At twelve

• Prize
  Gold in Portraiture/Children
• Photographer
  Francoise Holtzmacher, Senegal
• Studio
  Otherpix
• Website
  https://www.otherpix.com/home
• Instagram
  francoiseholtzmacher

When my daughter turned 12, I noticed subtle but profound changes in her. Physical ones: hair, breasts and blood appeared, limbs grew longer, hips got rounder. And emotional ones: mood swings, doubt, anger and self-depreciation, together with strong will and assertiveness. Either happy, playful and carefree, or compassionate, serious and even worried. Brutal emotions in a raw body.
To cope as a mother, the photographer in me turned these changes into photos. And paired them with natural elements to remember that these permanent changes are normal and beautiful and should only be embraced.

Belgian photographer currently based in Senegal, my work is eclectic, spanning portraiture, documentary photography, fine art and street photography. It has been exhibited in Australia, Myanmar, Spain, Italy, Belgium and France.
I am deeply influenced by some of the places where I have lived.
My master’s degrees in Germanic languages and literature as well in literary translation also shape my photography.

Awards My work has been awarded various prizes and has been exhibited in Australia, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Myanmar.

Awards: https://www.otherpix.com/francoiseholtzmacherbio

Exhibitions: https://www.otherpix.com/francoiseholtzmacherexhibitions