Another round of Photographic Society-associated competitions are posting results! The first of these is Photo Story in North Macedonia, for which I submitted photos in three themes (Open Monochrome, Open Color, and Women) and had five of them accepted. Among these, I'll feature two here. "Discretion," with Zi Gattina, was photographed in Seattle in June 2017. I submitted it for consideration for the first time in a PSA contest, though it had been accepted and exhibited at the Midwest Center for Photography back in 2019. (Given that success, I probably should have submitted it to PSA contests sooner.) "Portend" is another photo with past success that I submitted to photo salons for the first time. It was made with Leo Velo in Seattle in February 2016, and then was accepted and exhibited at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival in April 2017. (I really like the name I came up with for this image, which nods to the Grim Reaper-reminiscent scythe hanging over Leo's head.)

Discretion (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted) Portend (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted)

• September 11, 2022, Photo Story (2022-187), North Macedonia, Photographic Society Contest
  • "Discretion" (Open Monochrome PIDM), Zi Gattina, Seattle, June 2017
  • "Portend" (Open Monochrome PIDM), Leo Velo, Seattle, February 2016
  • "Evening Swim" (Women PIDC), Michelle Rogue, Ghost Lake, August 2015
  • "Godiva in the Evening" (Open Color PIDC), Courtney Appleseed (now Stella Luceat), Bend, Oregon, September 2014
  • "Shasta II" (Open Monochrome PIDM), Shasta Wonder, Lynnwood, August 2017
    Discretion (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted) Portend (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted) Evening Swim (Women PIDC) (Accepted) Godiva in the Evening (Open Color PIDC) (Accepted)Godiva in the Evening
    6I8A5669 (5/1/2021)
    9/14/2014
    Courtney Appleseed (AKA Stella Luceat)
    Bend, Oregon
    
    2021-05-29 MTN Photo Salon (Kolkota, India) (Open Color PIDC): Exhibited virtually Shasta II (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted)Shasta II
    6I8A6319 (3-16-2020)
    08-22-2017
    Shasta Wonder
    Lynnwood, Washington
    
    2021-11-20 Vidin Spring Circuit (Bulgaria and Serbia) (Nude Mono PIDM), as "Shasta": Accepted; Salon Gold Medal in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria