The Best in Show honorees will be recognized in Washington D.C. this Fall with images crafted into video artwork by renowned artist Lincoln Schatz that will be displayed at a private reception on the evening of November 30 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibit will then travel to the Pentagon, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, and other prominent national and international locations.
Above is one of my favorite photos taken during my deployment in Logar, Afghanistan – FOB Shank. This photo (converted to a color pencil sketch) was submitted in it’s original form (part of the rules of the contest – no cropping or image manipulation). I had taken thousands of photos, making it very hard to choose what to submit. To be honest, I would find it kind of cool to be named best in show. I have never entered a photo contest before, and the only photos I take at home are of my family. So… this is likely the one chance I will get to see if a professional photographer/editor thinks that I’ve captured something well of film (well…. digital “film”).
Below is a compilation of what I thought were the best photos I took in 2010. From this group, I had to trim it down further and submit 10 to the photo contest. Unfortunately, I don’t remember which 10 I submitted. Anyhow, as I looked back through my photos, I realized that there were some that I liked, most likely because I knew the back-story behind the photo. I found that other folks liked completely different photos – one’s that I didn’t think all that much about. So, ultimately, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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