 - Martha Singing, Michael Wolfe
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From the Series, Stages: Performers in the Pandemic.
“Ceremony is a celebration of our Martinga kuli (Ancestors) who walked this landscape long
before us, imprinting their marks on Djandak (Country). As the landscape has changed, the places we practice our songs and dances have too. We continue our cultural practices of song, dance, and language in our contemporary ceremonies. We are here, and we thrive because of our Martinga kuli.”
125 - Djaara woman Nikita preparing for ceremony, Michael Wolfe
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Gary took up archery to strengthen his back and upper body after a serious injury. This image portrays the strength required to draw the modern bow and the concentration necessary to aim the arrow to hit the target.
128 - Archer Gary, Martin Leitch
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Matthew is a retired country gentleman who makes his own wigs and clothes. Within his community he feels free to express himself without being ridiculed. I wanted to illustrate that people of all shapes, size and gender can be free to be the people they were born to be. Taken 3/6/20
130 - Kate - Waiting for Her New Breasts II, Brian Cassey
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In 2013 Kate Yeoman was diagnosed with the rare breast cancer Tubular Carcinoma. She endured a double mastectomy in Queensland and was told that reconstructive surgery would then take place. Eight years on Kate was still on the Hospital Breast Reconstruction Surgery waiting list … and no closer to welcoming her new breasts.That was until Kate allowed me to make this image with the express purpose of bringing attention to the many women who were languishing for years on the reconstructive surgery lists. It had an immediate effect with surgeries fast tracked by the Queensland government. Kate has now commenced her reconstructive surgery program.
136 - Viktoria Bitter, Kate Atkinson
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‘Chappie’ was 15 when he turned out with his father to his first fire in 1953. He went on to captain Castlemaine Fire Brigade and is still one of its most active volunteers, much loved and respected by many in the district. By placing him in a negative space and shooting in black and white, I wanted to reference the marble statues of antiquity that memorialise ‘great men’, challenging history’s tendency to overlook the seemingly unremarkable citizens who often protect and serve our communities.
131 - Bill Chapman, Steve Womersley
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132 - Elly in the Flood Waters, Joao Dujon Pereira
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This image was taken on the flooded road into Marlinja community during Monsoon season in November 2017. Elly is an incredible singer/songwriter and I was taking a series of images of her and her father (Ray Dixon). I loved the composition and power of Elly standing in the floodwaters.
The wilderness is an empowering place to be a woman, to be alone and wild with oneself. The Hidden Woman forms part of a series of work exploring women in nature. To create this photograph, Sara and I trekked out to a secluded climbing crag on the side of a huge cliff on a stormy day. We spotted this beautiful Xanthorrhoea and Sara climbed inside. We spent the day feeling feral and mystical. Giving something of ourselves to the elements, to the cliff, to the bush, and listening in return with our hearts.
133 - The Hidden Woman, Lilianne Ivins
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134 - Rayella, Joao Dujon Pereira
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I was taking a series of images of Elly and Ray Dixon, an incredible father/daughter singer songwriter duet. They mentioned an area near their community and when we arrived I was completely blown away by the landscape dotted with Wubala Trees. I really wanted to capture the essence of Elly and Ray in their roles as singer/songwriters on their country. It was taken later in the afternoon as the monsoonal clouds in the distance began rolling in.
My very dear friend Ash standing in front of his grandpa's shed.
His grandparents moved to the property in 1973 and lived in the pig shed for three years whilst they built their home.
When his widowed Nan aged and required care, Ash moved to the property and built himself a small home for his pregnant wife and himself.
Eventually his Nan ended up in an aged care facility and Ash decided to leave the property, knocking down the home he built and moving to a beachside suburb.
The last thing he moved was his bees.
135 - Bee Man, Kate Atkinson
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As the COVID pandemic spread to Australia, Andy Johnston, like many people who work in the arts and entertainment industry, moved back to the home he grew up in. He had been exploring the art form of Drag for a number of years, but it was back at the rural family property where the cars, the pub rock and the bush seeped back in to the city boy and Viktoria Bitter truly came to life.
