News - pjcphotography

Just A Glimpse (2019)

11/1/21- Natural Landscape Photography Awards! This was the first year for this contest aimed at photos that don't rely on heavy post processing or "Photoshop". I've often tried to create my images based on what was actually presented to me in real time. I have heard it over and over that my images have to be Photoshopped or enhanced to a degree of not being real. This is a common misconception when non photographers see images of unbelievable scenes. As a landscape and nature photographer, I spend a lot of time in the field waiting for the right moment and try to minimize the amount of post processing needed to achieve my end result. I of course entered this photo contest and what I liked about it was the transparency through the judging process. Judging is always subjective, but the judging process showed how far each individuals images went in the overall judging process (there were multiple stages). While I did not win the contest or any of the main awards, I did seem to come close according to the judging. You can see my combined portfolio score below and how far into the judging process I made it.

4/8/19- I was delighted to find out that my image titled "What Dreams Are Made Of" had been selected and featured as the photo of the day on the National Geographic website. Any time I get to connect the dots with my work and National Geographic is always special, even if it is only online. This particular image is always a very special one for me for a variety of reasons. You can find the photo of the day selection here National Geographic Photo Of The Day. As always, for those interested, prints of the photograph are available and can be ordered by clicking the photo below.

1/26/19- I participated in my very first art show at the Gold Canyon Festival of Arts in Gold Canyon, Arizona. It was a wonderful day getting to meet those interested in my work as well as have a chance for people to come see physical prints of a handful of images I have on the website here. I was fortunate to sell a few prints throughout the day and get some experience, but most importantly it was great seeing and hearing all the positive feedback about my work! Here are a couple photos of me and my booth display while I had a few minutes of "free time".

11/8/18- The last two years I thought I'd enter the Epson Pano Awards and see how well I might do. Last year I entered about eight images with one category award and a selection of gold, silver, and bronze. This year I had only entered three photographs earning one silver and a top 50 ranked image as well as two bronze awards. It's always a wonderful feeling when your work is recognized and included among so many incredible works of art! You can see the entries and awards below. You can see all of this years winners and top 50 categories at Epson Pano Awards 2018.

10/30/18- I've kept quiet on this for the majority of the year except for a few close friends, but I am closing in on my first year of being in a photography gallery! About a year ago I was contacted by a the blinq.art gallery in Australia. They were interested in having a small collection of works to be featured in their gallery to be sold in store and through their online store. A few weeks of some back and forth emails and paper work and I was in. It's been an exciting adventure and I am looking forward to my second year of being in a gallery. You can find the selection of works available for purchase here https://blinq.art/. They offer framed and unframed paper and acrylic prints and acrylic print blocks in various sizes. If you happen to be visiting Australia, please go visit the gallery which showcases plenty of other photographers. The address is Westfield Bondi Junction, Shop 5027, Level 5 500 Oxford Street Bondi Junction NSW 2022 Australia.

9/20/18- It has been quite a year so far to say the least! The winners of the Weather Channel's annual "It's Amazing Out There Photo Contest" were announced today. Although I did not win, my photograph "Sandman" was one of 50 selected finalists this year. There were over 30k submissions this year so I feel extremely lucky and honored to have been one of the 50 selected out of that massive number! You can see this years winners and all 50 finalists including my photograph here 2018 It's Amazing Out There Photo Contest Winners.

8/6/18- I was delighted to find an email today notifying that my image "Fortress In The Clouds" has been selected and published to the daily dozen on the National Geographic Your shot website. Any time you get an email like that it's a good day! Here is the link to the image Your Shot Daily Dozen Selection. Words from Nat Geo Your Shot Producer David Y. Lee - "Wow. What a magical way to begin 2017 Peter. This scene is breathtaking. I love how the cloud is rolling through this landscape. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing the story behind this moment because it makes me love this photo even more. Well done."

9/29/15-A few months ago I was contacted by Digital Photo Mag UK about an upcoming feature they wanted to do on my photography. After some good back and forth dialogue, the images were selected and a list of questions sent for me to answer. The result is a multi page feature in the October 2015 issue on my photography. They chose the images for the feature, and I think they chose some pretty good ones to showcase what I am all about and what I typically enjoy photographing. At the time they contacted me I was going by Peter James Nature Photography which is the name they used in the feature, however, they did add my last name (despite the misspelling). Anyways, it is always cool to see your work featured in publications and I am pretty excited to be able to share this great news. The magazine is currently available at select Barnes and Noble stores as well as select Costco retailers. Below are some images I took of the feature from the actual magazine. Please note that the cover image is not my image, it is just shown for reference to the respective issue.

7/3/15- Exciting news! My image "Mountain Minions" has received the grand prize honors in the 2014/2015 Arizona Highways Magazine online photo contest! Along with that image, my image "Days End" of Watson Lake also received an honorable mention in the same contest. It means a lot to have won this contest as the magazine is something that has inspired me for many years. To be featured among some of the greatest photographers is truly an honor! Expect to see both images published in the September issue of the magazine. You can see the other winners and honorable mentions here.

Powered by SmugMug