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Contemplation

Instant of grace. In a Hindu temple, a child captivated by a ray of light. Childhood remains forever the lost continent of our own mystery, which art alone allows us to sometimes reach, the moment of a splendor. Then the child takes us in poetry.

Awards

World Photo Annual

2024

Nominee

Travel

Non Professional

Contemplation

Instant of grace. In a Hindu temple, a child captivated by a ray of light. Childhood remains forever the lost continent of our own mystery, which art alone allows us to sometimes reach, the moment of a splendor. Then the child takes us in poetry.

About Artist

Muriel Pénicaud

Muriel Pénicaud is a french photographer, author, business leader and politician. Her previous photographic exhibitions (the trilogy Wind under the Wings, Wind into the Soul, Wind into the Roots, Matrix of Worlds, ) were held in Paris, Tokyo, Beijing, in Haute-Marne, Yvelines and Vaucluse. The next ones are planned in Paris, Barcelona and Pondicherry. She is the 2024 laureate as “Overall Global Winner “ of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers. Muriel Pénicaud is the founder, sponsor and president of the Sakura Foundation, which supports emerging artists committed to societal issues. Her last book is entitled ‘Engagée’ (‘Committed’) (Humensis, 2023). She has served as French Minister of Labour, Ambassador, Chief Executive Officer, Board member. She is currently a director of ManPower Group, Galileo Global Education and Positiv', senior advisor at Bain Capital, a member of the Global Summit of Women’s Advisory Board, and a member of the Collective “Art Faber”.

Muriel Pénicaud

Photographic Areas of Focus

Landscapes, Nature, People, Portrait, Still Life, Street, Travel, Wildlife

Location

France

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