Finalists have been chosen for the first Schweppes portrait prize, an international competition with £15,000 awarded to the winner. “The prize is the successor to the John Kobal photographic portrait award, which until it ended last year was recognised as one of the most distinguished photography competitions. The new prize attracted more than 3,000 images from 1,212 professional and amateur photographers of which 60 have been selected for the exhibition’s opening at the National Portrait Gallery in London in November.”