12/11/2015
Sacred Art Wins The Charles Dodgson Black & White Award
I am very happy to announce that I was fortunate enough to be the overall Winner of
The Charles Dodgson Black & White Award ! Sponsored by
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. The competition was competitive to say the least. With photographers from 29 participating countries and work from so many inspiring artists from across the globe, I am honored to be chosen as this year's award winner. As a special invitee,
The Gala Awards is sponsoring up to 4 of my images from my winning portfolio to be exhibited at
The 4th Biennial Of Fine Art And Documentary Photography in Berlin, Germany in 2016 along with the winners of
Jacob Riis Editorial Award,
Julia Margaret Cameron Award, and
Pollux Award.
For this competition I chose to do something a little different. Since the creation of my work
Rebuild My Church , I have contemplated creating a special edition of black and white toned variations of my
Sacred Art Modern World series. The question I asked myself was, how will people perceive these images if they are presented in a more traditional style? For this experiment to be successful the images had to be completely reworked. Having years of dark room experience I knew that the spirit of a black and white photograph cannot be duplicated with a mere photoshop filter. Just as my color versions were created to emphasize every last obsessive element, so must their black and white counterparts be as well.
Although I must say, I am still partial to the original versions, there is something special about these works that helped them communicate to an international audience, and for that I am grateful. Looking forward to the exhibition in Berlin 2016!
Click the link below to view the standings and gallery for
The Charles Dodgson Award.
* http://www.galaawardsgallery.com/b-w-ch-dodgson-.html*
The Special Edition versions are available for purchase in an extremely limited run. Contact for details.
