Free Weekly Photography Contest | Photographer of the Week

From December 30, 2024, to January 05, 2025 – Week 01

Photographer of the Week | Photographer of the Week

Italy

Optical Illusion from series Age Pride © Anna Marzia Soria

Behind the Shot: Optical Illusion

This ironic photograph is part of a larger project: AGE PRIDE. Born from a series of snapshots that portray the elderly in their daily lives, in their time, immersed in the anthropological reality of places, of the street. We need to learn to look at old age as a season that still bears new fruits, the elderly not as "waste" but as a natural resource, memory of the country and humanity. The age of the no longer young is an age in which time is lived in every nuance, slowly but also with the desire to move forward enjoying life, with the desire to continue the journey with the curiosity of discovery. Time therefore becomes an ally of the inner revolution because beauty is ageless. Old age must be a source of pride, a metamorphosis, an achievement and a true celebration, free from those clichés and stereotypes that characterize our society.

Expert Juror

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel

Photographer, Founder & Editor All About Photo

www.hermandgrisel.com | @allaboutphotocom

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel is a professional photographer who specializes in Fine Art Photography and Printmaking. She grew up in Paris, France and in London, UK before she moved to the United States with her family in 2006. She decided to use her knowledge of the photography world to become the curator of the website, All About Photo, which she founded in 2013. Much more than a cultural agenda, All About Photo is a source of information for photographers and aficionados of photography as well as a showcase platform for talented artists.

An integral part of All About Photo is its annual awards competition, The Mind’s Eye, she has juried over the years with renowned photographers and curators such as Liu Bolin, Ann Jastrab, Ed Kashi, Eli Klein, Jules Maeght, Aline Smithson, Ami Vitale, Judy Walgren, Sabine Weiss, Frank Horvat, Elizabeth Avedon and many more. She also juried competitions and shows for A Smith Gallery, Darkroom Gallery, Gomma Photography Grant, Rayko Photo Center, L.A. & N.Y. Photo Curator, Emerge UK Prize, The PhotoPlace Gallery, Praxis Gallery, The Young Photographer's Award and others.

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel's work has been published in books and magazines as well as exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide.

While still working on personal projects, she now spends most of her time discovering new talents for All About Photo. She is also working on the new AAP Magazine committed exclusively to the publication of portfolios.