This portrait was taken of a dear friend Joan Cameron-Smith and her mother Rosina, in their garden in Rozelle, Sydney. The white sheet hanging in the background is somehow reminiscent of another era where womens rights and roles were limited. Their strong glare at the camera projects strength and resilience. This image was take shortly before Rosina had an unexpected stroke. At the time they did'nt realise it was this strength, resilience and mother/daughter bond that would get them through.
137 - Rosina, Tanja Bruckner
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This was a portrait of Aiden Connolly - the son of artist Michelle Connolly. This was taken when he was 16 years old in my studio in Waterloo. Caught in time between teenager and adult. Full of possibilities and potential as well as anxiety and worry for the future. It is a story of a boy becoming an adult.
138 - Aiden, Tanja Bruckner
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As we walked along the beach one morning of our Summer holidays, we noticed kangaroos slumbering in a little vine-tangled forest. Of course they weren't keen on our arrival and moved on, and so Josephine amused herself by fashioning the vines into her 'wild costume' and weaving leaves through her hair.
139 - Forest Play, Lauren Starr
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A quiet moment in our Blackwood retreat. The shack consists of a kitchen, bed and bath. We all spend a lot of time in the tub. A rare, quiet moment for the boy with the smiling eyes. It's hard to capture him without his outside world face on. So relaxed was he that he couldn't help but show me his inner light.
140 - The Boy with the Smiling Eyes, Lauren Starr
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I look in the mirror and a part of me says: “I know it will work out. I just don’t know how yet... And in that space I find room to breathe, to create, to dream, to fail, to learn and to grow.” - a self portrait by Cailin Rose
141 - Mirror Me, Cailin Jansen
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This was actually a maternity shoot, but I wanted to capture some without showing the belly. So I directed my beautiful subject into this pose. I love the shallow depth of field and how it draws the eye up to the face. I decided to add the glasses for an extra bit of flare against her bright hair colour. I added a flash with a purple gel to the rear of the subject to create some extra dimension.
142 - Punk, Penny Moriarty
The common denominator in our universe is the ever-expanding light and space. The piece highlights how we don't feel worthy to take up space in a world that we evolved to flourish on.
143 - Flare, Samantha Marié
These two hadn't know each other long, but it was love at first sight. The love was shown by Orla holding Georgia's paw, and Georgia reciprocated with a lick of Orla's face...this is the aftermath.
144 - After the face Lick, Laura Reid
150 - Pumice Stone, Melissa Scott
Luka runs Origini in Castlemaine. He is a most charming host . Always smiling - often dancing - and sometimes singing as he charms the customers. I caught this photo of him, and thought it worthwhile sharing as so many love him, and it is such a typical image of him as he delivers his orders with a dance.
145 - Luka, Tricia Migdoll
This portrait of Danielle reflects her passion, dedication, and determination. She is not a model but has volunteered to help me with my photography.
Danielle 1. 'What you see is what you get'. Danielle is a bundle of energy, the main point of these portraits is that she can communicate with out hare voice but with her eyes, her smile and by her presence. She is a teacher of fitness and martial arts while working fulling time. Danielle has a personality (a spirit) that deserves and demands respect.
146 - Danielle, Stephen Fellenberg
This portrait of Danielle reflects her passion, dedication, and determination. She is not a model but has volunteered to help me with my photography.
Danielle 2. 'What you see is what you get'. Danielle is a bundle of energy, the main point of these portraits is that she can communicate with out hare voice but with her eyes, her smile and by her presence. She is a teacher of fitness and martial arts while working fulling time. Danielle has a personality (a spirit) that deserves and demands respect.
147 - Danielle 2, Stephen Fellenberg
My teenage daughter had a difficult time in the senior years of high school. She suffered from anxiety and ADHD, and dropped out of high school in year 11. The following year she resumed her studies at TAFE and was looking forward to completing her HSC this year when lockdown hit hard in Sydney. Stuck at home with exam delays added to the stress of the year. Yet with her HSC exams finally over, she seems to have a new inbuilt resilience. To honour her journey she went to the city and had a tattoo of a lavender flower inked on her writing arm the day after her final exam . . .
148 - Jagged Edge, Victoria Hynes
This is a portrait of my partner Dave. Dave doesn't like being photographed. I decided to take some photos of him doing what he loves best - surfing. This image was taken in the Cape Woolamai car park when Dave was getting rid for a surf. The car park is where the conditions are discussed and you catch up with old friends. This image catches his cheeky side.
