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Big News [Mar. 27th, 2014|11:45 pm]
kyle cassidy
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I go a text message and then an email a few hours ago from Philadelphia Weekly editor Stephen Segal telling me that I'd just won the 2014 Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association's annual Keystone Press Award for Best Feature Photo, for my portrait of taxidermist Beth Beverly (article by Tara Murtha). Weekly staff writer Randy LoBasso won the Distinguished Writing Award and a second place for news beat reporting and a second place for his profile of state rep Brian Sims (which I photographed). JR Blackwell got an honorable mention for her portrait of the Hip Hop Fundamentals dance group and Stephen himself will take home a fist full of awards in a variety of categories.

All in all, the Philadelphia Weekly got fifteen awards. I'm really proud to work with these people and grateful to Stephen for the opportunity to photograph so many of these wonderful stories. (Like the opportunity to photograph a mob boss, or a badass movie director.)

My behind the scenes blog about the Beth Beverly photoshoot can be found here.

It's been a wonderful ride with these folks and, over and over again, a life changing experience.

I like my photos and I think I've done good work, but winning this is an incredible sense of validation. It means something to me to do a thing and to do it well, and for purpose. It also means a great deal to have an art director who will trust your vision and let you push things in the direction bound by your creative heart, and I've gotten that so much from the Weekly who have provided me with opportunity after opportunity, then stood back silently before and cheered vocally after. They've made me feel loved, welcomed and appreciated and I'm so grateful.




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[User Picture]From: holyoutlaw
2014-03-28 03:50 am (UTC)
Congratulations and well-deserved.

Although I bet the accolades are piling up over on Facebook. ;>
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[User Picture]From: kylecassidy
2014-03-28 04:42 am (UTC)
i havent mentioned in on facebook yet. just twitter and here.
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[User Picture]From: i
2014-03-28 04:07 am (UTC)

Well deserved.

Congratulations
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[User Picture]From: lentower
2014-03-28 04:17 am (UTC)
Well deserved!
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[User Picture]From: gerisullivan
2014-03-28 04:31 am (UTC)
Congratulations!

What a great bunch of people to work with. They're lucky to be able to work with you, too.
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[User Picture]From: valya_dl
2014-03-28 04:39 am (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations, Kyle!
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[User Picture]From: mcmatz
2014-03-28 05:58 am (UTC)
Well done, you!
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[User Picture]From: xtingu
2014-03-28 06:10 am (UTC)
Many, many congratulations, Kyle!

You definitely have a lot to be proud of. :)

I admire you very much, and I especially admire that you aren't afraid to acknowledge that what you create is good. I think so many artists feel the need to be overly humble and deflect compliments instead of saying, "I like what I've created." I think artists are afraid of coming across like a dick if they say they're actually proud of what they've done.

Or, some artists feel like they have to overhype what they do so they sound bigger than they are. You don't do either of those things. You just are. And you are wonderfully talented (and reliable and helpful and thoughtful) and all of those things go a long way.

I'm proud to share a planet with you.

Congrats again!
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[User Picture]From: martianmooncrab
2014-03-28 08:41 am (UTC)
its always nice to have ones work appreicated, but its very very cool to get awards for it too!
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[User Picture]From: sarin_girl
2014-03-28 10:22 am (UTC)
That's wonderful!! congrats :)
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[User Picture]From: thebiblioholic
2014-03-28 10:36 am (UTC)
Congratulations!
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[User Picture]From: ladycelia
2014-03-28 01:29 pm (UTC)
Nice! Always good to get public recognition.
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[User Picture]From: zyzyly
2014-03-28 02:01 pm (UTC)
Congratulations!
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[User Picture]From: vnend
2014-03-28 03:07 pm (UTC)
Congratulations! That does sound like a great team to be working with.
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[User Picture]From: adelheid_p
2014-03-28 11:47 pm (UTC)
Well earned! Congratulations!
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[User Picture]From: layers_of_eli
2014-03-29 12:27 am (UTC)
Congratulations!!
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[User Picture]From: morbid_curious
2014-03-29 08:14 am (UTC)
Being happy with the result is one thing, but being happy with the people you work with, and knowing you have a bunch of folks who can work with you, make things happen, and make it so that your main challenge is the creativity and not the process, yes, that's a real blessing.
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