summer in paris
PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRED POETRY COMPETITION
PHOTO SELECTION
Joseph Calvo
Joseph Calvo is a Paris-based portrait and fashion photographer known for clean, expressive imagery that blends elegance and edge. His work captures character, style, and emotion with precision and calm direction.
“My goal is to show the inherent qualities of a person that comprise their humanity. I create an environment in which one can shed the façade the world expects and connect to their true selves.”
Natacha gonzalez
Franco-Barbadian photographer living in Paris, Natacha has spent over 13 years documenting institutions, cultural organizations, businesses, and creative communities. Her work is shaped by a cross-cultural perspective and a deep interest in the people, relationships, and environments that bring stories to life.
“For me, photography is about connection: meeting people, sharing a moment, and creating images that feel alive.”
Hugo Jouxtel
Born in 1987, Hugo Jouxtel is a Paris-based director and photographer known for capturing live music in urban spaces. Blending documentary instinct with analog-inspired textures, his work explores the fragile line between fiction and reality, revealing something fleeting, uncanny, and quietly true.
“As a child, the word "photorealism" thrilled me. Since then I have unconsciously been chasing this striking "impression of reality" better mastered by the surrealists. To borrow from Robert Bresson, I only try to "show what, without [me], might never have been seen.”
Tanguy Mendrisse
Tanguy Mendrisse is a photographer born into a lineage of artists. As the third generation to carry on his family’s creative legacy, he runs a generational art gallery and works across film, portrait, landscape, still life, and street photography with a distinct artistic vision.
“Looking for creations is about searching for yourself and the most important thing is not the destination, it's the journey.”
AUGUSTA SAGNELLI
Augusta Sagnelli is a professional photographer with over ten years of experience servicing an international clientele from boutique businesses to globally recognized brands. Her attention to detail, intuition, and care for the photoshoot experience sets her apart from most other photographers.
“I give a lot to my clients both through my technical abilities but even more so, through my emotional and intuitive ability to understand them, their vision, their goals of their photo session.”
Summer in Paris Poetry Prize – Terms & Conditions
Eligibility
The competition is open to writers aged 18 and over.
Original Work
All submissions must be the entrant’s original work and must not have been previously published or awarded. By entering, participants confirm they are the sole author of the poem.
Form
Free Verse, maximum 250 words.
Artificial Intelligence
Poems generated wholly or substantially by artificial intelligence are not eligible. AI may be used only for spelling or grammar assistance.
Entry Fee
The entry fee is €5 per poem and is non-refundable.
Submission
Each entry must be inspired by one of the six featured photographs provided by Mimosaa and submitted before the published deadline.
All submissions must be original, unpublished works created by the entrant.
Poems generated wholly or in part by artificial intelligence are not permitted.
Submissions are accepted in French and English.
Copyright
Copyright remains with the author.
By entering, participants grant Mimosaa a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish, reproduce, and promote submitted poems in connection with the competition, including on the Mimosaa website, social media, newsletters, and future promotional materials. Authors will always be credited.
Judging and Voting
The first qualifying round of poems will be judged by a panel of professional writers and editors.
The winning poem will be determined by public vote.
Mimosaa reserves the right to remove fraudulent or duplicate votes.
Prize
The winning poet will receive €100. The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered.
Liability
Mimosaa is not responsible for technical issues, lost submissions, or circumstances beyond its control that prevent participation.
Acceptance
Submission of an entry constitutes acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.