I found out a couple days ago that I have an image accepted into the ‘This is East Van’ book, a book profiling photography taken in and inspired by East Vancouver.
Though I only moved back to the east side of Vancouver this summer, I would often be in this part of town as it is where 95% of my friends live, so I would often take photos here. Though I still miss much about my old neighbourhood, there is something special about East Van. There is a lot of heart here.
It is a total honour to be accepted into this book, which is not-for-profit with the profits of the book being donated to a very cool arts organization for youth in Vancouver called Reel Youth.
In the last year I’ve been following my own advice that I shared in the ‘Turning Jealously into Creative Action‘ post and have been submitting images to local shows or opportunities. ‘Cause we can’t get into shows/books if we don’t submit, right?
To be honest, I didn’t expect to get a photo in as looking at their first edition of the book. I wasn’t sure that my work fit into it. The last book had lots of fabulous street photography, architectural and journalistic images, none of which are categories I fall into.
So I went with my gut/heart on what to enter and I submitted 2 portraits and 3 polaroids. We don’t actually find out until December 15th what image or images are in the book but I’d be happy with any of them in there am an honoured to be a part of it.