The Head On Portrait Prize recognizes artists that demonstrate innovative approaches to photographic portraiture. Established in 2004, this leading international competition celebrates the talents of emerging and established contemporary portrait photographers.
Through our anonymous selection process, our judges selected a diverse range of images that reveal how the traditional notion of portrait has been reinterpreted and expanded. Evocative and emotional, these portraits explore the depth of the human condition.
2019 Head On Photo Award Judges:
Arianna Rinaldo, Artistic Director, Cortona On The Move
David Alan Harvey, photographer, Magnum Photos
Enrico Stefanelli, Festival Director, PhotoLux
Genevieve Fussell, Senior Photo Editor, The New Yorker
Grzegorz Kosmala, Founder, BLOW UP PRESS
Lucy Pike, Photography Director, WeTransfer
Lydia Dorner, Assistant Curator, Musée de l’Elysée
Mags King, Managing Photo Editor, Fairfax Media
Michael Cook, photographer
Michele Aboud, photographer
Moshe Rosenzveig OAM, Creative Director, Head On Photo Festival
This exhibition is supported by
Alessandro Grassani, Camillo Pasquarelli, Chris Bekos, Chris Hoare, Darren Leigh Roberts, Eduard Korniyenko, Elizabeth Looker, Ella Dreyfus, Ella Mack, Eva Collins, Grant Smith, Itamar Freed, Javier Arcenillas, Jessica Opgård, Joe Ruckli, Joel Pratley, Jonathan May, Jouk Oosterhof, Juliet Taylor, Justin Tan-Torres, Kati Leinonen, Kelly Champion, Lauren Horwood, Loulou d’Aki, Max Mason-Hubers, Monica Denevan, Nadide Goksun, Natalie Grono, Nathan Stolz, Nick Bowers, Olga Stefatou, Owen Harvey, Peter Solness, Rafael Heygster, Rebecca Murray, Simon Harsent, Stewart Leishman, Sylvia Konior, Tristan Still, Vivian Keulards
Australia's world-leading photography festival once again filters photography down to its finest. The great thing is that Head On's main venues at Bondi and Paddington are just a bus ride away.
Enthralling. Enchanting. Extraordinary. Discover exceptional photography for free around Sydney during the festival 8 Nov–1 Dec 2024
