JUROR'S CHOICE: Innocence
FOUR HONORABLE MENTIONS
Maleficent
045-Philadelphia
Portraits of Silence, Northern Sri Lanka
David Bram
Photograph by Nate Mosseau
THE PREMISE FOR SUBMISSIONS
"Each portrait reveals something of the sitter, the photographer and also
of us as viewers. No one image can muster a whole and complete being,
no matter how much we believe this could be so. This is the part of the
photograph we create in our imagination, we fill in each crack and hole
with a sort of personalized reasoning. And all these unknowns in the
midst of true transparency."
"Eye contact is made or retracted,
body language boastful, reticent or indecipherable. Facial expressions
can be hard at work or numbly slack. While subjects have a power over
these photographic outcomes, it is the choice of the photographer to
coax or mute said expressions for their artistic offering." – Damaris Drummond, Darkroom Gallery
THE JUROR'S FINAL SELECTION
"As a record number of entries were received for FACES, making the final selection for this exhibit was difficult. There were many impressive images and I found it painful to have to leave any behind. Among the many well-composed portraits, I chose images based not only on technical skills, but also on an indefinable element surrounding the expression or emotion projected. I favored images that evoked an air of mystery or clarity; a moment of joy; a secret not shared or a place we may never visit - a point in time captured in the past suggesting unknown possibilities in the future."– Juror, Elizabeth Avedon
Dec 12 – Jan 5, 2014
Juror: Elizabeth Avedon
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