I Made the Cover of ASP Magazine!!!
Over the weekend, I received my copy of the American Society of Photographers magazine, and I was honored to see my image from Venice, Italy, featured on the cover. Earlier this year, I was awarded the ASP Fellowship in recognition of my photography and a paper documenting my life's journey in photography. Inside the magazine are the 25 images I submitted for my Fellowship, along with the paper that accompanied them. It was one of the most challenging projects I have ever undertaken.
To earn the Fellowship, I had to submit 25 images that related directly to my paper. During the judging process, the photographs are displayed in three rows in a layout created by the applicant. The judges evaluate each image individually while also considering how the collection functions as a cohesive body of work.
Narrowing my selection down to just 25 images was a daunting task. I received guidance from several people, but the person who helped me the most was fellow ASP Fellow Greg Daniels. Greg has assisted many photographers with their Fellowship submissions, and his first request was simple: send him my best 50 images. Fifty images may sound like a lot, but when you've been photographing for as many years as I have, it barely scratches the surface. Fortunately, I had been thinking about my Fellowship submission for more than a year before beginning the process, so I only had to narrow the selection down from 179 images! The final images were printed on metal, which I felt enhanced the color, contrast, and detail of my architectural photographs.
Before the judges could even consider the images, they first had to read and approve the paper. If the paper did not meet the Fellowship standards, the photographs would never be reviewed. Writing the paper was one of the most difficult yet rewarding experiences of my career. Looking back on more than 45 years of photography brought back emotions, memories, and experiences I had not thought about in many years. Even more challenging was weaving those experiences into a compelling story that connected meaningfully to the images presented to the judging committee.
As I reflected on the many people who helped shape my journey, I became both humbled and overwhelmed with gratitude. I thought about building my first darkroom with my brother Dan, learning about the concept of "A Sense of Place" from David Plowden, and how my architectural photography career began in Southern California under the influence of Jeffrey Aron. Most importantly, I thought about the love, encouragement, and support of my wonderful wife, Lynn. Before I began writing, I was told that the process of creating a Fellowship paper could have a profound emotional impact. They were absolutely right.
My ASP Fellowship represents the culmination of a lifetime passion for travel, architecture, and photography. The images included in the submission were created during my travels throughout Europe over the past decade, documenting some of the most beautiful and inspiring places I have visited.
Below is a link where you can view the layout of the images and read the paper that accompanied my Fellowship submission.
Here is the link to the PDF of the paper:
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