This photographic portrait was inspired by Catherine of Aragon, the Spanish Princess and later Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII.
Before traveling to England to marry, Catherine spent a few years at the breathtaking Moorish palace, the Alhambra, in Granada. The backdrop of this portrait I photographed there.
The culture shock Catherine would have experienced after arriving in England must have been great, yet she was much loved by the English people and even became the first known female ambassador in European history.
This is a multi award winning photograph.
This NFT is a full resolution, 4800 x 576 px, 300 dpi, and comes with personal printing rights. The first collector will also have to option of having a signed signed physical copy shipped to them.
AWARDS
Excellence Award
2020 Professional Photographers of Canada National Image Competition
Loan Collection
2020 Professional Photographers of Canada National Image Competition
Silver Award
2019 WPE International Photography Awards Annual Final
Silver
Portrait Masters Awards, 2019
Meet the Artist
Victoria West is a master of photographic arts, an activist, a storyteller and an NFT artist. She's built a successful portrait studio business and brand over the last 13 years, and is an active member of the photographer community.
In 2021, Victoria made history after being named Portrait Photographer of the Year for the 3rd consecutive year in a row by the Professional Photographers of Canada. She's also been selected to represent Canada in the World Photographic Cup in 2019, 2020, and 2021, and brought home a bronze medal in 2019.
