Free Weekly Photography Contest | Photographer of the Week

From October 14, 2024, to October 20, 2024 – Week 42

Photographer of the Week | Photographer of the Week

United States

Life Escape from series Wayward Summer © Sara Markese

Behind the Shot: Life Escape

"Summer can be like a Sunday. Too long, lonely and quiet in all the wrong places. A respite long awaited, only to arrive with an aura of loss before it starts. That is how I remember them growing up, and approaching my fiftieth year, I found myself back again. Time spent following my daughter’s lead and joining in her play as we ventured out to pools and beaches had passed, and I was sitting alone. Watching from farther and farther away as her growth and independence propelled her forward. I felt that disquieting nostalgic feeling again – like looking from the window while others play - sitting with time, with loneliness, with space, with thoughts – she will grow up, I will miss her – sitting with sadness, with self. " – Sara Markese.

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.