The Perfect Wife

• Prize
• Photographer
  Raina Stinson, France
• Studio
  Raina Stinson Photography
• Website
  http://rainastinsonphotography.com
• Instagram
  raina_stinson

This is from series of photographs is titled, “Girls Just Wanna Have
Fun”. The collection contrasts physical elements common to the
adult world of high fashion, against an emotional backdrop of
unfettered, childlike whimsy and carefree exuberance, and is
intended as satirical statement on the ridiculous seriousness with
which the fashion industry takes itself

Raina Stinson is an international award-winning fine art photographer. She is an American, currently living in the south of France. She is known for creating evocative images that speak to, and often parody, the cultural norms of gender, femininity, and family. Her personal authenticity, empathic connection with people, and intentional use of light and color produce highly stylized, powerful and thought-provoking imagery.

Awards Awards

Primary Colors
Honorable Mention
Juror, Stephen Perloff
New York Center for Photography
New York City, New York, April 2018

PDX Squared 2017
First place single image, Storytelling Category
Portland, Oregon, OPPA, April 2017

International Photography Awards 2015
Honorable Mention, Advertising, self-promotion, and fine art
New York, New York, September 2015

7th Edition Julia Margaret Cameron Awards 2015
Shortlisted, Julia Margaret Cameron Award
Runner up, Invisible Women Category
Finalist, Fine Art, and Portrait Categories
Juror, Jill Greenberg

LensCulture Exposure Awards 2014
First place, single image, "Alluring"

2014 Prix de la Photographie Paris Awards
Bronze awards, "The Perfect Wife", and "Feeling Groovy, fine art category Honorable mention, "Feeling Groovy, portraiture category

6th Edition Julia Margaret Cameron Award Recipient
2014, Jurors, The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards

Primary Colors
Honorable Mention
Juror, Stephen Perloff
New York Center for Photography
New York City, New York, April 2014

7th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show
Honorable Mention
Juror, Ann Jastrab, Rayko Photo Center
San Francisco, California, March 2014

5th Edition Julia Margaret Cameron Award
Finalist
Juror, David G Hirsch. The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, 2013