So…

I was preparing to submit a few pieces to PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) and stumbled upon my submission history. I’d submitted in 2018 and not placed, but discovered that I’d also submitted wayyy back in 2016…and received an Honorable Mention for my series.

I’d had NO idea. I don’t remember receiving and email either way and I had no record of the submission, so this was a pleasant surprise. It means my first HM wasn’t 2018 at the International Photography Awards, but two full years earlier at PX3 2016.

…huh

Wonder what I might have done differently if I’d known…

Maybe it’s just as well : P

I’ve included screen captures below. Though I cringe at the editing I still like the photos and can always re-edit.

 

From a competition in Guru Shots. You can see the page at the link below.

https://121clicks.com/inspirations/gurushots-spectacular-competition-winning-images

Honored to have been able to do this series for a dear friend among some other more intimate ones. Mothers to be are radiant and I’m grateful to have been a small part of the journey.

Happy to say mother and child are doing well : )

It’s been a month since the release of the magazine so here are the tear sheets. The theme was “purple” (in case you couldn’t tell). You can find the magazine (and most of their other issues) here:

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1755823

Hi!

Finally getting around to making some more changes to the home page. I’m trying to make it easier to navigate while maximizing what I can put on it.

So…

…if things seem a little…”huh”…we’re UNDER CONSTRUCTION

: P

This photo was selected to be one of 56 photos (out of 946) to be on display in A.Smith Gallery in TX. This portrait was from February after four years of trying to find a time, but he and I were both very pleased with the results and I’m grateful to have been selected to appear in this gallery display.

We are all inspired by someone. When I used to write books my inspirations were Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Final Fantasy, James Bond, and the Hardy Boys (the detectives, not the wrestlers, though I SO want a movie where they take a Hardy Boys mystery and have the wrestlers in place of the teenagers).

I recently became aware that a photo I made back in December with Roarie Yum (IG: roar_yum) inspired artist Nicola Bongiorno (IG: nb_crap) to make his own unique image.

This was a reminder to me that we all can inspire someone else to make something unique and beautiful. I am pleased to have helped contribute to another’s creative outlet just as others have inspired me.

Below I’ve included a censored version of the original image. I’m sorting through how best to share the artistic nudes I’ve started doing, but this seems a good time for a preview.

 

Earlier this month Lexi (Artography) conceived another photo series, this time focused on bullying (also see our last series “Depression”). The full series and interview is here.

It is a privilege to be asked to help someone make meaningful work.

If you have a story to tell, good or bad,  please consider emailing me (mrpvisionaries@gmail.com).

And of course if you are going through a difficult time please seek a professional to talk to. Art is good but real problems call for professionals.

Sometimes it’s fun to just try something. This set was inspired by a photo I made in Japan 3 years ago. My camera focused on the raindrops on the window between the train and me. So what if we did that on purpose?

Thanks to Lizzie Dame for being the color : )