by Blandine Hausermann Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021. Courtesy National Portrait Gallery © David Parry After a digital exhibition in 2020, this year the eagerly awaited Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize returned once more as a physical exhibition. The show took place at Cromwell Place while the National Portrait Gallery is closed for major redevelopment works. It was a real pleasure to wander around the gallery space and explore and be immersed in these unique and...

by Blandine Hausermann “Caught in the ‘act’” © Kymara Akinpelumi Out of all the portraits selected for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2021, Kymara Akinpelumi’s portrait from the series Dichotomy particularly touched and fascinated me in the way she uses self-portrait to explore her identity and reflect on her childhood. Only 22 years old and studying BA Photography at Arts University Bournemouth, she is one of the youngest photographers of the exhibition, but no less striking. Through...

Photo by Blandine Hausermann American singer-songwriter Judith Hill made a captivating appearance on the 21st of October at the Jazz Café...