One of my photos, of balloons on the stage at the end of the 2024 Republican National Convention, has been SELECTED for inclusion in the American Photography 41 book. It’s always an honor to have work recognized in the book, and this is my tenth year in the book. I’ve been lucky to be awarded by American Photography for the past 9 years (My work has previously been recognized by the organization in American Photography 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, and 30.)
The jury, who selected 443 images to represent the best pictures of 2022, included Skye Battles, Photo Editor, WIRED; Maria Dubon, Deputy Art Director, Harper’s; Maria G. Keehan, Art Director, Smithsonian Magazine; Kyra Kennedy, Senior Photo Editor, Outside; Dana Kien, Director of Photography, WSJ Magazine; Patrik Nyman, Creative Director, Ny-Studio; Pia Peterson, Photo Director, Lonely Planet; Stacey Pittman, Senior Photo Editor, The New Yorker; Krista Prestek, Creative Director | Product, Design, and Marketing, Apple; Shannon Simon, Senior Photo Editor, The New York Times Magazine.