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3rd Anniversary

Today marks the three year anniversary of starting this photoblog/what became the modern incarnation of my website.  As has come tradition, here are some stats about the site.
Total Posts: 1,074
Total Comments: 1,133
Total Hits: 213,342
Busiest Day: 5,791
Busiest Month: December 2009 (55,624)
Top 5 Posts
1. Football: Florida vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game) (58,962)
2. Iran protest at CNN (47,590)
3. [...]

Photos of the Year 2009: Pictorials

Today is pictorials, photos that emphasize graphics.

Honorable Mention: More scenic than anything else, but it still counts.

Photos of the Year 2009: Texture

Every year since starting this blog I’ve used the last part of December to feature my favorite photos that I’ve taken during the year for different categories.  This is the third time I’ve done this and and I’ve added more categories each year so far to accommodate the expanded list of things that I’ve shot.  [...]

2010 Weddings

I’m currently booking weddings for 2010.  Please e-mail me at josh@joshdweiss.com or call me at 404-713-5765 if you would like me to shoot your special day!

Site updates

Earlier today I signed up for  a Photoshelter account which can now be accessed through the store link on the navbar.  This means, from now on, most of the photos you see on this site can be easily purchased assuming I own the copyright to the images.  Also, if you don’t often, check out the [...]

2nd Place Spot News, Region 6, February 2009

I just found out that I won Second Place for Spot News in Region 6 of the NPPA for February of 2009.  They’ve been ridiculously slow at getting that month up, which is why I just found out.
You can see the entry on the NPPA website by clicking here.

Flashback: 1,000th Post and a look back

Well here we are.  Two years, eight months and nine days ago (or 985 days ago) I started this photoblog/website and we have now hit the 1,000 entry as of this post.  When I first started this site I really didn’t know what would become of it, how often I’d update or if I’d even [...]

The Big Picture

I’ve been tinkering around with the design of the site a bit lately, and the latest change you’ll notice after I upload tomorrow’s post.  Starting tonight, new photos will jump from 720px to 900px across.  To accomodate this change, navigation on posts have been moved to the navigation bar in the header area.  Look for [...]

Creative Loafing – Best Emerging Visual Artist

Back in August Creative Loafing held voting for their yearly “Best of Atlanta” competition, and today they announced the results.
I’m very happy to announce that I won the Best Emerging Visual Artist category and would like to thank everyone who voted for me.
You can see all the winners here:
http://atlantahappenings.creativeloafing.com/gbase/BestOf/BestOfAwards?Section=oid%3A544110
Thanks again, I really appreciate it!
-Josh

US Presswire

A few weeks ago my friend Pouya Dianat suggested I apply to US Presswire after I voiced my dissatisfaction with my prior agency.  He got me the e-mail address of the person in charge and a few days later I had my portfolio submitted.
Well, today I finally heard back and the news was good.  This [...]