Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Pulitzer prize
From: Jim Bauman <jbauman@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 10:09:45 -0700
 
JIB <jbuf@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>I am not sure that being nominated for a pulitzer, is really a test
>of one's photographic ability. <snip> I have a lot of
>friends that have paid their dues, and worked there butts off and have
>never even been considered.

Doesn't the Pulitzer committee request a portfolio from the nominees
in order to evaluate their whole body of work (along with the nominated
shot(s))? I'd heard they do that in order to eliminate the people who were
simply fortunate enough to F8 and be there.

Jim Bauman