Finalist Of The Year – The Guild Of Photographer

FINALIST OF THE YEAR – THE GUILD OF PHOTOGRAPHERS

I am GOBSMACKED !!! I am a finalist !!!

I have just received an email informing me that 3 of my images have been chosen to be in the final of The Guild Of Photographers Image Of The Year 2017.

I quote from the email….

“From the thousands of stunning entries into the Image of the Month competition throughout 2017, the Judges have selected just 12 images in each genre to be short listed as Finalists in the Image of the Year Competition.

We are delighted to inform you that you have been selected as a Finalist with two images in the Creative and Digital genre.

To reach the final is clearly a remarkable achievement when you consider the number of entries we have had and the tremendously high standards we have witnessed all year!”

I have also had another image chosen in the Avant-Garde Portraiture genre.

This means SO MUCH to me because I didn’t enter the competition, I didn’t even know that images were being judged let alone know there would be finalists.

These judges don’t know me or anything about me, they have no idea about what I have produced over the years, they don’t care what club I belong (or belonged) to, they don’t know whether I am a professional photographer or an enthusiastic amateur… which I am obviously the latter, they just judged the pictures on its own merit and WOW is that just fantastic…. well it is to me.

The Image Of The Year will be judged in December and I can honestly say I don’t think I stand a chance … especially against the professional photographers who probably grace the finalist list too.

What a lovely end to the year 🙂

FINALIST IN CREATIVE & DIGITAL GENRE

FINALIST IN THE AVANT- GARDE PORTRAITURE GENRE

9 responses to “Finalist Of The Year – The Guild Of Photographer”

Well done… well deserved. Keep creating

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Well done, all images thoroughly deserving of being in the final, fingers crossed for the judging xx

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joanblease says:

November 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm

Thanks Lynda that’s very kind xx

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Wow well done Joan. What an achievement!
So pleased your work is recognised by such a prestigious organisation. There is only one way this can go……..it’s so exciting !
Cheers Sandra xx

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