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'Family album' for the UK unveiled by National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry A typical seaside scene from the 1920s of children riding donkeys. My mother is on "Bobby" and her sister is sitting on "Lily". My mother was always happy around animals, her sister not so, which I think the photo shows.National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry
The Nation's Family Album, an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, aims to "celebrate the richness and diversity of family stories across Britain through the years". This one is a typical seaside scene from the 1920s of children riding donkeys, with the animals' names displayed on their harnesses.
National Gallery/Ancestry Rotimi Odukoya and his Nigerian heritage family photographed by Ife Ayelabola (Judge's Choice)National Gallery/Ancestry
This image is of a Temitayo and Rotimi Odukoya, who had a baby boy during the pandemic. They said working from home afterwards meant they could spend much more time together. Ife Ayelabola's photograph is one of four selected by the judges' panel, to be displayed at the gallery with its backstory. A further 100 are being exhibited digitally.
National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry Submitted by David Abbott and selected as one of four Judge's Choice photographsNational Portrait Gallery/Ancestry
This image shows a British family ripped apart by World War One, pictured the last time they were all together. It was also selected for display by the judges' panel for the exhibition, which is jointly unveiled with history website Ancestry.
National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry Every Christmas Eve, for many years, my family would come together for dinner at my oldest sister's house. In 2017, for some reason (probably to do with having had a fair amount of wine...) we tried to recreate Da Vinci's Last Supper as a family portrait. This was the result.National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry
This family portrait attempts to recreate Da Vinci's Last Supper during a wine-fuelled Christmas Eve dinner in 2017.
National Gallery/Ancestry Submitted by Ian George McLean and selected as one of four Judge's ChoiceNational Gallery/Ancestry
Windrush immigrant Nola Mclean came to Britain in 1958 aged 19 to train as a nurse. Later in life she worked at a refuge for abused young women. This image by Ian George McLean was selected for display by the judges' panel.
National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan on the Bank Holiday Monday 2nd June 2022. Everyone is wearing something new for the Eid which they have selected themselves reflecting their distinct personalities. It is a very British Muslim family photo taken in the Buckinghamshire garden of my father-in-law, the photographer Peter Sanders who took the photographs.National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry
A mixed-race family celebrate the Eid Muslim celebration in Buckinghamshire, with everyone wearing something new which they selected to reflect their personalities. The image was taken by Peter Sanders.
National Gallery/Ancestry Submitted by deaf photographer and community volunteer Stephen Iliffe and selected as one of four Judge's ChoiceNational Gallery/Ancestry
Two young brothers are pictured in a bedroom in Derby, where they were temporarily housed as asylum seekers. Lawand, who is deaf, (L) and his brother Rawa (R) fled the Iraqi war with nothing but the clothes on their backs. This image, submitted by deaf photographer Stephen Iliffe, was selected for display by the judges.
National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry Portrait of Welshman Ronald by award-winning photographer Andrew TiftNational Portrait Gallery/Ancestry
Proud Welshman Ronald lived with mild dementia and passed away two weeks after sitting for award-winning photographer Andrew Tift.
National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry In December 2021 these children lost their grandmother and their grandfather lost his wife of of 52 years. Due to the pandemic the kids had not seen their grandmother in over 2 years. Those 2 years have turned into forever. Granddad was finally able to come visit and we took the opportunity to make sure that they were photographed together, because these photographs will last forever. Their bond is beautiful and the love grandchildren can give helps mend a broken heart just a little. Photo by Kayleigh TrickerNational Portrait Gallery/Ancestry
These children lost their grandmother, and their grandfather lost his wife of of 52 years, in December 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the children had sadly not seen their grandmother in more than two years. When they were finally able to see their grandad it was marked with a photograph, taken by Kayleigh Tricker.
National Portrait Gallery/Ancestry Submission from unnamed person whose late partner, who passed away from bowel cancer in 2017, is pictured here with their daughterNational Portrait Gallery/Ancestry
"Family is the most precious thing you can possess, it doesn’t have to be blood-related. Here are some of the people who create what we see as family," says the submission for this image. It is of the unnamed photographer's late partner Leon, who died of bowel cancer in 2017, with their daughter Maiya.