My good friend Kate Sedgwick posted a couple of weeks ago about a photography contest on Matador Networks and on a whim I entered. I enter photography contests, but don’t ever hope to win. It is much like submitting written articles, you have to send a lot out there before things begin to stick – build up your rejection file and your thick skin.

Much to my surprise, today I learned that my photo had been chosen for first place! I’m pretty pleased and honored. The entry was a photo that I took at the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires in 2007 of German tourists photographing the famous feral cats that roam and guard the cemetery. I took it with my point and shoot Minolta and mattress makers, which just proves the point (once again) that the best camera that a photographer can have is the one they have with them at the point they take the photo.

Beatrice Murch

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Two weeks ago, I was asked by the New York Times to cover a photo shoot about Tigre, a town about an hour north of Buenos Aires. I jumped at the chance and spent the weekend covering a range of subjects and meeting some very interesting people. The article was written by Michael Luongo, who I look forward to catching up with upon my return from the states later in December. This was my first commission from them and I hope more will follow (but my second time being published in the paper).

Museo de Arte Tigre in the Tigre Delta

Tigre Train Station

Riverboats depart the Estación Fluvial for trips around the Tigre Delta

Olives and nuts for sale at the Puerto de Frutos in Tigre

Wicker baskets and other products for sale at Tigre’s Puerto de Frutos

A leather seller shows off a small piece to a potential customer at Tigre’s Puerto de Frutos

A Interisleñas boat bus maneuvers through the Tigre Delta

The entrance to the Rumbo 90 resort in Tigre

A delicate lunch on the terrace at Rumbo 90 in Tigre

After lunch, patrons dance on the terrace at Rumbo 90 in Tigre

Guests enjoy the pool at Rumbo 90 in Tigre

Inside the studio of artist Sebastián Páez Vilaró in Tigre

The garden of artist Sebastián Páez Vilaró in Tigre

Sunset over the Tigre Delta

“Tren de la Costa” station along the route from Tigre to Buenos Aires

Beatrice Murch

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