Lots of sense written here. ‘Objective curation without prejudice’. If your work isn’t creatively aligned or of the standard required/expected of the outlet then you are not going to be considered. It’s not personal. And maybe some years later, the stars will align. I can attest to this.

Well said.

As I am want to say, a portrait is a highly constructed image. Staged, managed and bossed (diplomatically of course) in order to get what the photographer aims to achieve (or fulfil a brief). Street and documentary portraits are a whole different deal.

Know your genre and apply accordingly…

I often see photographer websites with a ‘portrait’ section full of documentary/reportage style images. That’s an instant fail in my book.

No pressure then!