I entered three prints in the International Aperture Awards 2010. One in people category, one in wedding and one in Illustrative.
Wedding
I kind of new that the wedding shot would work. It scored a bronze award, only a point under silver award, so maybe a tiny bit disappointed.
People
Judges always like crisp photos and most of this image is not (effect), although the subject is. I wasn’t surprised that it didn’t get as high scores, but still a bronze award.
Illustrative
I have been very close, but never got any awards in Illustrative before. The competition is usually murderous in that category.
The print I entered is probably one of the strangest images I have ever done. I haven’t even posted it here, because I couldn’t decide if I liked it or not. I honestly had no idea how it would be received in a competition; it’s probably an image you like or dislike.
I got a bronze award and the same score as the wedding image, one point below silver.
I have previously won a silver award in the Australian Professional Photography Awards 2010 with another version of the image.
I am of course very pleased with three awards out of three prints. And there is always next year.