{"id":6224,"date":"2018-02-14T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traciarney.goodgallery.com\/blog\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2018-02-14T16:36:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:36:21","slug":"awards-fearless-photographers-battleship-engagement-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traciarneyphotography.com\/blog\/awards-fearless-photographers-battleship-engagement-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards | Fearless Photographers | Battleship Engagement Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6225\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traciarney.goodgallery.com\/blog\/awards-fearless-photographers-battleship-engagement-session\/traci-arney-r41\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-6225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6225\" class=\"wp-image-6225 size-full\" title=\"Fearless-Award-Battleship-NC-Destination-Wedding-Engagement-Session\" src=\"https:\/\/traciarney.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Traci-Arney-r41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traciarneyphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Traci-Arney-r41.jpg 900w, https:\/\/traciarneyphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Traci-Arney-r41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traciarneyphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Traci-Arney-r41-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/traciarneyphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Traci-Arney-r41-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;Fearless Awards<\/em>\u00a0are stunning wedding photos that excel in redefining wedding\u00a0<em>photography<\/em>\u00a0or are just too amazing!&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211; Huy Nguyen, Founder, Fearless Photographers<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-hveid=\"40\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjL3-K05aXZAhVRq1kKHdATBUkQFQgoKAAwAA\">\n<div class=\"rc\">\n<div class=\"s\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Confession. I am ridiculously competitive. Not so much with other people but definitely with myself. I set impossible goals (never shoot the same image twice), am impossibly hard on myself, and strive to one up myself with every shoot. So this morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearlessphotographers.com\/best-wedding-photography-galleries.cfm?galleryID=81&amp;galleryPicID=14195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when I won another Fearless Award<\/a>, I launched straight over the moon. Happy Valentines Day to me!!!!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearlessphotographers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fearless Photographers<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is a unique photography directory of more than 3000 of the world&#8217;s most amazing wedding photographers serving couples who truly love photography. It is also my favorite competition that I take part in. I love how these photographers from every corner of the earth strive, with every shoot, to create, stun, and push boundaries with their art form. And each time I win an award with these giants, I get weak in the knees!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The awards competition happens 4-5\u00a0 times a year and with every shoot, I always have Fearless Awards in the back of my head. First, I think about all the beautiful imagery that I learn from with every member of the group. Second, am I shooting with &#8220;how can I win with this composition?&#8221;. There is an incredible push between all of us to keep improving and I know in my heart, this group consistently makes me better.<\/p>\n<p>Photography, especially wedding photography, can be so much more than simple documents of your wedding day. It can, and should, be emotional, daring, hilarious, and, quite especially, it should be art.<\/p>\n<p>You can see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearlessphotographers.com\/best-wedding-photography-galleries.cfm?galleryID=81\">Collection 41<\/a> here. Then head of to the full gallery of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearlessphotographers.com\/best-photography-gallery-list.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Awards Galleries<\/a> and immerse yourself in this amazing eye candy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Confession. I am ridiculously competitive. Not so much with other people but definitely with myself. I set impossible goals (never shoot the same image twice), am impossibly hard on myself, and strive to one up myself with every shoot. So this morning, when I won another Fearless Award, I launched straight over the moon. Happy Valentines Day to me!!!! Fearless Photographers\u00a0is a unique photography directory of more than 3000 of the world&#8217;s most amazing wedding photographers serving couples who truly love photography. It is also my favorite competition that I take part in. I love how these photographers from every corner of the earth strive, with every shoot, to create, stun, and push boundaries with their art form. And each time I win an award with these giants, I get weak in the knees! The awards competition happens 4-5\u00a0 times a year and with every shoot, I always have Fearless Awards in the back of my head. First, I think about all the beautiful imagery that I learn from with every member of the group. Second, am I shooting with &#8220;how can I win with this composition?&#8221;. 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