Stef King receives International recognition with Lucie Foundation Portrait Award for Katie

Stef King’s portrait, Katie, has been awarded the Lucie Foundation’s Hidden Beauty Open Call Award in the Portrait category.

The Perth based photographer said: “Beauty is not skin deep, and this portrait invites you to explore the depth and complexity of human beings, emphasising the importance of inner qualities and personal growth. This Portrait of Katie was taken after a reconstruction Cranioplasty procedure to fit a new plate in her skull.”

Katie added: “The graft site on my scalp will never be capable of growing hair as it does not contain follicles to do so; this is something I am learning to accept. Some would call it a permanent disfigurement to my appearance, I like to say, ‘it’s a story to tell.’”