If you folks haven’t heard about this, Tourism Queensland is running a contest whereby the winner gets “The Best Job in the World.” More specifically, the position is caretaker of Hamilton Island, which is part of the Whitsunday Islands in the Great Barrier Reef. The position requires you to snorkel, scuba, spa, trek, and explore the island and the Reef and report back to Queensland (and the world) via weekly video, a photo diary, and a blog. It is a paid position, demanding a salary of $150000AUD (about $100K USD) for a six-month stint on the island.
The contest requires prospective applicants to submit a 1-minute video of themselves explaining why he/she is the best person for the job. A demanding task, not only to describe yourself in 1 minute, but also to do it in a creative and entertaining way that separates you from the thousands of other applicants.
Anywho, a job like this is right up my alley, so I thought I’d apply. Here’s my vid:
Come down and see me at the Whale of an Art Show in beautiful Monterey, CA this weekend. The show runs Saturday and Sunday, Feb 14th and 15th, from 10 am – 5 pm. It’s happening at the Custom House Plaza park, right across from Fisherman’s Wharf. See you there!
Recently I was very excited to win First Place in the 22nd Annual InFocus Photography Competition and Exhibition put on by the Central Sierra Arts Council with the photo, Thank God It’s Friday:
Thank God It’s Friday (so named because I shot it on a glorious Friday evening after a long week of work)
Here’s the poster from the show:
InFocus Exhibition Poster (Gee, you think they over-saturated it a tad?)
I was all the more stoked to win because of they way they told me. Originally I had submitted three photos (TGIF, Ritter and Banner, Uncertain Chameleon) to the contest. After their jury period, the judges called me and asked me to come pick up the one photo which wasn’t selected. End of conversation.
So here I am thinking that not only did I not place in the contest, but I even had a photo rejected. A little disappointing . . .
. . . till a few days later when I get another call from the Organizer saying, “We just wanted to let you know that one of your photos one first place. The one titled “Thank God It’s Friday.”
Wow. You guys couldn’t have told me that when you first called, to save me these last few days of disappointment? Geez . . .
Nevertheless, that call made my day. And there was a nice added bonus of some prize money, which promptly went to pay my propane bill.
