WPPI 2019

Each year, thousands of photographers gather for the WPPI conference and print judging in Las Vegas. I’ve had a few goals related to WPPI… After submitting prints to WPPI for a few years, I’ve been super keen to speak at the conference, and someday judge there too. So I was overjoyed to be invited to speak there in 2019, and doubly-so to be invited to judge as well!

My session was a Masterclass titled Surefire Steps to Crafting an Effective Storytelling Image, and I’m pleased to say it sold out a few weeks before the start of the conference. Eeek! No pressure 🙂 The session went really well – lots of great feedback, and lots of people talking about ideas and going forth to great some excellent images.

Judging was a fantastic experience as well. This really is a world-wide competition, with some of the best prints in the world coming past us. Our team stayed together for the duration of the judging, so we got to know each other and work really effectively as a unit. Much respect for my fellow judges! I think we did the prints proud, judging fairly and always with respect for the entrants, the prints, the other judges, and the community. Huge thank you to Luke Edmonson for trusting me and giving me a run as a judge.

WPPI 2020? I hope so 😀

Thank you to Forough Yavari for the photos during my presentation. She went on to win a WPPI Grand Award, because she is a dead-set legend.