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Boy in a Red Waistcoat by Paul Cézanne, 1888-90. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1995.47.5

Charlie Clift: Telling people’s stories through portraiture.

Launching this year, our Photo Prize Blog series features blog posts by photographers from the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017. Explore the processes, motivations and stories behind the photographs, as well as the unique insights and experiences from the projects featured in the Prize.…

By National Portrait Gallery,

21 November 2017