Judging was held this week for the annual International Photographic Competition. For the first time since he’s been competing, J.Ridout was named a Bronze Medalist by earning a merit—a mark of quality and honor—for each of the four images included in his entry case to the International Photographic Competition. This is the most prestigious competition of its kind, where images are judged based on a standard of artistic excellence, not against each other.

Only a small percentage of the more than 5500 entries achieve this high level of esteem. It is an enormous honor to be recognized by peers and jurors for high-quality portraiture and to be a part of this year’s group of elite artists.

J.Ridout would like to thank the clients and their families whose images were a part of this year’s award winning print case. There were so many worthy choices, it was a very difficult task to choose only four images for this year’s entry.