First Place and People's Choice in PSC

This post is a little overdue, but on the December 6th I was awarded First Place for my self-portrait in the Portrait Society of Canada competition. I was also awarded People's Choice award, bringing in $1000 and $500 in prize money respectively. Among the judges were Veronica Tsyglan, Dan Thompson, Yuqi Wang, Juan Martinez, and Marjorie Morton. From left to right in the photo below is Marina Dieul in second place, Mahmoud Meraji who took Best in Show, myself, and Kristy Gordon in third place. Thanks to Canadian Brushstroke Magazine for the photo.