149 - Surfs Up, Melissa Scott
This image is of my partner Dave. This image capture Dave just prior to running into the surf at Cape Woolamai in October. He had found a pumice stone and wanted to show me. He has a great love of nature and the ocean. The ocean is his place, the place where he finds peace either sitting on his board reading the ocean or riding a wave.
Jim Millwood retired to Maldon some years ago after a career in the Commonwealth Public Service where he was a statistical adviser to Government. He later worked in the private sector with a leading social research company.
In retirement Jim has discovered the joys of living in a country town and has "finally" realised his dream of having a "shed".
Jim was actively engaged in motor sport as a young man, as a competitive driver in sedan cars and retains an interest in that sport.
Now bravely living with Parkinson's Disease he has reignited his interests in art and pottery.
152 - Jim, Michael James
New to Castlemaine I used my old friend the camera to introduce myself to others. When appropriate I asked individuals I met if I could take their portrait in a 'make shift' studio in my garage against a rough canvas backdrop.
153 - My Chippy Rob, Alan Mitchell
New to Castlemaine I used my old friend the camera to introduce myself to others.When appropriate I asked individuals I met if I could take their portrait in a 'make shift' studio in my garage against a rough canvas backdrop.
154 - My Chippy Christian, Alan Mitchell
During 2021 our streets were empty of people, an hour of exercise meant the possibility of seeing people albeit at a distance. It was this couple that brought a smile to the neighbourhood everyday as locals passed by.
158 - Mr and Mrs Gardener, Sally Coggle
This work is a revelation of who I have become and pays homage to the layers of experiences that have shaped my being. When I catch sight of myself, I am struck by the complexities that are written upon my skin and etched into my expression. Based on a black and white childhood photo that appeared in a photography magazine when I was 6 years old, this image tells a story of fifty years of life and lays bare my creative soul.
159 - Catching Sight, Kim Percy
John completed building his mud brick house to his own design in 1986. This image of John in front of his fireplace which he saved and recycled from a local homestead shows his pride in his achievement and his comfort in continuing to live in his home of three and half decades.
160 - John at Home, Martin Leitch
This is Maisie, just turned 18 - she is smart, independent, fierce, and very ready to get out into the world and face it ‘head on’. Although she is wearing her Year 12 graduation dress, I wanted to capture her less made up and more natural. The texture of the rammed earth wall matches the freckles on her face, and your eyes are drawn to both elements.
161 - Our Young Adult, Elizabeth Mellick
167 - ISO Self, Walter Berger
Trapped at home without a haircut for months. Something had to give. Here is my inside coming out, the true self finally. The good from the bad. An artistic release.
Here is my Maisie, agreeing to pose for me yet again. She holds some beautiful roses that my husband (a gardener) brought home for me. Both are beautiful. I fiddled with the lighting to play with the shadows on her face, giving her a haunted look. The photo makes you wonder what she’s doing, or where she’;s going.
162 - Maisie and Roses, Elizabeth Mellick
During Covid many of us focused on ourselves, hoping to do all the minor adjustments for a better self. One of the options for many people was a laser treatment for the skin called Fraxel Laser. This photograph is a result of this treatment. The gridded marks give a reptilian appearance to the skin and reminds us that we might not be far removed from our reptilian ancestors.
163 - Frax My Face, Ann Hounslow
Amongst the familiar décor unchanged for 50+ years the family gathers. A room so familiar it is the space of Christmas. Tables together, elbow to elbow, it is a place to eat, laugh, drink and story tell yet another year of who we are. The proud and loving face of this day is my mum Heather.
164 - Family Gathering, Nathan Edwards
What is Christmas day without that novelty gift that makes a surprise appearance keeping the family entertained and in fits of laughter? Who doesn’t love a bit of "pie in the face roulette"? The feeling seconds before impact is mixed, just like the traditional offering of festive dessert - both seeming like such a good idea at the time. The face of anticipation and resignation to what comes next is my Dad Gary.
