Laszlo will bring several camera-related goodies (large format 4×5 camera, large format lenses, tripods, and many more) for sale to the Dallas Center for Photography (DCP) and Don’s Camera organized and hosted Photo Swap Meet on April 1, 2017. (link)

Doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. Entry is $5 cash at the door. Kids 12 and under get in free.

Address: 4756 Algiers, Dallas, 75207,  (Google Map) Phone: 214-630-4909

For one day, the studio space at DCP will be stuffed full of photo gear for you to buy or trade. Expect to find the usual and the very unusual on over 25 tables of cameras, lenses, lighting, bags, doodads. . . we’re not sure what will show up! If you’ve never been to a photo swap meet then you’ve been missing out!

Whether you’re a professional dealer, full time photographer or just a hobbyist with a spending habit and a closet full of stuff to get rid of then rent a table and come be a vendor. If you just want to sell or trade a few items you can buy a ticket and see what kind of deal you can make with one of the vendors.

After show notes: The organizers did a very good job, they advertised and we got a huge number of visitors, buyers, sellers and lot of students who really wanted to know more about photography. We liked them and gave lot of free items to the students.

We met with KEH buyers and had great discussions. They remembered me from previous camera shows.

After the Swap Meet, we packed our stuff and drove to Susan and JB Harlin’s house. We had a great dinner together and we showed our images to them and they showed theirs. We had a great time together.

Next day morning left Dallas in heavy storm and drove in storm all the way down to Houston. We arrived safely, but the drive was really challenging.

The Houston Photographic Society (HPS) holds their monthly print competitions at the Tracy Gee Community Center on the 4th weekend of the month. This month, Dion McInnis led the critique / discussion meeting. He was entertaining and emotional. We all received good suggestions, and powerful critique for inspiration. Thank you Dion!

Enjoy my wife, Lexi’s “Fighting Sandhill Cranes” and “Sandhill Cranes and Peccaries” color images and my  “Nesting White Egrets” color and “Old Tree” black and white large format film based photographs.

Laszlo led Part 2 of his Bird and Wildlife photography workshop for Houston Center for Photography (HCP) at Houston Audubon’s (HAS) High Island Smith Oaks rookery, yesterday afternoon. His group met at HAS Boy Scout Woods, then they drove together to the Rookery Parking. They all had a good time, took lot of great observations and made good images. Part 1 was on March 13 and Part 3 (discussion and critique meeting) was on March 27th at HCP. All participants made observation based creative images. The discussion meeting went well and we all were happy to see and to talk about our images. I am sure we all will return to the rookery for more images during this nesting season.

Enjoy few of Laszlo’s images taken yesterday late afternoon.

International Color Awards is the leading global award honoring excellence in color photography. Now it’s 10th year, this celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers in a prestigious annual contest and online gala awards, streaming the world’s most-watched photo show. We were so excited to see the step-by-step development of the online announcement of the Winners and Nominees. at 4 PM CT, on March 4, 2017.  The final results of the International Color Awards worldwide photography contest just came out a few minutes ago.

Three of my wife Lexi’s images and three of my images were selected for Nominee in the Amateur group. This is a really big deal and we are very happy. More info: click here

Laszlo’s: “White Sand” is Nominee in the Abstract Category and “Frozen Lake” and “Gull Point Trees at Dawn” are Nominee in the Nature Category.

Lexi’s: “Gull Point Sticks” and Sunset Fire” are Nominees in the Abstract Category and “Santa Fe Winter” is Nominee in the Architecture Category.

                            2017 International Color Awards

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                             NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Laszlo,

CONGRATULATIONS on being a Nominee at the 10th Annual

International Color Awards with:

Nominee in Abstract | White Sand

Nominee in Nature | Frozen Lake

Nominee in Nature | Gull Point Trees at Dawn

Dear Alexandra,

CONGRATULATIONS on being a Nominee at the 10th Annual

International Color Awards with:

Nominee in Abstract | Gull Point Sticks

Nominee in Abstract | Sunset Fire

Nominee in Architecture | Santa Fe Winter

6,178 entries were received from 75 countries and your work received a

high percentage of votes overall. Certainly an achievement, well done!

The Jury represented the industry’s biggest names and tastemakers

including Christie’s, New York; Contemporary Art Society, London;

Sotheby’s, Paris; ING Collection, Netherlands; Y&R, Malaysia; Preus

Museum, Norway; Art Beatus, Hong Kong; Ogilvy & Mather, Amsterdam;

Whitechapel Gallery, London; and J. Walter Thompson, New York who

reviewed the entries online before making their nominations and honoring

723 title awards and 792 nominees in 33 categories. The Awards could

not have wished for a better group of professionals to work with.

Congratulations once again, we wish you a most successful photography

year.

Comments from FaceBook and e-mails:

• Fantastic images, you guys deserve it. (Joana Esteves, JoMar Visions Gallery)
• Congratulations!!! Well done. Jim (Jim Kipfer, NELFPC)
• Congratulations! That is great! (Rashed Haq)
• Congratulations again Laszlo and Lexi. (David Mann)
• Congratulations for being accepted as a nominee in the color awards photography contest. Both of you seem to improve your acumen with better and better pictures. Hope you are happy and well and look forward to seeing more of your work this summer in Fayetteville. (Roger Weinzetl)
• Again congratulations! These are beautiful images and in very serious competition! (Marie Messina Curtis, Curtis Photography)
• Congratulations! (Narinder Sall)
• Tiszta szivbol gratulalunk sikeres szereplesetekhez a nagy nemzetkozi versenyen. Fantasztikusan nagy dolog bejutni a legjobbak koze. (Dr. Horvath Gyozo)
• Beautiful, Laszlo and Lexi….congratulations. Milton (Dr. Milton Finegold)
• Congrats to you both.   Beautiful work.  I am especially impressed with the first and last image !! Best of luck!! SS (Steve Sherman, NELFPC)
• Love these. Congrats. Donna (Donna Perkins, PixelSilver)
• Congratulations to both of you. Great images and, frankly, I am not surprised you won! All the best, F. (Fikry Botros)
• Congratulations to you both! These are beautiful images! Diane Griffin Gregory
• Wonderful (Julie Brooks Alexander)
• Please send my congratulations to Lexi, her images are stunning. (Caroline Docwra)
• Congratulations Lexi and Laszlo, these are beautiful images! (Kelli Leake)
• Congratulations to both of you! (Dr. Lynn C. Yeoman)
• Congrats, You guys deserve it. Great images. (Jerry Brown)
• Lazlo congratulations to you and Lexie both! These images are amazing! (Dr. Stacy Berg)
• You two are awesome! (Alan Montgomery)
• Congratulations (Bill Dewey Professor Emeritus)
• Congratulations! (Dr. Susan Blaney)
• Congratulations to both of you!  Very nice images and well-deserving of the accolade. Look forward to seeing you at the next Pixels meeting. Allen (Allen Bourne)
• Congratulations! More beautiful work from a talented couple. (RJ. Phil)
• Congratulations Laszlo to you both! This is great and well deserved. Amazing pics! Ricky (Dr. Ricardo Flores)
• Congratulations to you and Lexi.  This is really exciting news. (Rachel Burychka)
• Beautiful work! Congratulations to you and Lexi! Deborah (Deborah Bay)
• Congratulations!!!! (Dr. Holly Lindsay)
• Congratulations! What a wonderful honor! (Olga and Robert Cuellar)
• Laszlo and Lexi score another one! Congratulations to both. Al Iverson (Ivy Optics)