Yesterday I received the results for the San Francisco Bay International Photo Awards for this year. They gave awards to 100 photos: 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, 46 gold medals, and 51 silver medals (if I counted right).

I received silver medal for this photo:

Of perhaps greater note, they selected THIRTY photos for a physical gallery show in September, and this same photo was one of those selected.

Sadly because of Covid-19 the physical show will be online instead, however it’s nice to have been selected.

I would say “this week’s pick” but I don’t foresee being able to pick a book a week for any great length of time. Largely I’ll add one as I go through my collection and a book seems worth mentioning.

But today’s pick is a bit different than work towards which I usually gravitate. Saudek’s work is graphic and unreal (vs. the real-life I usually prefer), and I’m not entirely sure why I’m drawn to it, but it may be the dream-like / carnival quality to some of it. When an artist creates “fantasy” images I’m left wondering why s/he made the choices s/he did and what it means, both to the artist and to me.

Two more digital appearances for this puppy, but it’s a repeat at Barcelona, so it might be time to retire this image in the game. But it’s still a popular favorite and is available as a limited edition 11×14 print on 13×19 archival paper.

Thanks to GuruShots you can see some AMAZING landscapes at the following link:

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/features/gurushots-winning-photographs-from-the-shooting-landscapes-contest

My photo is number 94 in the gallery slideshow at the bottom. It was made in 2010 at Cashel Cathedral in Ireland, back when I was only doing travel photos.

I’d shoot it differently now, but it’s not bad for 10 years ago.

 

 

At long last I have added a few images from the 2017 Japan trip to my travel gallery. Japan (2017) I think part of the delay was trying to winnow it down since I had landscapes, street photos, photos I really liked but weren’t identifiably Japan…at any rate, here they are almost 3 years later. May add more later, like in 3 years : P

I am pleased to share that my entry into IPA’s One-Shot: Movement Contest received an honorable mention. This was a photograph made on a March afternoon two years ago and I’ve been in love with it ever since. I’m glad someone else liked it too.

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This week’s offering is a little controversial.

I found this book fascinating because not only did it cover some photography history as it presented each photo, but it explained why it was controversial. This is helpful because many of these I wondered what all the fuss was about, and indeed in today’s society many of them would’t warrant a second glance for that reason. But it gives an insight into the cultural milieu at the time, which is also interesting. Art should push boundaries and there are some remarkable photos in this volume that do just that. If we don’t feel something we can’t question WHY we feel it, and art should make us feel and question why we feel it.

Received confirmation that two pieces will appear digitally in two different shows in July in Australia. I might just have to go spend some time in the land of the roo’s at some point : P

 

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Go check out the West Valley Arts Show!

WVA Online Exhibition

You might see something you recognize.

Thanks to Gurushots another photo has appeared online; this one at f-Stoppers.com

https://fstoppers.com/contests/best-images-gurushots-lit-twilight-challenge-484776

Go check out all the lovely twilight shots (no, not those sparkle vampires or ripped-abs werewolves).