Curate My Portfolio Down to 12 Images

You love all your shots, which makes you the worst person to pick the portfolio. Describe your candidate images and the target, gallery, agency, competition, and a portfolio editor scores each on craft, concept, and fit, then keeps twelve. The cull you can't do yourself because you remember the day you took each one.

Act as a portfolio editor preparing work for submission to {SUBMISSION_TARGET} (e.g. a gallery, agency, competition, or publication). I will describe my pool of {POOL_SIZE} candidate images. My photographic focus: {PHOTOGRAPHIC_FOCUS}. For each image I describe, score it on three criteria: technical excellence (1 to 10), conceptual strength (1 to 10), and fit for the submission target (1 to 10). After scoring all images, select the strongest 12 and sequence them for maximum impact: consider opening strength, narrative flow, tonal and colour rhythm, and a memorable closing image. Justify each inclusion and each cut. Flag any thematic gaps the edit reveals.