T.O.P. Wins 2006 Scotty for 'Most Interesting Photography Blog'

I swear I had no idea. I was knocking around my local CompUSA and saw a magazine I'd never noticed before, called Layers. It was $9.95*, which made my Scottish gene kick in, so I quickly put it down. But then, continuing to eye it narrowly, I noticed that it had a lot in it about photography, so I picked it up again and cracked it open. Editor and Publisher, Scott Kelby.

I figured, well, if it's Kelby (well known as the author of many books on digital imaging and computers) it's worth a look. So I rationalized it by thinking, hey, I can blog about it.

On to The Taste of India for some chicken saag. I was alone, so I brought the magazine into the restaurant and was paging through it. The back page was headed "It's Time for the 2006 Scotty Awards"—the first annual, actually (the current issue of Layers is only Vol. 2 No. 2). I read down the first column to "Best New Blog: Terry White Speaks." So there I sat, sucking my lassi with a straw, feeling vaguely sorry for myself, thinking, darn, wish I'd known how to put in a nomination. And then....

Holy Cow! We WON! T.O.P. won a Scotty, by gar. For "Most Interesting Photography Blog." Quoth Mr. Kelby, "This blog...is a total departure...and I just love it." Our first-ever award! And possibly our last-ever, too!

Thanks kindly, Scott. I'm honored, on behalf of myself and my fellow contributors. Although I must have missed the part about where to go to claim the cash....

Posted by: MIKE JOHNSTON

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