I think it was slightly ironic that when I finally got around to watching Bill Maher's Religulous (which is much better than I expected), I got the e-mail from Center that I did not win the Santa Fe Prize for Excellence in Photography. I don't doubt myself on a regular basis, but I did doubt that I would ever win something of that magnitude. I'm not photographing war or death or poverty. I'm just pulling rabbits out of my imagination. And unfortunately, my work has historical references, which lately doesn't seem to be a good thing. A whole bunch of other fantastic photographer friends heard the same news, so I was in good company. The funny thing is, that even though we sort of knew, sort of doubted our chances, at the same time, we had a glimmer of hope. And isn't that the case with all things in life. And wasn't it nice to be nominated (I mean that).
Whoever is the chosen photographer, I wish them well and am happy that their hope became a reality.
3 comments:
Ofcourse you deserve to be nominated! And, personally speaking, I think historical references are always a good thing (If not my work will never see the light of day!) 'Religulous' hasn't been released in Australia yet. I'm looking forward to seeing 'Expelled' as well. Doco's seem to take a while to make it on to Australian screens. Sorry, It's been a while since leaving a comment, I still visit your site and blog occasionally. I have been unusually busy with work of late (especially photographic).Enjoy your trip. Best Regards. Brian.
Win or no, you've made it into a very elite group and deservedly so. And if historical references aren't "in" these days, hell, I won't be winning any elite awards either. ;-) No matter, I'll continue to follow my own path even if it doesn't conform to the current trends. And you should continue to do the same as well.
And P.S., thanks for the image plug.
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