My husband, being an Epson partner, periodically receives their newsletters. In one such newsletter was the announcement that the Epson Kunstbetrieb, located in Düsseldorf, would be holding a workshop for photographers.

I copied several of my photos onto a USB stick and we drove the two hours there. We found the actual workshop to be different than what was mentioned on the newsletter, but we decided to stay. Four workstations were set up where photographers could work on three of their photos, printing the final results on Epson’s large format 9880 and 11880 printers.

The best photos would be assembled for a month long exhibition – entitled “Lichtungen – Reflexionen der Fotografie”.

I received an email from Epson informing me that one of my photos had been chosen for the exhibition. I reviewed the five page contract they sent me and forwarded them the information about myself that they requested.

Since I needed to sign the contract in person, we decided to attend the opening event and arrive early to take care of business beforehand. Afterwards, we took the opportunity to relax at an outside cafe and have some ice cream while we waited for the opening.

As the time approached, we walked towards the entrance and saw the line of people waiting to enter the exhibit.

We stayed for about an hour, watching the people arrive and leave, and viewing the other photos. We also talked with several of the other artists that attended. Like me, they had brought their cameras to record the event. One told a bit of the selection process – there were 300+ photos submitted that 28 were selected from.

We had a glass of champagne, talked to the Epson hosts, then decided to start the two hour drive home.

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