After my wobbly reflections in ‘To Be or Not To Be’, I’ve had a confidence boosting few days, with one of my photos being selected for the A Year with My Camera Weekend Challenge and two photos being placed in the Canterbury Photography Group weekly competition, ‘Inspired by a Movie’ - one was Highly Commended and the other came second. These recognitions may be small and transient, but the confidence-boosting power of affirmation from peers and mentors is powerful, and though I probably shouldn’t need it, it fills me with joy.
It also satisfies my competitiveness - which is one of my strongest drivers (despite spending a lifetime trying to temper it). So even though I know that creativity isn’t about competition, when one of my photos ‘GaStratospheric’ was selected as a ‘52 Pick’ in the 52 Frames weekly gallery, I did virtual cartwheels all day because there around 3000 entries each week,
On top of this, I’ve had such lovely affirmations from friends about the blog and the website. Lots of warm glow moments grabbed with both hands and held close. Thank you.
