Judging POYi: I am not a moron

Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized

Brad Magin breaks down his week of judging the newspaper category in POYi.

It has often been said that if you took the same set of pictures in a contest and had them voted on by a different set of judges you would have a completely different set of winners. I will add to this theory. I claim that you could take the same set of pictures and the SAME judges and have different winners the NEXT DAY!

Even though I have never won a POYi award, and I probably never will, I feel like I won an award even greater. I had the honor and privilege to view and judge all of your pictures. I cannot thank you enough for allowing me that opportunity.

via: Trent (check out his blog as he consistently turns up great links.)

2 Responses to “Judging POYi: I am not a moron”

trent Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 10:35 am
thanks for the plug!
Tim Gruber Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 10:41 am
no problem trent
i enjoy the blog
always good stuff

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Tim believes photographs can touch people in ways our hearts can only understand. Tim is a freelance photographer based in Louisville, KY. He's currently working on a summer long documentary in the KY prison system with his partner Jenn. See his portfolio and newly designed website here. Comments, ideas, or suggestions? Email Tim at timg@timgruber.com

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