Holy shit! I won the 2018 Cotient Competition!

Yesterday I received the MOST amazing email from Cotient co-creator Steve Rush informing me I was the overall winner of the Cotient Photography competition for 2018!

My reaction.

On Wednesday January 2nd, I was checking my emails, standing in my son’s nursery with my 10 year old daughter Lena. I saw the email from Steve and had to reread the email several times as I couldn’t quite believe my eyes! I immediately started screaming and jumping up and down! Yelling something, probably a swear word (definitely a swear word – oops). Bless Lena, she had no idea why I was excited but started jumping up and down celebrating with me. My 6 month old son, Ethan was laying on his change mat watching us with a very neutral expression – obviously a normal day in the Shaw household hah!

My image.

One of my submitted images was of a little girl, her cheeks all puffed out as she blows bubbles. The capture sees the last bubble pop and a new one forming. It was one of my favourites from a family portrait session in Holland Park, London.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III 50mm Prime,  f/1.4, 1/1600 ISO100

Cotient

Cotient is a combination of two words Communication and sentient.

Communication: The ability to share ideas, concepts and information.

Sentient: The ability to perceive and feel.

Cotient is a prestigious Annual Photographic Award open to any photographer (professional or amateur) using any equipment. Whoever you are, if you have a single superb photograph or a whole collection of incredible images – sign up and enter them and let your fellow photographers judge your skills.

Cotient provides the platform and prizes, members provide the photographs, the votes and the winners!

1st prize is £2,000, 2nd prize is £1,000, 3rd is £500 and 4th is £250.