And Another Gold Award in the Monthlies for Pet Portraits

I am just loving the Societies Monthly competition this year.  It has got me motivated more than usual to keep producing work I think is worthy of entering. 

This year so far I’ve received 4 Gold’s and 10 Highly Commended’s.  And these 10 images will be re-judged at a later date and can be upgraded to Gold if the second judge deems them to be of a Gold standard. 

And the most important aspect of this competition is that all Golds get a further assessment in December, this time by a judging panel where the best image in each category is selected giving the photographer the title of Photographer of the Year for that category.  These awards are then presented at a black tie awards dinner in London in January at the Societies annual convention, something I look forward to every year. 

I’ve been nominated 4 years out of the past 6 and I’m determined to make this the year where I walk away with an award.  My fingers are crossed and more importantly I’m still working hard.