A follow up to my recent post about Photography Competitions and the WPO

Boris’s facebook statement….. 2 weeks ago I wrote “Is all what it seems when it comes to Photography Competitions?” Now there is an update - the creator of the image refused to accept the prize (see the above statement on facebook). Additionally there is a twitter thread that is highly interesting where one attendee at … Continue reading A follow up to my recent post about Photography Competitions and the WPO →

Is all what it seems when it comes to Photography Competitions?

I am all in favour of competitions that feature measurable methods of “best-ness“ but of course when it comes to any creative endeavour, any measurement can only be subjective and wholly down to the taste of the judges. So, add AI to the subjective-ness argument and is it fair to say photo competitions have run thier course?