/ 2025 / Fine Art / Still Life

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Pamela Hanlan, United States
• Date of Photograph
  May 2025
• Instagram
  nonnie9975

I was leafing through an old pictorial book of WWI. Between the pages I found a lock of hair with a bow, a note, four leaf clovers and poems. The note reads "Your eyes are like dimonds (sic), Your hear (sic) is so fine, god bless you my darling, I wish you were mine". And my heart and imagination soared. Someone was loved! I wanted to epitomize the memories and the sorrow. I don't know if the soldier (I believe) came home.I don't know if the lady survived. I don't know if they ever saw each other again. I do know that because of memories saved in a book, their story continues.

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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