Fully agree with getting exhibited. Just had two photos on display in
central Brussels as part of our club exhibition:
http://www.viewfinders.be/nothere/expo.php
<http://www.viewfinders.be/nothere/expo.php>The theme was "You are <not>
here" with part of the exhibition being pictures local to Brussels and part
from anywhere else in the world.
The exhibition was due to run for a month but was extended for a second
month due to popular demand [read: there was nothing booked for the space
for July :-) ]
Selected pix are now being moved to another exhibition for the month of
September at the restaurant/bar “Stella Solaris”, near Place St Catherine /
Sint Kathelijneplein, nearby in Brussels. (They have a regularly-changing
selection of 'artisanal' beers on tap
http://www.stellasolaris.net/fr/cote-bar/bieres-au-fut.html in french)
<http://www.stellasolaris.net/fr/cote-bar/bieres-au-fut.html>'cheers'
jez
On 7 August 2010 19:01, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, I think competitions are a waste of time. And the idea of someone
> deciding that this picture is better than that picture is ridiculous to me.
> But I wholly agree with your sentiment that it is important to get one's
> work out in public, so I am a warm supporter of participating in
> exhibitions. I have done that on a few occasions and enjoyed it every time.
> But there was no jury, no competitive element, except the visitors voting
> with their Euros when making their purchasing decisions.
>
> So...a competition where your prints are hanging in a good exhibition space
> is one thing. But I never enter any of the online competitions, most of
> which are grabs for IP rights anyway.
>
> I wish you good luck and many sales :-)
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 7, 2010, at 6:33 PM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > As I sit at my computer going blind spotting some scanned images I'm send
> > to Santa Fe Workshops for their first competition, I reflect on the
> "why."
> > Those who have been around for a few years, know that on occasion I get
> on
> > my "Enter a Competition" soap box. This is one of those time.
> Visualize
> > me about 12 inches or so off the ground, atop a soap box. Got it? OK,
> > here we go.
> >
> > It gets you off your butt and doing something about which you are
> required
> > to think. Oh, it also requires you to have a camera in your hand. It
> > encourages you to hone your skills.
> >
> > It trots your work out in front of some other folks. A juror. The
> public.
> > Your friends, if you tell them about it. Regardless of what one is up
> to,
> > it helps to propel the venture when you have gone public with it. It
> has
> > one no longer being the surreptitious photographer.
> >
> > It exposes you to the work of others.
> >
> > It may bring you some recognition, a few shekels and maybe even part of
> > your 15 minutes of fame.
> >
> > It supports those who support the photographic community. We have all
> > heard others say things like, "I'd never enter a contest that required me
> to
> > pay an entry fee!" My question would be, "Why in the world would you
> not do
> > so." Is it not the galleries, organizations and others that sponsor
> > competitions that also support the photographic community. If one is not
> to pay
> > an entry fee, then my question might be, "Who is going to pay the
> > juror/jurors, who is going to pay for the overhead of the gallery, who is
> going to
> > pay for the prize monies, who is going to pay for the opening reception,
> who
> > is going to provide space for workshops and other events, etc." I
> guess
> > the question is about the photographer being on the playing field or
> being
> > in the bleachers. I know where I'd rather be.
> >
> > Yes, I'm in a current show, have submissions to a couple of others and
> will
> > send my entry in to Santa Fe Workshops' this afternoon. I'd encourage
> > others to do the same. You might be surprised where it might take you.
> In
> > this case it might take you to Santa Fe for a wonder week of fun and
> > learning. Check it out.
> >
> > _http://www.santafeworkshops.com/contest/_
> > (http://www.santafeworkshops.com/contest/)
> >
> > <{B^) Bill Barber
> >
> >
> >
> >
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