These GOV projects are open for all to bid on, there are often 30+ people/firms on the list of vendors, and in the end, the award goes to the lowest bid. There’s no correlation to talent in my opinion. Once you do get an award, you have bid so low, you can’t spend any time on it to be profitable! Not the best system for sure. I’ve stopped working for the GOV because of this.
The Photograph is a gripping tale of adventure, kidnapping, and disappearance. When amateur photographer Mark Johnson discovers the image of a child in one of his photographs, his entire life is turned upside down. His only hope is to enlist his longtime friend and international spook, Erik Thorsen, to get him out of his jam [...]
A new edition of American Ground: the journey is now available from Amazon. It features a new cover and improved image quality on the interior. The text is unchanged. Also available as a Kindle edition from Amazon.
Walking Through Shadows is the full account of an out of shape American’s pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in North West Spain. The daily journal and photographs chronicle the physical, mental, and spiritual challenges encountered on this 36 day journey of 500 miles on foot. He retraces the route taken by countless pilgrims since 1000 a.d. [...]
"The reasons you have for doing what you're doing are probably the most important aspect of your work. It's not about the final product. In fact, too much emphasis on the outcome blinds you to what is really at the bottom of it all." — Gregori Bresaz
These GOV projects are open for all to bid on, there are often 30+ people/firms on the list of vendors, and in the end, the award goes to the lowest bid. There’s no correlation to talent in my opinion. Once you do get an award, you have bid so low, you can’t spend any time on it to be profitable! Not the best system for sure. I’ve stopped working for the GOV because of this.