Taylor Wessing Photography Prize 16

Varied exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery of the shortlisted entries in this year’s Taylor Wessing Photography prize.

Early on in the show I loved two portraits by Fabio Boni of Italian Red Cross volunteers. Photographer against red back grounds in their uniforms emphasising their wonderful older faces. Also on the subject of age I loved Karsten Thormaehlen’s picture of the last living American to be born in the 19th century, Susannah Mushatt Jones, whose grandparents had been slaves.

I liked Dexter McLean’s picture of his sister with her mobile phone camera over her eye, a comment on how relationships are becoming filtered through smartphones and social media. There was a striking portrait of Simon Callow by Andy Lo Po, a reflective and detailed picture.

Closes on 28 February 2016

 

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