As I sit in front of my computer for the first time in a few days, I wonder how I will lead myself into this post – I have no idea but I realise my heart still skips a beat when I think about it.

A few days ago the 2012 AIPP NSW/ACT Professional Photography Print Awards were held in Sydney and like many years before I made the trek up the highway with my photographer buddies. It is ALWAYS an incredible couple of days to get involved with the judging, networking and learning, learning, learning!!!

It became immediately apparent that the standard of work this year was completely phenomenal, so so so many ACT photographers were doing amazing things and scoring so well (and NSW too). It was incredible, the energy felt amazing, even though the nerves were turning my hair grey before my very eyes!

I feel insanely proud, but mostly, infinitely overwhelmed to share the following successes I managed to achieve over these few days:

ACT Professional Photographer of the Year

ACT Wedding Photographer of the Year

ACT Creative Photographer of the Year

ACT Wedding Album of the Year (and runner up too)

ACT Highest Scoring Print

I’ve already thanked my nearest and dearest many many times but one thing that made me smile the most was coming home after the awards. I was sitting in the passenger seat and decided to ring my mumma and tell her the good news. Firstly, she had no clue what I was talking about, she says “Oh you won something – oh good” then the penny drops, she screams, gets excited and slowly calms down again to say “SO this means you finally beat that Dan guy”

So to Mr O’Day, you crazy in the coconut amazingly talented freakish friend, thank you for getting me up there after years of thinking I couldn’t xx