<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Rejection on N. Becker Photography</title><link>https://nbeckerphotography.com/tags/rejection/</link><description>Recent content in Rejection on N. Becker Photography</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>© 2026 Nick Becker. All rights reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 -0600</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://nbeckerphotography.com/tags/rejection/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Silver Linings</title><link>https://nbeckerphotography.com/blog/2022/silver-linings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://nbeckerphotography.com/blog/2022/silver-linings/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I recently applied to an artist-in-residence program. As you might&amp;rsquo;ve guessed based on the title of this article, my application was declined.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It isn&amp;rsquo;t the first time I&amp;rsquo;ve had an AiR application rejected. And truthfully, I&amp;rsquo;ve never been surprised by this outcome, as they&amp;rsquo;ve always felt like a stretch for me. But this time felt a little different. It&amp;rsquo;s been a few years since my last attempt, and I feel like my work and intentions have matured in that time. I&amp;rsquo;m a little more thoughtful about my photography than I used to be. I am beginning to better understand myself as a photographer.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>