Producer of The Art of Photography’s Show, Steven Churchill (m), with the show’s juror Charlotte Cotton(r)

Last weekend The Art of Photography Show happened here in the Gaslamp District of downtown San Diego. What an evening of excitement. The opening reception was packed shoulder to shoulder of the two story Lyceum Theatre with an audience curious to view each of the brilliant looking photographs. The types of images ranged all the over the board; fine art to commercial work, unmanipulated to manipulated imagery. It was a visually stimulating evening to say the least.

Before these images were selected for the photo exhibition / contest, 16,000 entries from 57 countries needed to be edited down to the core of 111 selected photos. Talk about a serious edit session for the show’s juror, Charlotte Cotton! Ms. Cotton is Curator and Department Head of Photographs at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She’s a very educated person who’s word and opinion about photography as contemporary art is highly valued amongst the gallery scene.

Earlier this summer, Joel Muzzey emailed me about this show and encouraged me to submit my photography. I am quite glad I followed up on his suggestion. On June 20th I found out that one of the photos I entered was selected to be part of the show! This would be the first show/contest I’ve entered any of my photographs in. My intentions to submit imagery was not so much about being involved in a contest, but to begin an experience in sharing framed art and the feedback that comes with it.

Moonbow Over Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California.

I made this photo during the full moon in the first week of May 2009. This moonbow occurs very rarely; it depends on the amount of the water falling from Yosemite Falls and especially because of the angle of the moon at this time of the year.

My wife Sandra & I. Photo: Nick Hamilton          Me and my photo. Photo: Sandra Wellhausen