I like to enter photography competitions because it makes me look at my own work differently. Some are pretty expensive to enter and I try to avoid those because it feels even more like a lottery. It also seems like photography competitions are becoming an industry. That doesn’t mean I don’t enter competitions but just like Instagram and other social media, I try to make them a less important part of getting exposure. It’s nerve-racking and consumes precious time! Selecting one of your photos and being happy with your choice before you enter it. Researching what kind of photos they’re looking for. Yes, they’re great for getting exposure as a photographer if you win but on the other hand, it’s a lot of hard work to enter a competition. That's why I have mixed feelings about photography competitions and awards. Your Photos Don’t Have to Be Spectacular Mixed feelings.Studying the judges? Maybe, but do you know what kind of photo they will pick based on their own work? Maybe they like something completely different. Sure, you have a better chance if you pick the right photo for the right competition but most people who enter know that. So, in the end, it depends on the judges to pick a winner out of a bunch of photos that are equally great-even if you don’t win, it doesn’t mean your photo wasn’t good enough. The thing is, even if the photo you enter is great, it will be great together with dozens of other photos. I’m a hundred percent sure that if you’d show all those photos to different judges, the outcome would always be different. Do you think the photo picked as a winner out of-let’s say-100,000 is truly the absolute best one? Can’t be. Now, I can’t say how much your chance of winning depends on luck but I think it’s significant. Winner of the Chelsea Intern.In my opinion, a factor that people tend to forget or ignore is luck. Winner 17th Pollux Awards 2021 (Open Theme series), Barcelona B & W Photography Awards 2022 with my series 'Losing Our Minds', also awarded with a 'Special Mention' (Paris) Inductee of the Influx Gallery's Hall of Fame, London, Merit of Excellence Finalist LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2022 Bronze Medal Paris International Street Photo Awards 2021. Gold Winner London Photography Awards 2022 (People Photography Religious) with my series 'Losing Our Minds', UK Gold Winner London Photography Awards 2022 (Black & White Photography - Religious) with my series 'Losing Our Minds', UK Gold Winner Muse Photography Award 2022 (Fine Art Photography - People) with my series 'Losing Our Minds', NY (USA) Winner Fine Art Photography Awards 2021/2022 (Photojournalism) 8th edition, London, UK Winner of the Chelsea International Photography Competition 2021/2022, New York (USA), Exhibition Agora Gallery NY Finalist LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2022 Winner 17th Pollux Awards 2021 (Open Theme -series), Barcelona 3rd Place Winner (Photojournalism) Monochrome Photography Awards 2021, London (UK) Winner of the Union of Lights 2021 World Photography Contest (Street & Lifestyle) Winner 16th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2021, Beverly Hills (California) Winner Siena International Photography Awards 2021 (Fascinating faces and characters) with my "Remarkable Artwork" 2nd Place MonoVisions Awards 2021 (Photojournalism), London (UK) Winner Malta International Photo Travel Award 2020/2021 Winner Siena Creative Photo Awards 2021 (Open Theme) Travel Photographer of the Year 2020 (People of the World) Selected for the Life Framer Collection 2020 Winner Life Framer Photo Contest 2020 (Theme: Civilization) judged by Tate Modern's Curator of Intern. Selected as one of the best contemporary photographers worldwide by the American site All-About-Photo Finalist LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards Please don't put him in a box.Ģ015-2022: exhibitions in different galeries or special locations in the USA, UK, Russia, Germany, Greece, Crete, Malta, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Austria, France, The Netherlands and Belgium.ĥ photo books published: "No time to Verloes" (2015), "Cuba libre" (2016), "Seasighs/Zeezuchten" (2020), "Losing Our Minds/Buiten zinnen" (2021), "Aardelingen/Earthlings" (2022) He shoots with his soul, not with the camera. His studies of literature and philosophy fueled an inquisitive search for the mystical and the poetic. Taking a spontaneous approach to the craft, Verloes captures the unexpected moments of the everyday. His atmospheric shots of interiors, (night) landscapes, and urban life hover beautifully between realism and surrealism. He is a literary symbolic photographer, a visual storyteller. Eddy Verloes is a multi-award-winning photographer from Belgium.
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