Category Winners
R43 Polka Dot Winners
POLKA DOT WINNERS Featured Image by Angie SmithLOTUS 1st • Marilyn Benham2nd • Angie Smith3rd • Pam IngrahamHonorable Mentions: • Sam O'Brien • Gernot Glaeser • Bob Dahlberg • Cora Triton • Frances VugteveenStefan Riss 1st • Angie Smith2nd • Julie Mattson3rd • Cora...
R43 Friends Winners
FRIENDS WINNERS Featured Image by Dawn Jackson LOTUS 1st • Kathleen Kent2nd • Dawn Jackson3rd • Debbie ClaytonHonorable Mentions: • Mary Wardell • Sivani Boxall • Allen McCoy • Sheryl Salisbury • Dianne MaguireStefan Riss 1st • Debbie Clayton2nd • Tony Smith3rd • Cora...
R43 Ride Winners
RIDE WINNERS Featured Image by Marilyn Benham LOTUS 1st • Lora Lee Chapman2nd • Doug DeLong3rd • Sheryl SalisburyHonorable Mentions: • Ande • Marilyn Benham • Eva Ryan • Dianne Maguire • Jackie JohnsonStefan Riss 1st • Sheryl Salisbury2nd • Eva Ryan3rd • Dawn Ellen...
R43 Balloon Winners
BALLOON WINNERS Featured Image by Julie Mattson LOTUS 1st • Sheryl Salisbury2nd • Bob Dahlberg3rd • Sandy DavisHonorable Mentions: • Isabelle Cardinal • Julie Mattson • Dianne Maguire • Lora Lee Chapman • Chris GoldthorpeStefan Riss 1st • Sheryl Salisbury2nd • Debbie...
R43 Pizza Winners
PIZZA WINNERS Featured Image by Stephen Maddox LOTUS 1st • Sheryl Salisbury2nd • Sandy Davis3rd • Bob DahlbergHonorable Mentions: • Charlotte Thérèse Björnström • Debbie DeBaeremaeker • Frances Schermers • Stephen Maddox • Karen DunhamStefan Riss 1st • Dawn Ellen...
R43 Fun Winners
FUN WINNERS Featured Image by Don Friberg LOTUS 1st • Charlotte Thérèse Björnström2nd • Cora Triton3rd • Sheryl SalisburyHonorable Mentions: • Sivani Boxall • Isabelle Cardinal • Lora Lee Chapman • Dianne Maguire • Don FribergStefan Riss 1st • Patt Dickson2nd • Cora...
R43 Splash Winners
SPLASH WINNERS Featured Image by Sam O'BrienLOTUS 1st • Pam Ingraham2nd • Sam O'Brien3rd • Chris GoldthorpeHonorable Mentions: • Sheryl Salisbury • Walter Duvall • Sivan Boxall • Heather Szarka • Dawn Ellen MillerStefan Riss 1st • Jackie Johnson2nd • Chris...
R43 Jump Winners
JUMP WINNERS Featured Image by Ken Fischer LOTUS 1st • Eva Ryan2nd • Patt Dickson3rd • Cora TritonHonorable Mentions: • Frances Vugteveen • Pam Ingraham • Sam O'Brien • Stephen Maddox • Ken FischerStefan Riss 1st • Jackie Johnson2nd • Sam O'Brien3rd • Eva...
R43 Happy Winners
HAPPY WINNERS Featured Image by Isabelle CardinalLOTUS 1st • Isabelle Cardinal2nd • Unknown3rd • Sam O'BrienHonorable Mentions: • Karen Dunham • Michelle Goit • Debbie Clayton • Sandy Davis • Lora Lee ChapmanStefan Riss 1st • Sivani Boxall2nd • Isabelle Cardinal3rd •...
Bonus Album
We brought back the bonus album this round! The category was UNICORN – this album was voted on by participants of Round 43.
Congratulations to:
1st Place Debbie Clayton
2nd Place Sheryl Salisbury
3rd Place Tony Smith
Category Reveals
R43 Reveals – Jump
JUMP Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Bob Dahlberg
R43 Reveals – FUN
FUN Creativity is intelligence having fun Anonymous (but often mis-credited to Albert Einstein) Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Dianne Maguire
R43 Reveals – Polka Dots
POLKA DOTS Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments. Yayoi Kusama Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Cora...
R43 Reveals – Happy
HAPPY If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Lora Lee Chapman
R43 Reveals – Ride
RIDE It's been a good ride. Queen is the train that never stops, I think. Roger Taylor Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Eva Ryan
R43 Reveals – Splash
SPLASH It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth's dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be let alone; lest sleeping abnormalities wake to resurgent life, and blasphemously surviving nightmares squirm and splash out of their...
R43 Reveals – Pizza
Pizza Pizza makes me think that anything is possible. Henry Rollins Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Jenn Cameron
R43 Reveals – Balloon
Balloons Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon. A. A. Milne Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Jackie Johnson
R43 Reveals – Friends
Friends There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met. William Butler Yeats Scavengers are free to interpret the word however they wish. Featured Image by Sandy Davis
Meet The Judges
We are always grateful for the time and care our judges take.
Please have a look at their bios and visit their websites for more inspiration and incredible photography knowledge.
Lotus
Lotus Carroll is an artist – photography is one of her primary mediums. Her style and subject matter are eclectic, having never settled into any niche, preferring to express herself and connect with others in a multitude of ways. Her body of work includes nature, landscape, macro, portrait, street, and abandonment photography (and more). There is a large amount of self portraiture contained within and she says that self portraits are a defining part of her artistic journey.
She is the founder (circa 2012) of The Art of Self Portraiture, a community of artists assembled in order to offer inspiration and motivation to those interested in starting or continuing their self portraiture journey. The community is still alive today, currently being spearheaded by long time friend and fellow ASP administrator, Ricardo Williams.
Unlike the past, when she was very active on almost all social media platforms, Lotus is mostly active only on Bluesky these days, and is interested in promoting the arts and connecting with other artists in various ways when she isn’t living a quiet, simple life of loving her family, gardening, and painting.
Stefan Riss
I started photography about 20 years ago—that’s almost 40% of my lifetime. I live in Munich and make a living developing software.
My first hunt: I still remember the excitement of sending that “I’m in” back in 2013 on Google+. From there, my hobby evolved dramatically. Inspired by the great works of Mark Rodriguez, Ricardo Williams, and others, I started exploring the art of self-portraiture. I was active in the Art of Self Portraiture community under the lead of Lotus Carroll, whose work I admire to this day.
These days, photography is resting a bit while I explore other creative outlets. Right now, I’m in the final stages of completing the third installment of a radioplay production (https://www.hoganandbrandbury.de in German ).
I’ve shut down my social media profiles, but most of my work can still be found at stormpix.net.
