A grandmother in her mid-to-late sixties sitting slightly apart at a family gathering — a kitchen table, a garden, a living room. Other people are moving around her, out of focus. Someone nearby is holding a toddler. The grandmother is watching. Her expression is not sad. It is the particular stillness of someone who has made peace with something they haven’t accepted. Hands in her lap. Not performing. Not looking at camera. a toddler is visible but not in her arms. No happy ending. The image should feel like a still from a home video, not a photograph taken for any purpose. Slightly warm colour cast. Soft foreground blur. Shot as if the person holding the phone didn’t know they were capturing anything important. Aspect ratio 1:1.
