The Center Awards: Me&Eve Award: Mitsu Maeda - LENSCRATCH
Congratulations to Mitsu Maeda for being selected for CENTER’s Me&Eve Grant recognizing her project, The Shining Lady a series of photos of her grandmother Tsuyajyo’s last 10 years. Her name Tsuyajyo means “the Shining Lady” in Japanese. The Me&Eve Grant provides financial support to a woman, female-identified, non-binary, transgender, gender non-conforming, or two-spirited photographer, 40 years of age
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I kept returning to The Shining Lady’s compelling photographs because Mitsu Maeda brought forth so much dignity, love, and humanity to her photos of their grandmother’s final years. This project touches on memory and elder care with a respectful tone and highlights end-of-life rituals with a keen artistic eye. The tenderness of these photographs will stick with me for a long time.