I've just learned that
I received an award of excellence for the above photo, of 11-year-old orphan Sun Lu Lu, in the 2008 Visual Culture Awards category for
environmental portraits. Three other pictures of mine, below, were recognized in the
Founder's Honours section of the contest. My thanks go to founder
Mikayla Mackaness, the jury,
the sponsors of the contest, and the other entrants.
Here are the three pictures recognized in the
Founder's Honours: