L.A. Photo Curator Results
Theme: No Happy Accidents
Curator: SameSource
SameSourceFineArt.com

Note to entrants from SameSource:
"The worst part of being a juror on any contest is deciding whose deserving work will not be recognized and rewarded.  Believe me, in my years as an artist, I have made many submissions myself, only to receive the obligatory “unfortunately your work was not among those selected by our judges” and various blah blah blah.  It sucks to find a contest, put together a submission, and then wait weeks or months to get the disappointing news, via the “you should keep trying!” letter. 

In this case, LA Photo Curator creator Laurie Freitag has done a lot to mitigate this by contributing a percentage of the entry fees to charity and taking the further step of posting the submissions in an online exhibition of the show, regardless of who wins.  Those very cool elements are a big reason I wanted to be involved with this program as a juror.  I enjoyed the process and appreciated seeing how people interpreted my theme for this contest.  In the end, there was great work by artists like Jenny Peters, Joann Chaus, and Sylvia de Swaan, among others, that I wanted to recognize but simply did not because I had to make tough choices.  The technical acumen and artistic flair in the submissions was consistently high, and it was an honor to look at your work and participate in Laurie’s corner of the art world."

First Place
Hesitation
Rusty Weston

 
Second Place
Halcyon Days
Cheryl Clegg

 
Honorable Mention
A Tip of the Hat From Fantômas
Allan Peach
 
 
Honorable Mention
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Amelia Borja

 
Honorable Mention
Shackelton’s Stove
J.J. L’Heureux
 
 
Honorable Mention
Girlhood Diary
Laura Noel
 
 
Honorable Mention
Mademoiselle Poisson
Martin Hoerning
 
 
Best Series
Dog Noir
Diana Lundin
 
 
10% of artist entry fees goes to the curator's choice of charity. SameSource has chosen- Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, 501(c)(3), FID 95-6095398
 
 
Another 10% will go to the first place winner Rusty Weston's choice of charity.- Habitat for Humanity-San Francisco.
https://habitatgsf.org/donate/

ALL ENTRANTS WORK CAN BE SEEN IN EXHIBITION #1 AND #2. CLICK ON LINKS BELOW TO SEE WORK.