I received word yesterday that two images from my “Behind the Curtain” project on weird Philly polling stations were given a “Chosen” honor from American Photography. From the notice:
“While your image will not appear in the book, it was one of only 171 images from a record-breaking 10,100 submitted to receive at least 2 votes and is therefore eligible to appear permanently on our website…”
So, while not the highest honor they give, I’ll take it. It’s my second year being included, though I got two images in this year, as opposed to one last year.
As for next year, I’m hoping they add new categories as opposed to just “Selected” and “Chosen”. My suggestions would be “Picked”, “Preferred”, “Tagged”, “Got the Nod”, “Pegged” … you get the gist.