This week the PPA (Professional Photographers of America est. 1868) put on their annual International photo competition. This year I entered my first Album which involved the ground breaking to its completion of a 18 story building in the heart of Downtown Fargo. The building was designed by SOM and built by McGough Construction right here in Fargo, ND. It has a upscale restaurant and bar on the ground level called Rosewild along with clothing and jewelry also available in commercial sections along the street. The next level above is the HQ of Fargo based company RDO. The next levels up is where the event space and hotel reside until the top two floors are for multimillion dollar condos with views of Fargo-Moorhead.

I'm so grateful for the partnership between the Kilbourne Group/McGough for them to ask me to capture this project with the first shovel went into the ground to the last piece of furniture was placed.

Here is the album as a pdf and I will hear later this year if it has made the GIA list of Best of the Best in the competition. (think of it as an Academy Award in the photography world)
https://www.danfrancisphotography.com/MyAlbum
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This album will be displayed in Nashville, TN next year at ImagingUSA.

"100 Photos that tell powerful stories about Architecture in 2022"

 This year I submitted to 3rd Annual Architizer one photo challenge.  I thought the following image showcased the subjects story about home life here in Fargo, ND. This image I was able to bring a family into a summer setting and anytime I can include a pet always brings a smile to a viewers face. This image also made it to the cover of Midwest Nest Magazine and was considered one of the best of the year. 
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Image titled: Fun in the Sun by Dan Francis Photography, Fargo, NDHere is the image that made the cut of the top 100 images that invoke a story in Architecture.

Part 2:
Along with Architizer's nomination; My portfolio was nominated for Loop's People's Choice award. While this is a huge long shot as it is based on who can get the most "likes" and not solely on qualified judges criteria. It's pretty great to be among some great works of Architecture art. I'll keep you updated on the final results.
 

The Architecture portfolio of Dan FrancisA series of my favorite images into one collection for Loop Design Awards.
Nominated for People's Choice Award 2022Loop design awards for Architecture photography.

Part 3 coming in September dealing with PPA's International Photographic competition being held in Atlanta, GA.

Here is a video that my 10 yr client: Kilbourne Group out of Fargo, ND.
They asked if I could do a sit down interview and share my thoughts on Downtown Fargo.
I was grateful for this chance to be in front of the camera instead of behind it and to share some of my Downtown Fargo Architecture work.