Photography Contest..

So I have been trying to gain a higher ranking in the world of photography by entering contests.. A few years back it was just simply a web site where they had a weekly challenge and I never really did very good.. I submitted some of my best work and got all kinds of criticism.. But they I released that the site was full of amateurs who what to be professionals and very rarely did they ever say anything good about someone's photograph..

But this year I entered two contests either online or through publishing company.. Well the Publishing company Picture.com.. Well I don't know exactly what placing I got there but after carful research I realized that it was a scam and only designed to get people to spend money..

But I had also entered some of my photos I took in Herräng last year and made a third place.. Now I had checked the web site only briefly to see what photo actually placed and was surprised that it wasn't one of my favorite's but thats ok because After I looked at the other people and saw that second place is one of the photographers I admire the most I felt very good..

I got third place to Howard Schatz famous dance photographer who's book "Passion and Line" I love.. Momentum Photo Second place Howard Schatz
Howard's photos have inspired my latest style

I just looked up the first place photographer and he is also a well known and respected photographer in NY...
Jene Youtt






These are some of the best photos I think I have taken.. But I'm inspired to take more..
the photo that was placed directly behind one of my inspirations is of Andy & Jessica





You can see the contest page Momentum and my image Andy & Jessica


So this is now inspiration to keep going..

I'm currently working on my next book "Swing Out" Swing dance photography from around the world.. If anyone is interested I have only three copies of my first book "A Moment in the Swing-Out" left...

Bryant