Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

One of the highlights of Summer for me is the BP Portrait award at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Yesterday i visited its photography counterpart: the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, an award and exhibition that celebrate contemporary portrait photography, whether it's editorial, reportage or fine art. Not very rock 'n' roll but consistently good. Because all i have the time to write today is a lazy post, i'll leave you with some of the images i found most striking:

Group of friends at Barceloneta Beach by Lluis Artus. From the series La Platja (The Beach)

Murder, Juvenile Prison, Russia 2009, by Michal Chelbin. From the series 'Locked'

Daniele Ramos, winner, 23 'Miss Penetencaria' prison beauty contest, Rio, Brazil by Zed Nelson. From the series Love Me

Toy Soldiers, 2008, by Paul Murphy

Anna and Anete, Endive Packers, by Tom Stoddart. From the series People of the Land

Huong, In Hanoi 2008 by Adam Nadel. From The Series A War's Legacy - Birth Defects In Vietnam

Cotton Logan, Cowpuncher, People's Valley, AZ, by Jane Hilton. From the series Home on the Range

Oxana 2009 by Noga Shtainer. From The Series A Home For Special Children

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is on view at the National Portrait Gallery in London until February 14, 2010.