I rarely enter awards but recently I decided I would send in a few photos in different areas of photography to get judged by the Irish Professional Photographers Association in the November Judging.  It is a very hard thing to do as a photographer. No one likes when one of their favourite photographs gets critiqued by the judges but it is one really good way you can learn as a photographer. I managed to get one gold, six Silver and eight Bronze Awards. A lot done more to do……..