Navigators Photographs in PDN’s Annual

May means the roll out of PDN’s annual issue and this year I’m pleased to say I’ve made the cut.  The winning images are from an annual report I photographed last year for Navigators Insurance through Addison Design.  I’ve posted about the shoot prior here, so I’m not going to go into detail. Let’s just [...]

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10 Best 10 Redux

WIN-Initiative is back with their 10 Best 10 competition, this time on an international scale.  I received word of the competition the other day in my mail box and wanted to follow up since I had posted regarding the first 10 Best 10, specifically because it was a free to enter photo contest, and I [...]

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PDN Wants to See Your Studio

Last week PDN announced a little competition on their blog PDN Pulse titled “Cramped But Cool Studio Showcase”.  I really liked this one as its a contest all in good fun instead of the normal competition fare.  No late fees here.  Also I love the voyeuristic angle of seeing inside the secret workspaces of other [...]

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Hearst 8×10, You Should Enter

Contest entry season is upon us, and as I sit here calculating entry fees the costs are quickly adding up.  I’m really frustrated with rip off like tactics that have been tacked onto photo contests removing any dignity associated and turning them into cash machines, ie. late fee entry periods set up well in advance. [...]

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Navigators Annual Report Takes Silver Award in Graphis

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of photographing the the Navigators Group annual report for Addison and I’m excited to say Graphis just awarded the project a silver medal in their Annual Reports Competition.  The concept was to use the classic metaphor of a glass half full or empty to illustrate “Risk and Opportunity”. [...]

I’m an ADC Young Gun

I’m pleased to announce that as of last night I can now add ADC Young Gun to my list of awards.  The competition organized by the Art Directors Club recognizes 50 creatives from around the globe under the age of 30 in the fields of art direction, graphic design, illustration, product design, video, and of course [...]

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Too Much Chocolate & Kodak Film Grant

I get an absurd amount of photo contests promotions sent my way, from time to time there are some truly great ones.  I would file this one under very much worth entering.  Too Much Chocolate and Kodak have teamed up to offer 10 non represented emerging photographers film to complete a body of work as [...]

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