Wow, every time I see a new report I realize that it is indisputable that the selected works are increasingly of higher quality and that is why I say that it is becoming more difficult to select the winners among so many quality publications. Once again I congratulate the curators for their commendable and difficult task, thank you.
I don't think the quality is always getting better. I think it just feels that way since we have so much talent and amazing shots in the community. I believe it's because the variety of styles and subjects change each round of curation that it seems like the quality is changing. I could be wrong but the photographers never disappoint in this community! Cheers