I was notified today that I received Bronze awards for my photo “Saturday Afternoon” and my latest entry in the “Most Sacred Duty” series for the PX3 awards in Paris.

Naturally any notice is nice, but last year I received a Gold award, so to drop to Bronze is a chance to reevaluate my work and see what I might have done better. Although it could have been a different jury. Art is so subjective.

But like I said it’s always nice to be noticed and the greater reward is being able to work with the people I do. I have great affection for all the children in these images and it is a privilege to be able to make such images, have such interactions, and be the subject of such trust.

The following were included in the series.