The Gaze, by Sandra Frimpong

This is Joshua, My son. In this picture he is 5. We were sitting by a beach restaurant waiting for our lunch. As always he is smart, passionate and very serious looking for a five year old? He is a very special and gifted young man with a mind more matured than his age. He dislikes it when I take a picture of him so I always try to get him when he is not paying attention. I must say this is one of my favorite pictures of him. His expression is much focused, I was wondering at that moment what he was thinking about, and I bet you are also thinking of the same thing. But I so adore him and especially in this picture.

Nikon D5100 with AF 18-55mm | ISO 200 | Exposure f/9.5 @ 1/60sec | Focal Length 55mm
The Gaze, by Sandra Frimpong

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 27
Award Score: 62 (Value 12, Clarity 12.5, Composition 14, Style 11.5, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portraiture Photography
Photograph Location: Sperlonga, Province of Latina | Italy

Photographer: Sandra Frimpong (Campania, Italy) Registered
Sandra Asantewaa Frimpong was born and raised in Ghana West Africa. She moved to the United States with his father at the age of 17. Where she joined the United States military to pursue her dream for higher education and travel. She graduated from Florida States College with a degree in General studies and BS in Business Administration with the University of Maryland.
Her primary career in the United States Navy has given her the opportunity to travel across the globe, during her tours she takes the time to capture the simple beauty of life to show her family and friends around the world. Her pure love for photography started about four years ago when she received her first professional camera Nikon D3100 as a birthday present. Although still an Amateur in photography, the art of Photography suits her passion, her favorite is taking pictures of families during holidays as my way of volunteering in my community is to capture and share moments with families, capturing the little details and the moments that we seldom forgo and not pay attention to.
The artist has international ties in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and America, Her passion, is to explore and appreciate a similarly varied list of fields in arts through photography. She has been taking distance learning courses in Photography and a few face to face photography seminars. And she is anticipating in taking more in depth photography courses in the near future. Her vision now includes works in capturing moment, illustration, among others across the globe to her friends, and family. Sandra Frimpong currently resides in Italy.

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