As my projects from this year aren’t fully realized yet I decided to submit some older images I had taken to a competition. I chose a series of portraits I had taken of my sister as they are telling of her character and portraits are normally quite popular with competitions. I also think the focus and colours are very crisp so the images are more successful. I looked at many different competitions but many you have to pay for and as I wasn’t submitting a fully finished project I felt that I should save competitions like Taylor Wessing etc for when I feel more confident in my images. Many of them had also already taken their submissions for this year.
The Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize and Portrait of Britain would be the two competitors I would most like to enter as I have enjoyed viewing them over the years and seeing the variety of astounding work that has been selected. I also think it comes with a legacy that would be fantastic to be a part of. My work is very focused around portraiture so it would be apt to enter this style of competition. The portrait of Britain also creates a lot of exposure, with billboards and the opportunity to have work displayed in publications.
I chose the Smithsonian Photo contest, which has 5 different categories ranging from landscape and mobile to portrait, with the chance of winning £500 for a winning category and £2500 for an overall winner. It was very simple to enter, I had to fill in the category, give a brief description and explain where the image was taken and on what camera. I am not confident in winning but because it felt so simple to do I would enter a competition again on this platform.
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