Hard on the heels of receiving a silver medal in the mail for a photo salon back in May, I've received word that four of the eight photos I submitted to the Foto Art Super Circuit in India last month were accepted, and one was awarded another silver medal.

I only submitted photos in the "Open Colour" and "Open Monochrome" categories in this case, skipping the Nature, Travel, and Photojournalism categories. There were three different judgings in this circuit, and a total of six acceptances across the three judges.

Below are the highlights for this contest:

1. Salon Silver Medal: "Spirit of the Desert," Dominique Zuniga, March 2016, Valley of Fire.
2. "Connection," Lior Allay, March 2019, Gas Works Park in Seattle -- accepted by a contest for the first time, by two of the three judges.
3. "Together," Cyndical and Lior Allay, June 2017, Discovery Park in Seattle -- accepted in black and white for the first time (a color version was accepted to the Rochester Erotic Arts Festival in 2018).
4. "Exclusive," Marzipanned, January 2019, Frink Park in Seattle -- accepted by two of the three judges.

Spirit of the desert (Open Color PIDC) (FASC Silver)Spirit of the Desert
6I8A3574 (3/4/2017)
3/21/2016
Dominique Zuniga
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

2018-04-06 Rochester Erotic Arts Festival (Rochester, New York): Exhibited digitally
2021-08-11 Vidin Spring Circuit (Vidin, Bulgaria) (Nude Color PIDC), as "Desert Light": Accepted
2021-10-15 Kladovo Summer Circuit (Vidin, Bulgaria) (Nude Color PIDC): Accepted Connection (Open Color PIDC) (Accepted) Together (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted) Exclusive (Open Monochrome PIDM) (Accepted)

• August 15, 2022, Foto Art Super Circuit (2022-458), India, Photographic Society Contest
  • "Spirit of the Desert" (Open Colour PIDC, Salon 1 and 2) (Silver), Dominique Zuniga, Valley of Fire, March 2016
  • "Connection" (Open Colour PIDC, Salon 1 and 3), Lior Allay, Gas Works Park, Seattle, March 2019
  • "Together" (Open Monochrome PIDM, Salon 1), Cyndical and Lior Allay, Discovery Park, Seattle, June 2017
  • "Exclusive" (Open Monochrome PIDM, Salon 1), Marzipanned, Frink Park, Seattle, January 2019