Sometimes an entry to a competition just feels right.

Of course, that's no guarantee that the judges will even give it a second look. But there's a lot of satisfaction in curating a set of images that feel to yourself very strong, cohesive, and on-theme.

Here is my entry for All About Photo's Call for Entries on the theme of "Women." Of course, this has been a favorite theme of mine for a long time, but I think this set of six images really captures a lot of what's strongest about my art. From my own perspective. Now we'll see what the judges think!

FeathersFeathers
6I8A6385 (2012-09-27)
2021-09-25
Diane
Seattle, Washington

2021-10-15 Kladovo Summer Circuit (People Color PIDC): Accepted at Cuprija, Serbia and Pazardzhik, Bulgaria Gothic sundial Bad motherBad Mother
6I8A7795 (2014-03-17)
2014-03-01
Leila Deschanel
Seattle, Washington

2015-04-23 Seattle Erotic Art Festival (Seattle, Washington): Exhibited
2021-05-02 Pirin Salon (Razlog, Bulgaria) (Nude PIDC): Accepted, Honorable Mention
2021-10-06 Photo Club Montenegro (Montenegro) (Woman PIDC): Accepted
2021-11-20 Shadowhunter Circuit (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Croatia and Serbia): Accepted Lilith and Eve Lean on meLean on me
6I8A2592 (2017-09-13)
2017-06-19
Cyndical and Lior Allay
Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington

2018-03-24 1650 Gallery (Los Angeles, California), "Together": Exhibited
2019-04-26 Seattle Erotic Art Festival (Seattle, Washington): Exhibited and Sold
2019-05-01 Black Box Gallery (Portland, Oregon), "Portraiture: Through the Lens": Exhibited
2019-10-26 Verum Ultimum (Portland, Oregon), "Chasing Ghosts IV": Exhibited
2020-04-03 Hilliard Gallery (Kansas City, Missouri), "Contemporary Figurative Show": Exhibited
2020-09-25 International Festival of Erotic Arts (online, based in Barcelona, Spain): Exhibited online, online symposium presenter
2021-03-01 118 Online Art Gallery (online), "When She Rises, We all Rise": Exhibited online
2021-03-08 Bifarin.com (online), "Diversia: Woman 2021": Exhibited online
2021-07-03 The Studio Door (San Diego, California), "Proud+ 2021": Exhibited
2021-08-11 Vidin Spring Circuit (Vidin, Bulgaria) (People Mono PIDM): Accepted
2021-1-20 Shadowhunter Circuit (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Malta): Accepted Exclusive

1. "Feathers," Diane, Seattle, September 2012.
2. "Gothic sundial," Psychopomp, Seattle, October 2012.
3. "Bad mother," Leila Deschanel, Seattle, March 2014.
4. "Lilith and Eve," Vex Voir and Katlyn Lacoste, Seattle, June 2017.
5. "Lean on me," Cyndical and Lior Allay, Seattle, June 2017.
6. "Exclusive," Marzipanned, Seattle, January 2019.

Here are the winners of last year's similarly-themed gallery.

I should hear the results about February 3, 2023. Winning entries will be published in Issue 29 of AAP Magazine.