Free Weekly Photography Contest | Photographer of the Week

From December 29, 2025, to January 04, 2026 – Week 01

Photographer of the Week | Photographer of the Week

France

Que du beau linge et dans le vent ! from series Intraordinary © Jean-François Block

Behind the Shot: Que du beau linge et dans le vent !

Pure power in its most essential form, because it is invisible; an unseen force, revealed through a horizontal framing applied to the most ordinary elements of everyday life, illustrating the power of photographic art to uncover, freeze, and give form to this magic, while elevating the everyday—an ordinariness that delights in resonating with mystery.

“I embrace the common; I explore and sit at the feet of the familiar, the low. Give me insight into today, and you may have the antique and future worlds,” said Ralph Emerson, whom Nietzsche considered a ‘kindred spirit.’

Let us humbly align ourselves with these great thinkers through this series: Intraordinary.

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.