Texas Photographic Society

The Texas Photographic Society sponsored an online exhibit with Fraction Magazine. Juror and Fraction Magazine Editor and Co-founder, David Bram, selected 19 images for this online exhibition. First, Second, Third Place and Honorable Mentions will be featured in the January 2011 Contact Sheet. The Best Shot will also be exhibited on our Members' Online Gallery for a month and archived for a year. Click Here to view a gallery of the accepted entries.

About the Juror
David Bram is a fine art photographer and the editor, founder, and curator of Fraction Magazine, an online venue dedicated to fine art photography, showcasing the work of both emerging and established fine art photographers. Fraction Magazine is now published on a monthly basis. Fraction Magazine was founded in 2008 and is currently on its sixteenth issue and has shown portfolios from more than 85 photographers. Mr. Bram has been reviewing portfolios at various events including Review LA, Review Santa Fe, PhotoNOLA and Fotofest. He was also a juror for Review Santa Fe in 2010 as well as a juror for Critical Mass in 2009 and 2010.

Post Jurying Statement
When doing portfolio reviews and looking at work online, I am always looking for that one photograph that grabs me,
and make me look deeper into it. While going through these submissions, I was doing the same thing. I was impressed with the work that was submitted and making the selections was a tough process. In the end, I believe, I selected some very fine work.

Muema's photograph is so full of energy and emotion, that I find it hard not to look at. Meg Griffith's is the exact opposite,
but the quiet and solitude of her photograph makes me want to examine it further. And finally, Stan Raucher's photograph
intrigued me on so many levels. There is so much going on in his photograph.

I thank you all for the opportunity to see your work and a sincere thank you to TPS for asking me to do this.

Accepted Entries

Artist	City	ST	Title	Award
Stan Banos	San Francisco	CA	Not Even Once
Susan A. Barnett	New York	NY	UPS
Nancy Baron	Los Angeles	CA	Untitled Trailer
Susan Berger	Tucson	AZ	2700 I-40 E, Adrian, TX 2009
Meg Griffiths	Savannah	GA	Inward	Second Place
Ellie Ivanova	Arlington	TX	Engagement Party
Eleanor Owen Kerr	Baton Rouge	LA	Exodus
Muema	New York	NY	Nightmare	First Place
Kat Moser	Omaha	NE	Bluette
John Petro	Columbia	MD	What are you photographing?
Kurney Ramsey	Swansboro	NC	Leaving MY Land	Honorable Mention
Stan Raucher	Seattle	WA	Washington Square Park, Manhattan	Third Place
Charles Rozier	Westport	CT	Anna, Steak, 2009
Barbara Ruffini	Costa Mesa	CA	Paradise, Right
Carol Schiraldi	Cedar Park	TX	House
Chris Semel	Chicago	IL	Paul
Len Speier	New York	NY	Hooded Figure in Snow, NYC
Christian Suarez	Redlands	CA	Untitled from Intention and Reality series
Samantha VanDeman	Villa Park	IL	Cleaners from Gary, Indiana series	Honorable Mention