“Another thought for the Fotofest staff: As photographers we receive advice on how to prepare ourselves for the reviews. Have the reviewers received any advice/training? Some are truly excellent, and I’m personally satisfied if the reviewer actively and honestly engages with my work regardless of whether they like it. Some people can successfully be both reviewers and artists, but I’ve noticed that many artist/reviewers either don’t care about the reviewees at all, or they filter things through the lens of how they would do it in their work.”
via Conscientious.