165 - Festive Face Time, Nathan Edwards
Driving between Bendigo and Mildura, I noticed a desolate piece of land sandwiched between road and rail, with a dilapidated couch incongruently placed. I stopped, grabbed my husband from the front seat and a random newspaper from the back seat. To my delight the headline of the newspaper was a positive one relating to our Covid times. This spontaneous lighthearted photo is meant to convey hope and fun in our occasionally desolate landscape. Taken 22/10/20
166 - Surreal Times, Tracy Lees
Precarity fractures my sense of self. I am seeking inner certainty, but my anchors are fleeting. In this self-portrait from the 23rd of October 2021, I present myself as the subject. Looking out through the ice, I consider the impact of uncertainty, and how this affects the self. Using photography and the pigment print as communicative tools, I represent my interpretation of precarity though the distortion of my face. Within this portrait, I am engaging in the idea of emotion as a form of knowing. This is a raw understanding of how uncertainty impacts me, how it makes me feel.
168 - Through the Ice II, Hannah Phemister
169 - Catastrophe, Peter Yates
170 - Documentary, Rory McLeod
In 2019 Rory started his journey into the world of documentary filmmaking with a documentary called "When the River Runs Dry" which ended up in cinemas and is at times shown on SBS On Demand.
In October 2020 Rory and I received word of a possible mass fish kill at Lake Pamamaroo, near Menindee. We drove the 800km, walked a couple of kilometres out onto the lake, and encountered a hellscape of dead and decomposing fish. This photo captures the work of documentary filmmaker Rory McLeod, following the story to hell and back.
This portrait of our friend Anastasia Zaravinos uses photography and collage to disrupt notions of representation in popular culture. The familiar poses found in fashion photography rearranged, disjointed, and reordered subvert the traditional with the unexpected. By keeping the natural marks and shapes normally erased and covered up with prevalent modes of social media, and fashion aesthetics, we reveal a true archetypal beauty transformed into a new reality.
171 - Anastasia, Tanja Bruckner & Steve Tierney
This portrait is from a series titled Chrysalis, which consists of intimate photographs of Sydney model and friend Aidan Connolly, cut and reassembled as collage. In this series, the artists ask questions about innocence, youth and manhood. We are interested in the anxiety and uncertainty of those years in which young people negotiate the difficult journey between childhood and adulthood.
172 - Aiden, Tanja Bruckner & Steve Tierney
Kevin Connor has had a wonderful 60-year career in Australia, making a name as one of the country’s most respected artists. Known for his gestural landscapes and the expressionistic figures and forms that haunt his works, he observes the human condition with a soulful and incisive eye. It’s a style that harks back to great German art traditions wrapped up in social realism and detached observations of daily life, seen in the work of artists such as Beckman, Kirchner and Dix.
Connor has won most major Australian art awards over his career, including twice winning each of the Archibald and Sulman painting prizes and the Dobell drawing prize. A few years ago, the Art Gallery of NSW dedicated a whole exhibition to 650 of his sketchbook drawings, to great critical acclaim. It was during this time that he offered perhaps one of his favourite mottos in life: “Draw when you’re in a corner”.
173 - Draw When You’re In a Corner, Riste Andrievski
Bruce Shillingsworth adds face-paint from the ochre pits before calling all the different nations to come to Brewarrina for a "Corroboree Project" to "get the water back in the river". Yaama Ngunna Barka (Welcome to our River).
174 - Bruce Shillingsworth Snr. call out to Corroboree, Rory McLeod
175 - Sailor Before Lunch, Walter Kennard
Waiting in the hall to go into Sean's Panorama. It was the first lunch after the first lockdown so we were very excited.
176 - Angel & Sailor Before Lunch, Walter Kennard
It was the first lunch out after the first lockdown and my daughters could join us. You could say we were toey.
Joan (10th May, 1947 - 27th October, 2021, 74yrs ) was always a patient, kind, loving, caring, loyal, dependable, quiet, determined / stubborn lady with a wicked wicked sense of humor that fiercely held on to her independence until the the very end. She would always put everyone first before herself. Joan is still a loved Sister, Aunty, Cousin, Friend, Wife, Mother and Grannie. This is the last photo taken of Joan. Please be happy for Joan as 'Joan is now Free'.
Image taken on 08-09-2021, Canon EOS 800D, 1 sec exp, F/8, ISO400
