Prize-winning works in the “Photo and Essay Division” for high school students of the 31st Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix

Sophie Whitmore / Shannon White (UK)

About the subject

This is Sophie Whitmore. She is 16 years old and is a Sixth form student at West Coventry Sixth Form. Before I started this project, I didn’t know Sophie that well and had only spoken to her a couple of times, so I decided that it would be a really interesting challenge for me to have Sophie as the subject of my photos. Over the past two months of taking pictures of her everyday, I got to know her more and more. I’ve learnt that Sophie is the most artistic, craziest , dramatic person that I have ever met! After hours of attempting to “think outside of the box”, I decided that I was going to Sophie’s life, by actually showing her life in five photos of her. I really enjoyed this project and I’ve gained so much out of it! I’ve gained a new friend and I’ve gained experience with cameras.