The results are back from Photo Fest Bitola in North Macedonia! Six photos accepted. Yet another mixed bag -- several acceptances, and some of the best scores in the "Nude" category, which is gratifying. And I really didn't expect to be accepted in the "Lines" category, since all I had available to submit was a set of nudes among backgrounds with strong leading lines -- I only submitted anything at all because it didn't cost anything extra so I figured nothing ventured nothing gained. And those photos got good scores even though they weren't accepted. But only one photo accepted out of eight in the open categories? Ouch.

Oh well. The art forges on! Here are the four figure nude photos that were accepted:

1. "Gothic Sundial" (Nude PIDC), National Diploma, Psychopomp, Seattle, October 2012
2. "Isaac's Angel" (Nude PIDC), Vex Voir, Interurban Park, Seattle, June 2017
3. "Nook" (Open Monochrome PIDM), Queen Dandelion, Rialto Beach, July 2018
4. "Diane" (Portrait PIDC), Diane, Seattle, September 2012

This is the first time I've submitted "Nook" and the first time it was accepted. That photoshoot on Rialto Beach has turned out to be my most productive one ever. I think everything I've ever submitted from that shoot has been received positively.

Gothic sundial (Nude PIDC) (National Diploma) Diane (Portrait PIDC) (Accepted)Diane
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Diane
Seattle, Washington

2021-10-15 Kladovo Summer Circuit (Nude Color PIDC): Accepted at Cuprija, Serbia and Pazardzhik, Bulgaria and awarded a Salon Honorable Mention at both. Isaac's angel (Nude PIDC) (Accepted) Nook (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted)

• October 12, 2022, Photo Fest Bitola (2022-511), North Macedonia, Photographic Society Contest
  • Gothic Sundial" (Nude PIDC), National Diploma, Psychopomp, Seattle, October 2012
  • "Isaac's Angel" (Nude PIDC), Vex Voir, Interurban Park, Seattle, June 2017
  • "Nook" (Open Monochrome PIDM), Queen Dandelion, Rialto Beach, July 2018
  • "Diane" (Portrait PIDC), Diane, Seattle, September 2012