Well, late last night my curiosity ended up getting the best of me. The winner of the photography contest I entered a few months ago had been selected, but I couldn't locate the winning entry online. I decided to pay a visit because I read the entries were part of my city's Workforce Investment Board organization's permanent collection.
First off, I felt awkward wandering in the building because this is an actual job placement site and not an art gallery. I wanted to look through the photographs as if they were, but the framed and matted photographs placed throughout the staff quarters as well as the job seeker applicant areas. I glimpsed at them anyway but was too embarrased to wander further in the staff/applicant areas to locate mine. My own was never located, but I have to admit the winning entries were well deserved.
I took the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place photos with my camera phone, but it doesn't do them any justice whatsoever. The first place was a fireman spraying a hose and you should've seen the water from the hose "raining" on him. Beautiful. The 2nd place I thought was just okay. I'm not sure if she was a vet or some sort of animal psychologist, but it looked as if she was interviewing that cute little penguin. The 3rd place was a chef preparing what I believed was steak flambe. The way the colors were captured made that my 2nd place choice.
Never the less, it was interesting to participate as well as motiviating. I'll continue to seek inspiration and will hopefully capture it.
