/ 2025 / Press / People/Personality

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Pamela Hanlan, United States
• Date of Photograph
  1/08/2025 - 1/09/2-25
• Instagram
  nonnie9975

Beth had just finished her treatments for breast cancer and wanted me to document her testimony of the battle. I will use her words - "I HAVE CANCER", " I have cancer", "Why me ... why not me", "Positive attitude only", I can beat this Mother ......", "I just want answers", Thank God for Chad. My rock", "Life goes on", "I want it OUT", "The Wait", "This is taking so long", "Learning to live without Mom in my life" (her mother passed while she was in treatment), "first treatment ....final treatment", "I kicked cancer's ASS". LIFE GOES ON. We first worked in my studio, then her childhood home.

I am a Fine Art photographer interested in storytelling, curiosity, and a lifelong desire to explore the world visually. After raising five children and living many roles—daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, widow, and partner—I discovered photography later in life. Nine years ago, my partner gave me my first camera, and in 2020 we transformed an old woodworking shop into my studio. Since then, I have dedicated myself to learning, experimenting, and creating work that reflects the stories I’ve carried for decades.

Awards 2026 - Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Juried Exhibition (two separate selections)
2026 - Decagon Gallery
Juried Online Exhibition, Contemporary Fine-Art Photography 2026 - Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Selected Artist
Awards & Recognitions
2025 - PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris
Silver and Bronze Awards
2025 - Budapest International Foto Awards
Silver Award
2026 - Der Greif
Publication
2026 - Decagon Gallery RED
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