Thomas Pickard | RELOAD » Inspiration http://thomaspickard.com/blog The blog of photographer Thomas Pickard. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:34:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Jeff Johnson, Civilisation and 180 South… http://thomaspickard.com/blog/2010/03/jeff-johnson-civilisation-and-180-south/ http://thomaspickard.com/blog/2010/03/jeff-johnson-civilisation-and-180-south/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:32:42 +0000 Thomas Pickard http://thomaspickard.com/blog/?p=1308

“To be honest, I’m not a big fan of civilisation”

Jeff Johnson in a recent interview in Surfer Magazine.

I would have to echo Jeff’s comments, especially when it comes to living in a place like Bangkok. Give me the wide open spaces of Antarctica or the Arctic any day.

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One of the things I really like about the WPP contest is that working photographers can enter bodies of work that haven’t been published. While any photographer can publish a body of work on their own site, gaining a wider audience is the name of the game.

Below are some of my favourites from the 2010 WPP contest:

Sports Action First Prize Singles | A true decisive moment with stunning composition and all the elements of cricket.

Sports Action First Prize Stories | Fantastic sequence of imagery, with each image standing on its own, yet contributing to the entire story. Some incredible points of view here.

Sports Actions Second Prize Stories | Great composition and subject matter. Craig Golding has been producing outstanding sports imagery for a long time now.

Nature Second Prize Singles | Amazing depth and perspective. I want this on my wall.

Nature First Prize Stories | Paul Nicklen South Georgia series clearly shows his depth as one of the top polar photographers in the world.

CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT - Contemporary Issues Third Prize Stories | Slaughterhouse is probably my favourite. The composition is really something in this series and the subject matter is compelling.

These are just my favourites. There is plenty of great photography in the results. Make sure you spend some time having a look.

Congratulations to all the winners. The bar gets higher each year.

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