Comments on: THE BLOCK – Main Street Photography Contest

By: Waxy

Waxy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:39:32 +0000

Thank you for participating, everyone! I very much appreciate the concerted effort. I’m pleased to announce that the winner of the 8×12″ print is…… regina van der kloet from the Netherlands! You may know her as 1-2-3-regina on Flickr. She also has a personal portfolio site at improovies.

I also was a winner and recently took home a signed copy of Fred Herzog’s Vancouver Photographs. Thanks again, everyone, and I hope you enjoy the print, Regina!

By: Waxy

Waxy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:19:54 +0000

Yeah. That would mean some photographers get multiple copies of Herzog’s book, which would be odd. I’m not quite patting myself on the back. This is Memelabs’ first photo contest, if I’m not mistaking. They seem to be working some kinks out about how they operate them. We’ll see. Thanks for the note, Francis. I still feel that some luck needs to come my way…

By: Francis

Francis — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:00:38 +0000

I think it states twice that its the top ten most votes photographs:

“The ten most voted for photographs will be framed and displayed at Parklane’s BLOCK party this summer.

2 -The top ten photographs with the most votes from the public will all receive a framed print of their winning photograph”

But i agree, so far their logic hasnt been too sound in other respects. How do they account for the photographs with the same amount of votes in the top ten?
So who knows.

good luck though

By: Iván

Iván — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:01:48 +0000

Congratulations, Waxy.

By: Waxy

Waxy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:54:31 +0000

Herzog is a photographer — not an urban planner or architectural preservationist. The people pictured in his art grew old, as did the buildings. I don’t want to sound flippant, but photographers have all kinds of reasons to take pictures. One of those is to keep memories and Herzog already retains that from his pics. Nevertheless, if I get to meet him, maybe I’ll ask how he feels about Vancouver losing its architectural heritage.

What struck me as odd was that Mr. Herzog and the gallery that represents him associated themselves with a contest that were unfair to future photographers. Fortunately, the company came around and changed the rules which is why I chose to enter so close to the 12th hour. I’d like to thank Memelabs again for doing that. I do wonder if Herzog and Equinox Gallery read the fine print though…

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:42:06 +0000

Am I the only one who thinks it’s weird for Fred to be associating with a company which is helping demolish the buildings he recorded in his wanderings?

By: Waxy

Waxy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:57:19 +0000

Well, voting is now officially closed according to the Memelabs website. A big thank you to everyone who participated in my own mini-contest! With your help it appears that I am among the top 10 vote-getters and hopefully heading to the final round where my photograph will ultimately be judged by Fred Herzog himself. I’ll be back within the next days to announce the winner of the Waxy contest.

Thanks again… and good luck!
Waxy

By: Chilligan

Chilligan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:35:58 +0000

I voted :)

By: Ulrich

Ulrich — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:05:31 +0000

I voted. Good luck, John!

By: Waxy

Waxy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:42:31 +0000

Thanks einstraus!

I voted for you too, #42. Good luck!