Adam's 4th Annual Photographer of the Day - Next Month
Next month, on February 22nd Ash Wednesday, I will commence Adam’s Photographer of the Day. This will be my fourth year that I am doing this on Redbubble.
For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, I pick a different photographer from Redbubble each day and showcase his or her work during Lent. I chose a photographer whose images move me in some way. Whether it be the beauty of a landscape, a macro, people, animals, buildings or just something that looks really cool. It doesen’t matter. I do keep it isolated to photography however, and not drawings or paintings.
I do this during the Catholic Lenten season to something positive for people instead of giving something up in a self sacrifice. My main goal is to bring notoriety to a photographer’s work, especially the person that has gone by barely noticed. My greatest achievement would be for someone to get a sale as a result of my showcasing of their work. That would really make my day.
What I do is find an image that makes me go “OOOH” or “WOW” and I review the images in that photographer’s portfolio. Then I pick three images and write about each image as well as why those works moved me or please me in some way. Then I urge everyone reading my post to click on one of the images that they like. Clicking will link that person to page that allows comments and I urge everyone to leave a nice comment on it. You have no idea on this totally makes that photographer’s day. It is a real boost to their confidence and a huge lift emotionally.
So, stay tuned won’t you. It will be a fun ride. It is a bit of work to do this every day for the 47 days that start on Ash Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 up to and including Easter Sunday. I do this for those 47 days only and then collapse. LOL
I have a few people in mind already, but it seems like every year I do this, I start having difficulty finding new photographers that have the kind of beauty that I want to show off. So, if you know of someone deserving and want to make a suggestion, send me a Bubblemail and I’ll check it out. Please don’t feel hurt if I don’t use that person, but then again you never know.
Click here to see an example of one of my picks from last year.
I also pick someone special for a grand finale. Click here
to see an example of the grand finale. It is always a special person and a special story to me.
Below is the list of 141 people that have been picked in the past three years.
Bill Coughlin
Joel Tjintjelaar
phatpuppy
Damienne Bingham
Nate Zeman
Ted Busby
Lori Deiter
UmbieArt
Gisele Bedard (micmac)
Greg Williams
JHRphotoart
PJS15204
John Hartung
Cheri McEachin
Dania Reichmuth
Ann Dixon
Garth Smith
Sharon Bishop
Ingz
Karissa Sartell
hologram
byronbackyard
David Burren
Fstop
Kathleen Rinker
Janet Fikar
Peter Ellison
Jonathan Stacey
Rinkydink
Angus Cline
Aaron
Sharon Johnstone
Mark Hughes
Zane Paxton
Marija
LjMaxx
Claudia Kuhn
Joanne Mariol
BigCatPhotos
LeeAnne Emrick
Marvin Collins
Norbert Probst
leksele
Andy Mueller
Neil Bygrave (NATURELENS)
Hans Kawitzki
Peter Hill
Akkra
Gene Praag
Beverly Lussier
Michael Cummings
richiedean
delobbo
Bob Larson
Kimberly Palmer
Philip Johnson
TadhgMac
linifer
Luka Skracic
Andy Gibb
Macky
Krys Bailey
David Mould
Mario Curcio
PhotosEcosse
Jacky
David Rex Ketchum
Matt Tworkowski
Carlie Hensley
Alex Stojan
JulieM
Gavin J Hawley
Gary Fairhead
Stankina
Michael Walters
sigfusson
Karl Williams
Wojciech Dabrowski
Jim Worrall
Ern Mainka
Sean Jansen
Tony Elieh
Lyn Evans
Peter Holme III
GabrielK
Carla Jandelle Petters
David Gillies
Paul Mercer
Jigsawman
Katseye
Marilyn Cornwell
Evelina Kremsdorf
myoriginalsin
Igor Zenin
Ellen
Robyn Carter
Daniel J. McCauley IV
Shane Smart
PFrogg
aabzimaging
Angela Barnett
Mark Lee
Bartek Kuzia
Globalphotos
Jan Fijolek
Stephen Vecchiotti
Ken Boxsell
Lee Burgess
Phil Thomson
bensound
Eyal Nahmias
anwarsalim
jchanders
Jason Connolly
Michael Sheridan
Chuck Wickham
Teresa Zieba
Dennis Jones – Camera View
Mel Brackstone
Donovan Wilson
Rhana Griffin
Steve Chapple
Kevin Skinner
Travis Easton
Jose Ramos
Momlee Bhattacharjee
Christophe Testi
Annette Blattman
Heather Hartkamp
Barbara Brown
Mike Dawson
robkal
Robert Mullner
Philippe Sainte-Laudy
Naomi Frost
Geoff Coleman
Chris Ewing
Eyestrange
John Absher
John Radosevich
Bonnie Taylor
Comments
You’ve got a great series going, thanks from everyone who looks and reads. I have a lot of favorites and watch list entries from previous years, and eagerly look forward to this year’s selections. I share your wonderment and compliment you on your generous and industrious soul.
Thank you Neal. That means a lot to me. I hope to show off some wonderful work and maybe make some new friends along the way. We may all make new friends.
– Adam Bykowski
Whoa… it’s that time of year already?? Where’s the time going? Eeek I’m getting scared :o(
Although I am looking forward to this year’s picks Mister new avatar.
Don’t be scared. The Photographer of the Day does not bite. ’Cause you know I can make you say “Oooh” and “WOW”.
– Adam Bykowski
You are a good man Adam Bykowski. I can only imagine the time and effort it takes you to do this every year, especially since I think I’ve come to know you well enough to know that you put your all into it. I have been wondering if you were going to do this again this year. Glad to see you are and God Bless You for caring so much about others. I was a bit disengaged from RB last year around this time, but I hope to be more diligent this year about supporting not only your efforts with this, but also the amazing photographers you always seem to find.
Thanks John. I appreciate your checking and writing those words. Maybe you can do me a small favor. Maybe spread the word once in a while between now and Feb 22nd (Ash Wed) to other Bubblers about my daily writing on the Photographer of the Day series. I think many of us feel a void of emptiness on the lack of activity and comments like there used to be. It might give them something to look forward to every day of Lent.
– Adam Bykowski
Absolutely Adam. As a matter of fact, I just met four RB’ers from Green Bay a couple weeks ago … Tim, Scott and Zandra Denny and Jeff Weymier. They are primarily bird and wildlife like me, but I will tell them about your photographer of the day initiative and suggest maybe they add you to their watchlist and check out some of the hidden treasures you discover this year. These guys have been wanting to get together and especially try to photo the eagles out in iowa. We first met a couple weeks ago and photographed the Mexican Gray Wolves at Brookfield and then they came back again last week and we went out to Iowa and had a great day with the eagles. I also know a great bird photographer named Andrea from New Zealand and another local lady (Lombard) named Marija. I will clue them all in and anyone else I think of. I see last year you discovered Mike Umbie. Is he amazing or what? I used to work with him at Lucent. I went to a couple photography club meetings he belongs to in Naperville where he seems to win about 4 out of every 5 competitions and is very humble too.
Thanks so much John. You’re the best.
– Adam Bykowski