1st Jurried Show Submission

The Weinstein JCC hosted their annual undiscovered photography juried exhibition April 2nd. I was glad to have found a show that wasn't restrictive based on subject matter. This show was pretty perfect for me being my first show. Their eligibility requirements are only that you have not previously places in the undiscovered photography show in the past or have had work exhibited in a major show in the Richmond area. I almost missed this opportunity but I happened to see a flier in the office on the 2nd floor of pollack just before the entry deadline. Here is a pdf link to the flier that I found with the entry form attached:

http://www.weinsteinjcc.org/arts/documents/undiscoverdphotography2009.pdf

I chose to enter this print from my darkroom photo class last semester. Its a photo that I took of the exhaust pipes on my grandfather's f-650. I took the photo from underneath the truck and with the reflections on the chrome finish and the grill around the pipe, the photo has a nice abstract look to it. This photo is representative of the kind of photography I like to do most where the subject isn't all that uncommon yet it isn't immediately identifiable. I chose the white frame for a few reasons. I was told that there was a movement away from the traditional black framed matted photos to opposite extremes like unmatted unframed photos and white frames without the mat. I went with the white frame unmatted presentation because I felt like it best accentuated the photo since I was working with a print that had white boarders that the frame didn't cover. Here is a photo document of my photo with the entry form: