Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aksel Stasny

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 03:49, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aksel Stasny

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Previously the subject of an A7 speedy request, but importance was asserted by way of him premiering at the Montreal World Film Festival. However, I couldn't find any nontrivial coverage for him. This guy looks like he'll merit an article soon, but to my mind, he doesn't just yet. Blueboy 96 04:40, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – Lacks GHIts and GNEWS of substance. Fails WP:BIO and WP:CREATIVE.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ttonyb1 (talk • contribs) 04:45, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am sharing my information about Aksel. Here are the missing links:
world premiere party @ wff montreal:
http://www.ffm-montreal.org/cgi-bin/ffmfilms?Action=fest_detail&num=27565&lng=EN
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53478449@N04/4968530472/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53478449@N04/4968770502/
article about aksel:
http://blog.nyfa.edu/post/2596733054/aksel-stasny-25
latest photo award:
http://pfmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/p-gallery/index.php?level=picture&id=4565
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Fada.inasch (talk • contribs) 14:40, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:57, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:57, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Question and comment. Question: I hadn't previously heard of "Best of Photography" (at this website). Should I have? Comment: When I make a list of exhibitions, I source each. I might be interested by Stasny-independent sourcing for each of these exhibitions. -- Hoary (talk) 01:09, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Best of Photography at PF Magazine[1] is an annual publication of the winners and finalists of Photographer’s Forum’s Spring Photography Contest, going back to at least 2001. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 07:16, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yes, I'd read as much. To rephrase the question, is Photographer’s Forum’s Spring Photography Contest something I should have heard of? -- Hoary (talk) 10:20, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - If you were a photographer, perhaps yes... and we need to consider that the publication and its awards do seem to themselves recieve coverage in multiple independent reliable source.[2] Published by Serbin Communications,[3] they seem to be a decent source for photography-related topics. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:28, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      - While there's very often a camera in my bag or in my hand I don't presume to be a photographer. I'm also neither in nor from the US. I therefore may have got the wrong idea. However, something looks wrong. While plenty of books not distributed by Amazon, etc, are noteworthy, this company is based in the US and its books are titled in such a way that I'd expect mass-market appeal. Yet neither its magazine nor recent issues of its book series are distributed by Amazon. Clearly Serbin has convinced Sigma and Nikon of its value, so I don't rush to dismiss the whole venture. However, I'm unimpressed by the list of Google News hits: they seem to be obscure mentions of obscure figures. I'd like to see one or two better known photographers saying that their big break was via this prize ... but actually I think that this is unlikely, because what little I see suggests stock photography (the attractive but forgettable work reproduced in calendars, etc). As for coverage in WP, it seems to have been mentioned in a total of one (1) other article: Darilyn Rowan (written by Regina fine arts, whose other contributions have been limited to the redirect Darilyn Regina Rowan; and Reginarowan, who hasn't contributed to anything else). -- Hoary (talk) 01:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:12, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Sorry, I don't see it. That Photographer's Forum magazine is notable I see no reason to question. That a guy was a finalist in a photography competition held by that magazine confers zero notability; notability is not inherited. First off, no evidence has been proffered that this is recognized throughout the photography field as a preeminent award, such as is necessary to confer notability; the link Michael provided shed zero light on the subject. Secondly, we confer notability not to runners-up, but to winners, for anything much short of Academy Awards or Olympic medals. We can assume nothing, so unless evidence turns up that this fellow passes the GNG ... Ravenswing 17:53, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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