I was lucky enough to be chosen from thousands of photos on Flickr to be published in Time Magazine's Special Year-end Issue "The Year in Pictures" - Dec.21, 2009. I was contacted randomly by the national photo editor, through my flickr account. The spread is all about Michael Jackson and the various dance events that occured around the world after his untimely death. I was the only Canadian photo chosen - other cities included Perth, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, London and New York City.
I am still speechless that my first published photo in print was in Time. I've only had the issue on hand for less than 24 hours and already it's dog-eared from the amount of times I've opened it and looked at it. I could not have imagined getting to this point so early in my photography career, but I am immensely proud and can only see great things in my future.
It's more than having something published - it's being chosen amongst the thousands and thousands of amazing images that are on Flickr that makes me the most proud. On top of that, being the only Canadian representative in a major national US magazine makes me proud to represent the great country I live in.
I know when the days come that I struggle with an idea, or image, I am going to pull out this issue and remember the fantastic set of circumstances that brought this photo to print. And then I am going to remind myself to just keep shooting what I love - for in the end, it will pay off.
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