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Huge week of awards announcements

The visual arts were honoured this week, nominations were revealed for some of the biggest awards in the world while a big one wasn't awarded.

3 May 2013

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The visual arts were honoured this week, nominations were revealed for some of the biggest awards in the world while a bit one wasn’t awarded.

Faith Dove has taken out the prize for the People’s Choice Award for the 2013 National Photographic Portrait Prize for her portrait, ‘Face of South Sudan’ 2012.

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