About sandra paul

Born in France (Melun), on November 30th 1974, raised in Provence (Arles), moved to Italy (Milano) at 25 years old, actually lives in Rome.

Her eyes focuses on moments, lived with intensity, that she wants to capture and keep preserved through the photography in a sensory and instinctive world.

Self-taught, she enriched her photographic knowledge by participating in courses and laboratories, in particular two advanced courses at the Accademia Fotografica in Rome, a workshop by Augusto Pieroni on creativity, a workshop on "Street Photography" with Eolo Perfido and a laboratory held by Stefano Mirabella.
4 lessons about portrait and also war photography with Alessandra Mauro and Alessia Tagliaventi (Agenzia Contrasto).

Since 2016 he has taken part in several group exhibitions: including various editions of "Mostro" and Darkroom Project at the Tevere Art Gallery in Rome curated by Luciano Corvaglia; Paratissima in Turin, at the Off festival during Les Rencontres de la Photo in Arles and Street Sans Frontières in Paris, ImageNation in Paris, Milan and NYC.

2020: finalist at the Siena International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention winner at the Prix de la Photographie Paris.

2021: Honorable Mention winner at the "Monovisions Awards", "ND Awards " and Honorable Mention at the "Prix de la Photographie Paris" with her project "ADHERENCES ET SIGNES INDELEBILES", also winner of an Honorable Mention in the Fine Art People category at the "Prix de la Photographie Paris" with a single portrait; and in the Street category for the Street Photo Award (PISPA.)

2022: The project 'Adherences and Indelible Signs' was awarded the Commended prize in the Series Category at the Creative Photo Awards 2022

2023: Honourable mention winner at the Monovisions Awards in the Single Photo Conceptual category, at Paris Photo, at Bifa for the project ADHERENCES ET SIGNES INDELEBILES and 2 mentions at the Tokyo Awards in the Fine Art Nude and Nature categories.

2024 : in Rome at Tag for Il Mostro 18, 19 and 20 curated; one of his photos was exhibited in Sharjah during the Xposure festival, exhibited in Paris and Milan with ImageNation, a collective exhibition curated by Martin Vegas, in Arles in the off during Rencontres de la Photo, at the 10th edition of Tra i rami dell'arte in Tarquinia. Winner of 2 Honorable Mention at PX3 and the Bronze medal at the Fotoslovo Awards for the project ADHERENCES ET SIGNES INDELEBILES and the Paratissima Talent Prize in Turin.

2025 : in New York with ImageNation curated by Martin Vegas, Rome with Il Mostro 21, and in Arles during Rencontres de la Photo.

Solo exhibition 2025: Adhérences et signes indélébiles project with creative workshop at the Magma Museum in Civitanova.

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