Taylor Wessing

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize of £12,000 has been won by David Titlow with this spontaneous snap of his toddler son Konrad meeting a dog for the first time (CLICK). A nice snap for the family album, but I don't see this as a portrait photo, let alone as a prize-winning portrait photo worth £12,000. In fact I think the best of the shortlisted photos is third-placed Birgit Puve's picture of nine-year-old Estonian twins with their chicken. The National Portrait Gallery exhibition opens tomorrow (CLICK).