This week, I'm responding to the POYI judging that's been going on for the past two weeks. I got to watch the judging of the "General News Reporting" in the first week and "Magazine Photographer of the Year" last week. Pictures of conflicts were especially popular in the general news reporting category, with pictures of Iraq leading as the most popular. I know photographers are supposed to cover the news of the day, but seeing picture after picture of Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and the tons of other world conflicts, is wearying and I think the judges felt the same way as many of those portfolios were not selected.
Overall it was great to see some of the best photography from all over the world and to watch the way "seasoned professionals" reacted to the pictures. In many ways, photography is like design in that its beauty rests in the eyes of the beholder. I think that like design, there are basic elements that make up a good photograph and everything else is up to the person looking at it.
A look into the world of color, photography, typography...all things design
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