I saw a flyer on a bulliten board in my art class one day a few months ago. Since no one ever looked at the bulliten board I decided to take the flyer home and thought about entering. Knowing it would be a longshot that I actually got in, I went ahead and entered, meanwhile waiting months and months for the results to come in the mail.

Well, I got my letter yesterday, and I was chosen to be a finalist! What does this mean? My picture, Beauty Through Color, is going to be printed in the book: Best of College Photography 2009! This may not be a big deal for most people, but considering I am a junior in high school and was up against over 3,000 college level photographers around the world, I feel accomplished.

Now my next step is to save up more money for lenses. I am still stuck using the standard lens the camera came with, which has its limitations to say the least.