Finally, after three years of trying, I have had a pinhole photograph accepted into the highly-competitive Royal Photographic Society annual print exhibition. It has been an interesting process of entering and facing rejection for the work which I feel to be the most powerful I have produced whiist, at the same time, having my “snaps” accepted. I hope it doesn’t sound ungrateful or arrogant to say that I have felt dogged by relative success!
Thankfully, though, this time round I had my personal favourite image accepted out of the many thousands submitted from around the world for the 125 print touring exhibtion which opens in London on the 19th May.
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“It has been an interesting process of entering and facing rejection for the work which I feel to be the most powerful I have produced whiist, at the same time, having my “snaps” accepted.”
Hi Mark,
I totally understand your comment above. Sometimes, it seems frustrating with all the work that goes into making images and then having adjudicators who cannot see the forest for the trees.
I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Bob. Also the judges have a tough time and must reach visual saturation during the time it takes to adjudicate so I don’t mean to be harsh. In fact, not having your own judgment vindicated is an education in itself and often reveals – at least partially – how others view one’s work.
Having said all that, I think photography can be susceptible to the “bling” factor where fancy technical effects end up glamourising a content-poor image. Additionally, when viewed simultaneously with a subtler image it seems often to be that the subtler one loses out. This is the downside of group shows, I guess.
This is excellent, Mark! Congratulations! The piece is gorgeous.
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