Exhibition catalog for Honoring Trees (image by Heather Binns)

I just juried an exhibition for PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont. The theme was Honoring Trees. There were so many gorgeous submissions - so many artists with poetic, beautifully creative sensibilities. It was great fun to go through all the work and pull together a show. I'm always much more interested in images that show deep interpretation of the subject - rather than images that just show what things look like. The images in this exhibition go far beyond the straightforward, so they're a joy to see.

The physical exhibition opens on June 7th and runs through July 1st. The extended online exhibition will be available permanently on PhotoPlace's website. You can see all my selections and all the info about the exhibition right here. If you happen to be in Vermont in June, stop by to see the show!

I also just served as the special select juror for the Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards. The theme this year was Defining Family. KLPA really pulls out all the stops with this competition - they draw entries from photographers all over the world. I chose the winners for the photo-stories competition: Demetris Koilalos (a powerful series about Syrian refugees in Greece), Alain Schroeder (a touching portfolio about funeral traditions in Indonesia), and John Paul Evans (a sweet, whimsical series of portraits of the artist and his partner). The exhibition will open on September 9th at White Box Gallery in KL.