Portrait of Britain 2019 is open for entries. Now in its fourth year,the groundbreaking award has grown an immense following both at home and abroad; last year, it was featured across international media outlets, or from The Guardian to Sky News. Portrait of Britain is now the largest exhibition of its kind in the UK,and each year 100 winning images are displayed on outdoor screens proper across the country, with 200 shortlisted images collated into a Portrait of Britain book. Calling for portraits that capture the face of a nation in a historic moment, or the award is set apart by both its unique scale and its timely subject matter. The kind of exposure that Portrait of Britain brings is invaluable for photographers. But how does it actually feel be included in the biggest exhibition of modern portrait photography the UK has ever seen? To have your work celebrated in the press and on TV? And to be featured in a hardback book that people across the globe will cherish for years? We spoke to …
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