Entering competitions is difficult for me. My photography journey is only a few years young and, like most artists, I struggle with believing that my work is "good enough".  I constantly ride a roller coaster of: "My work sucks, what am I doing... this is horrible, this sucks really bad, I should sell my gear and get a real job, this is ok, I'm loving how this looks, I'm awesome, I suck!" Most creatives will chuckle because they get it! I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my art and putting it out there to be judged is, well, a bit nauseating! During the judging process I have to remind myself that judges opinions are subjective and the only opinion that really matters comes from my clients! 

While I would love to post photos of my winning entries, I am holding them back for now as I will be entering them into the PPA competition. Merits from PPA will count towards my masters degree which is one of my next big goals!

I would like to thank all of my clients for trusting me with your portraits (This feels like an Oscar speech :o)!) All of my competition images came from client work. I think I have the BEST and most AMAZING clients!! To have portrait work that I can submit to competitions and for publication (I have 4 client images published in the March 2018 issue of Shutter Magazine) is an honor. I am truly humbled by the awards and by the incredible support that I have received!