Free Weekly Photography Contest | Photographer of the Week

From July 14, 2025, to July 20, 2025 – Week 29

Photographer of the Week | Photographer of the Week

United States

James´s Flamingo from series Birds of the Tropical Andes © Owen Deutsch

Behind the Shot: James´s Flamingo

These beautiful James’s Flamingo’s were photographed in Bolivia and are the cover of my newest book, Birds of the Tropical Andes, available now through Princeton Press.

Birds of the Tropical Andes offers a vivid photographic journey through the high-altitude cloud forests, plateaus, and rainforests of the northern and central Andes. Stretching across Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina, this region supports more bird species than any other in the world, many of which are found nowhere else.

Co-authored with Michael J. Parr and featuring a foreword by renowned ornithologist Álvaro Jaramillo, the book also includes essays from leading conservationists and a powerful call to action to protect this irreplaceable ecosystem.100% of the royalties for Birds of the Tropical Andes will be donated to the American Bird Conservancy to help fund their conservation efforts throughout the Americas.

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.