I missed the aurora!

Even writing the words hurts me… but all I can say is, maybe next time?

Saturday I forgot and was so tired and then I went out on Sunday and Monday and got nothing. Sunday I saw nothing, Monday I saw clouds. My husband saw a shooting star and felt really chuffed by that! I did threaten him with, “you’ll need to take me to the arctic circle to see the lights now”. He thinks I’m joking….

Mount Lofty Summit before the clouds rolled in

The clouds Monday night

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

17TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER MICHELLE LAKE FROM AUSTRALIA

LOS ANGELES 27 April 2024 - Amateur photographer Michelle Lake) of Australia was presented with the 17th Annual International Color Awards Nominee title in the categories of Abstract and Still Life at a prestigious Winners & Nominee Photoshow streamed Saturday, April 27, 2024.

The live online gala was attended by industry leaders and the photography community from around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the world's premier event for color photography. 17th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; The Washington Post, Washington DC; The Art Channel, London; Groninger Museum, Netherlands; Kunstbroker, Switzerland; Serpentine Galleries, London; Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York; MediaMonks, Berlin; Chung 24 Gallery, San Francisco; Accenture Song, Hamburg; FILA, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Kunstsammlungen und Museen, Augsburg, Germany; Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; Museo d'arte Moderna di Bologna (MAMbo), Bologna; and Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Auctions, Brussels who honored Color Masters with 606 coveted title awards and 668 nominees in 37 categories.

"It is an incredible achievement to be selected as the best from the 6,373 entries we received this year," said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. Michelle Lake's “Longing" and “What light through yonder window breaks..” are both exceptional images entered in the Still Life and Abstract categories, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we're pleased to present her with the title of Nominee."

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. www.colorawards.com

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Contact: Michelle Usher (nee Lake)
Email: michelle@michellelake.com.au
Website: www.michellelake.com.au