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• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Antoine Leven, France
• Date of Photograph
  June 2025
• Website
  https://antoineleven.myportfolio.com
• Instagram
  @antoineleven

Dating back at least 4,000 years and having declined only in the 20th century, transhumance on foot remains a rare practice. It is an opportunity to bring together family and friends at the beginning of summer, to explore and discover varied lands during a few long days of walking. This image was taken in the north of the département of Hérault, in the village of Aumelas, at the start of a 3-days hiking journey up to Alzon, 60km up north where the sheep will spend the summer.

After 35 years as an amateur, I've decided to join the professional photography world. After a long spell doing mostly travel photography, for the past 6 years I focused on analog-based landscape photography. This practice was an introspective quest aimed at reconnecting with myself and exploring my emotions. I am currently completing a creative documentary course with Spéos Photography School and Magnum Photos in Paris. My main interest is to document climate change and the energy transition. I will pursue landscape as a purely creative endeavour.

Awards - International Photography Award, Los Angeles, USA. Honorable Mentions in the categories of film/architecture and film/fine art (August 2025)
- Independent Image & Art Space, Chongqing, China. Two images of “La Grande Casse” series selected for a 1-month exhibition on the theme of “Natural Wonders”(March 2025).
- Athens 3rd B&W festival, Athens, Greece. One image selected in the analog category (February 2025).
- Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA. One image selected from the “Sky Diaries (V) - Puy de Sancy” series for an exhibition on the theme “The Square” (January 2025).
- The Nat Photo Society "Architecture" competition, Los Angeles, USA. 1 Honorable Mention Award and 2 Finalist Awards, (February 2025).
- The Nat Photo Society "Reflection" competition, Los Angeles, USA. 1 Honorable Mention Award (January 2025).
- The Motif Collective "Minimalism" competition, USA. 1 image in the theme shortlist (December 2024).