View image in fullscreenNational photographic portrait prize 2026 winner: Mae Khong ‘My aunty migrated to Australia from Thailand when I was born. The only surviving member of her generation in my immediate family, her flesh and memory are vital to sustaining my relationship with our cultural legacy. This portrait was captured the evening she experienced a debilitating fall, one of many similar medical scares in recent months which all relay how fraught this portal to my heritage is.’ – Nathan