Photographer

Alicia Chow

School/Institution

St. Emilie’s Catholic Primary School, WA

Finalist in

Lower Primary Category

Written Statement

Dandelions are beautiful yet fragile. My grandmother is eighty three years old. Her body is fragile but in her fragility there is beauty and strength. She has a lot of life experiences and wisdom. That makes her strong. She is also filled with love from her family. This morning, my grandmother was playing with my little sister Emilia in the garden. They were making lots of noise and smiling a lot.

I used my grandad’s camera to take the photos. It has lots of buttons so I just used the auto setting for portrait photos. I did not use any filters because I wanted to keep it natural. I hope the photos show no matter how old you are you can still have fun, laugh and play. We can be present in the moment and enjoy it. We can be fragile yet strong.