Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023

Competition: NZ National Geographic Sony Portrait Award | Date: November 2023

Jessie’s winning image was selected from over 8,000 other entries.

Milo and Otis have known each other since they were just weeks old. Photographer Jessie Casson commemorated their transition to teenagerhood with a picture that captured both childhood play and the journey before them.

In addition to taking home the top portrait prize, Jessie also had a second image chosen as a finalist and displayed in Britomart’s National Geographic Exhibition.