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Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2025 National Portrait Gallery 13 November 2025–8 February 2026 London
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The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize showcases the work of talented young photographers, gifted amateurs and established professionals in the very best of contemporary photography.

The competition celebrates a diverse range of images and tells the fascinating stories behind the creation of works, from formal commissioned portraits to more spontaneous and intimate moments capturing friends and family. The selected images, many of which are on display for the first time, explore both traditional and contemporary approaches to the photographic portrait whilst capturing a range of characters, moods and locations.

The annual In Focus display will also highlight new work by an established photographer. The 2025 edition will see the unveiling of a new commission for the Gallery’s Collection, to be announced in November 2024. A new publication, including all works exhibited as part of the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, will be available from November 2025.

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The National Portrait Gallery is a major art museum in central London dedicated to telling the story of Britain through portraits. Founded in 1856 as a public institution devoted exclusively to portraiture, it has become a key reference point for understanding British history through images of the people who shaped it. The Gallery sits just off Trafalgar Square, adjoining the National Gallery, in a building originally designed in an Italian Renaissance style by architect Ewan Christian and opened on this site in the mid-1890s.

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National Portrait Gallery contemporary art institution in London United Kingdom
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, United Kingdom
+44 20 7306 0055
http://www.npg.org.uk

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Daily
10am – 6pm

Fridays
10am – 9pm
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