Free Weekly Photography Contest | Photographer of the Week 09, 2026

From February 23, 2026, to March 01, 2026

Photographer of the Week | Photographer of the Week

Spain

Giants Among the Golden Dust from series Among Horns, Dust, and Smoke: Scenes and Chronicles of Mundari. © Michel Pedrero

Behind the Shot: Giants Among the Golden Dust

At dusk, the Mundari camp is bathed in a golden light that sets the sky ablaze and transforms the landscape.

The dust in the air catches the sun's rays, uniting people and cattle in a scene of strength and harmony. The cows stand like monumental, almost mythical silhouettes, a living reflection of collective identity. They are the economic, social, and symbolic heart of this Nilotic pastoral community in South Sudan.

This is an ethnographic scene where territory, cattle, and community intertwine in ancestral practices that continue to set the rhythm of daily life in Africa.

Expert Juror

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel

Photographer, Founder & Editor All About Photo

www.hermandgrisel.com | @allaboutphotocom

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel is a photographer, curator, and editor of All About Photo, an international platform dedicated to supporting photographers worldwide. Born in Paris, France, and raised between Paris and London, she moved to the United States in 2006, where she further developed her connection to the global photography community.

In 2013, she co-founded All About Photo with her husband, creating a space designed to give photographers greater visibility and exposure. More than a cultural guide, the platform has become a trusted resource for photographers and photography enthusiasts alike, featuring curated exhibitions, competitions, and editorial content.

A central part of the platform is the All About Photo Awards, which she has helped shape over the years in collaboration with renowned photographers and curators such as Liu Bolin, Ann Jastrab, Ed Kashi, Eli Klein, Jules Maeght, Aline Smithson, Ami Vitale, Stephen Vanfleteren, Sabine Weiss, Frank Horvat, Elizabeth Avedon, Laurent Baheux, Ian Berry, Claudine Doury, Denis Dailleux, Hiroshi Watanabe and many others. She has also served as a juror and curator for numerous international galleries and organizations.

Her own photographic work has been published in books and magazines and exhibited in galleries and museums internationally.

Today, while continuing her personal work, she focuses primarily on discovering and promoting emerging and established photographers through All About Photo. She is also the editor-in-chief of AAP Magazine, a publication dedicated exclusively to showcasing outstanding photographic portfolios.