/ 2025 / Portraiture / Self-Portrait

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

For centuries we women have carried with us the burden of society's ideal image of a perfect body. And, as water continuously pours from an urn, we need to let it go. This image of our perhaps current ideal of the perfect human body I painted on plexiglass.

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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