Free Weekly Photography Contest | Photographer of the Week

From January 27, 2025, to February 02, 2025 – Week 05

Photographer of the Week | Photographer of the Week

United States

Dia de Los Muertes #4 from series Dia de Los Muertes © Buck Holzemer

Behind the Shot: Dia de Los Muertes #4

From a series of images created on Day of the Dead in Guatemala. Each year, on the first Saturday of November, Guatemalans come together for a solemn procession to honor their deceased loved ones. A large float bearing the image of Jesus' lifeless body, mourned by the Virgin Mary and attended by the angel Gabriel, is carried through the cobblestone streets of Antigua by devoted men and women. The procession, a beautiful blend of Mayan and Catholic tradition, is accompanied by musicians playing mournful dirges and robed marchers with incense spreaders, creating a somber atmosphere of reverence for the spirits of the ancestors.

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.