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Michelle Sank

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@sank_michelle
Social documentary photographer Sony World Photography Awards - Portrait Winner, Open Competition Represented by Elliott Gallery, Amsterdam.
  • Lifestyle
  • Following 3.6K
  • Followers 5.7K
  • Engagement 1.31%
  • Avg comments 6

About Michelle Sank

Michelle Sank (@sank_michelle) is a Photographer creator on Instagram, also filed under Lifestyle. The account has 5,748 followers and 632 published posts. Recent posts average 52 likes and 6 comments, an engagement rate of 1.31%.

Michelle Sank belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Michelle Sank follows 3,624 accounts, so the audience is roughly 1.6 times the size of the list followed. Michelle Sank uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Michelle Sank under Photographer, with Lifestyle as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Michelle Sank runs to 17 words across 3 lines. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Michelle Sank dates from October 2026.

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632 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Michelle Sank, 9 are single images and 1 is a carousel. That mix leans toward single images. Michelle Sank has built a substantial archive of 632 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 9.1 followers for each post published. Michelle Sank also keeps 4 story highlights on the profile. 9 of those 10 carry captions, averaging 93 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include through, pool, portrait, alasdairfoster and images. The captions tag #portrait, #alasdairfoster, #contemporaryphotography, #portraitphotography and #teenager.

Continuing to process images I made over the past few years in around the pool in Cornwall. The juxtaposition between the old architectural structures and the modern performances continue to absorb my visual sentiment - there is a sense of lyricism in some of these moments that really captivates me.
#contemporaryphotography #portraitphotography #teenager #portrait #alasdairfoster
Continuing with processing images I made over the past few years in around the pool in Penzance, Cornwall.
Here a brother and sister, children of an immigrant couple recently settled in the area who I encountered on one of my walks.
#contemporaryphotography #portraitphotography #teenager #portrait #alasdairfoster
An encounter at the Playground, Penzance Promenade, Cornwall.
It is interesting for me to compare and contrast the work that I have made here with that of the Sea Point Promenade in South Africa and the different cultural pointers in both the subjects and the landscapes.
#iksmedienarchiv #britishculturearchive #museumofyouthculture #womeninphotography #fotoroomopen
Image of 2 boys in Playing Fields Burnthouse Lane part of the coverage of my series "Burnthouse Lane"

Please see Artist's Feature #162 on their site for more detail.

'Burnthouse Lane' documents an historic and diverse community in Exeter, UK focussing on the individuality of residents and their environments through a combination of portraits and landscapes published by as a hardcover with an accompanying essay by Diane Smyth

#photobook #photobooks #alasdairfoster #photography
Thank you so much to for the great coverage of my series "Burnthouse Lane" and to the considered layout of the imagery. Please see Artist's Feature #162 on their site for more detail.

'Burnthouse Lane' documents an historic and diverse community in Exeter, UK focussing on the individuality of residents and their environments through a combination of portraits and landscapes published by as a hardcover with an accompanying essay by Diane Smyth

#photobook #photobooks #alasdairfoster #photography
Thank you very much to for this extensive feature on my series "Ballade".

Here an image of 'Zenande, Sinawe, Zinathi and Buhle' at the Sea Point Pavilion.
“Ballade” is a poetic homage to my birthplace, Cape Town. My strongest memories are of the Sea Point Promenade there and its accompanying Pavilion Swimming Pool where I frequented the long walkway and its bordering vast grass areas through all of my formative years. I was born there, and my recall is one of tableaus transpiring through play, encounters and festivities. The pool, the walkway, the beaches and the green areas continue to serve as stage sets within which diverse performances unfolded.

#sonyworldphotographyawards #fotofestivallenzburg #6editionffl #contemporaryphotography #portrait
Enjoying processing images I made over the past few years in around the pool in Cornwall. The juxtaposition between the old architectural structures and the modern performances continue to aborb my visual sentiment.
#contemporaryphotography #portraitphotography #teenager #portrait #alasdairfoster
Mark Power Special Prize – Beyond the Surface: Winners Announced!

We are proud to announce the three projects selected for the Mark Power Special Prize, personally chosen by Mark Power |, President of the Jury for the Projects & Portfolios section of the URBAN Photo Awards 2026.

From 23 October to 8 November, at Magazzino 26 in Porto Vecchio, Mark Power will present a selection from Good Morning, America, his long-term project on the United States, alongside the following selected projects:

🏅 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐲 by 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐳𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐚 |
Kouzmitcheva explores Belgrade’s post-socialist architecture through the human life unfolding within and around its concrete structures. Her images reveal how everyday gestures, colour and presence transform repetitive spaces.
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🏅 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐚𝐫 by 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢 |
Possati explores the changing landscape of Italy’s Po Valley through objects, abandoned places and traces of a disappearing past. The project takes the form of a four-part book, reflecting on memory, time and transformation.
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🏅 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 by 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐤 |
Sank portrays the close-knit community of Burnthouse Lane, focusing on the personal details that give individuality to its uniform architecture. Colour and light celebrate beauty, dignity and identity beyond stereotypical representations of marginalised communities.
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The three projects share with Power’s own practice an attention to places as repositories of history and everyday life, creating a dialogue between visions of the world rooted in reality and open to more evocative dimensions.

Mark Power has spent over forty years exploring the relationship between landscape, culture and social change through long-term photographic projects.
His large-format images move beyond documentation, exploring the space between reality, memory and imagination. ✨️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐲 by 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐳𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐚 |

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢?
Friends enjoying a day at The Pavilion as part of my series "Ballade"

“Ballade” is a poetic homage to my birthplace, Cape Town. My strongest memories are of the Sea Point Promenade there and its accompanying Pavilion Swimming Pool where I frequented the long walkway and its bordering vast grass areas through all of my formative years. I was born there, and my recall is one of tableaus transpiring through play, encounters and festivities. The pool, the walkway, the beaches and the green areas continue to serve as stage sets within which diverse performances unfolded.

#photography #fotografie #portrait #allaboutphotocom #allaboutphotography

Michelle Sank's engagement

Michelle Sank's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.31%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 76 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Michelle Sank's posts, at 52 likes and 6 comments on average, about 8.7 likes per comment.

Engagement rate

1.31%

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52
Avg comments
6
Interactions : followers
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Who is Michelle Sank?

Michelle Sank (@sank_michelle) is a Photographer creator on Instagram, also filed under Lifestyle. Michelle Sank uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Michelle Sank runs to 17 words across 3 lines.

How many followers does Michelle Sank have?

Michelle Sank has 5,748 followers on Instagram (5.7K). Michelle Sank follows 3,624 accounts, so the audience is roughly 1.6 times the size of the list followed. Michelle Sank has built a substantial archive of 632 posts.

What is Michelle Sank's engagement rate?

Michelle Sank's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.31%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 76 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Michelle Sank's posts, at 52 likes and 6 comments on average, about 8.7 likes per comment.

What does Michelle Sank post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Michelle Sank under Photographer, with Lifestyle as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Michelle Sank, 9 are single images and 1 is a carousel. The 9 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Michelle Sank repeatedly use the words through, pool, portrait, alasdairfoster and images. Michelle Sank's captions carry hashtags such as #portrait, #alasdairfoster and #contemporaryphotography. Michelle Sank writes those captions mainly in English. Michelle Sank keeps 4 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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