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BJP International Photography Award

In partnership with the Association of Photographers Sponsored by Spectrum Photographic & Canon

The British Journal of Photography is calling for entries to its fourth International Photography Awards – a juried competition with a total prize fund worth more than £13,000 ($25,000/€16,500).

This year photographers have TWO chances to win a Canon EOS 5D camera kit – worth £3250 – because we have TWO separate categories.

Photographer of the Year Awards

Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2008 Photographer of the Year Awards. These individuals demonstrated excellence in their craft and earned tremendous achievements in PPA's 2008 International Print Competition.

ELECTRONIC IMAGER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Platinum

Jo Burkhardt, M.Artist.MEI
Sherron Sheppard, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Beverly L Toves, M.Photog.Cr.

Gold

Michael D Barton, Cr.Photog., CPP
Kaye Frey, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr.

Silver

Robert W Cleere, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP
Scott A. Dupras, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Paul D Rogers, M.Photog.Cr., CPP

Bronze

Melanie A Burton
Robert L. Kunesh, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Diamond

Rod Brown, M.Photog.Cr.
Don Chick, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Steve B Ervin, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.
Mark Garber, M.Photog.Cr.
Jerry Ghionis
Jennifer K. Gilman, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Sam Gray, M.Photog.Cr.
Travis Gugelman, CPP
Robert Hillier, M.Photog.Cr.
Keith Howe, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr.
Elaine Hughes, M.Photog., CPP
Steven J. Kemp, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr., CPP
Tomas Munoz, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Bruce D Nelson, CPP
Ron Nichols, M.Photog.Cr.,API
Michael E. Timmons, M.Photog.Cr.
Mike Williams

International Print Competition--The Results Are In!

Download the list of accepted prints from this year's International Print Competition. There are two versions of the list, one sorted by last name and the other sorted by Country/State. Congratulations to everyone who merited at this year's competition. We are looking forward to seeing your images on display at Imaging USA in Phoenix this January.

International Print Competition-- Deadline: June 6, 2008

International Competition entries must be received by June 6, 2008 to avoid late fees. For those requiring more time, you may pay the higher entry fee and ship your cases to be received no later than midnight on June 27, 2008. No entries will be accepted after June 27.

Online registration of entries and complete rules are available in the Competitions section of www.PPA.com. Complete your entry form and pay securely online. At the end of the process, you can print your entry and shipping labels.

Send your entries to: PPA Print Exhibition, 5100 N. 27th, Suite A2-391 Lincoln, NE 68521. Please do not ship any print cases to PPA's Atlanta office.

For rules go to the International Print Competition page on PPA.com.

Professional Photographer magazine brings home the gold

Professional Photographer magazine, the official magazine of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), received eight “GAMMA” awards from the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS) on May 6, 2008.

With seven gold awards and one silver award in a competition that recognizes editorial and design excellence in magazine publishing, Professional Photographer continues to shine. Of special note is their first place in General Excellence, awarded to the magazine with the best overall packaging, content selection, writing, and reporting, as well as design and illustration.

For 100 years, Professional Photographer has striven to help readers excel in the photographic industry through innovative reporting on the artistic, business, and technological sides of photography. And the magazine seems to have personified that excellence with the its GAMMA Awards.

2008 GAMMA RESULTS

GOLD:

• General Excellence
• Best Series: “Celebrating 100 Years of Professional Photographer” (Dec. 2007)
• Best Feature: “Hair of the Dog: Pet photography” by Stephanie Boozer (July 2007)
• Best Profile: “Life in Balance” Gregory Heisler profile by Jeff Kent (Jan. 2007)
• Best Service Journalism: Marketing   to Women package (May 2007) – “Soft Power” by Lorna Gentry & “What Women   Want” by Ann Monteith
• Best Cover: Jan. 2007 – Photography by Gregory Heisler
• Best Photography: “Destination: Weddings” – Photography by Susan Stripling (March 2007)

Congratulations 2008 Affiliate Newsletter Editors and Webmasters!

PPA recently held its 2008 Affiliate Communications Competition. Designed to improve affiliate publications and Web sites, and recognize those involved in producing these communication tools, the competition awards every eligible entrant one PPA merit per entry. Those who place or earn an honorable mention receive an additional merit for each winning entry.

Four qualified judges were brought together from the communications field, specializing in different segments—from public relations and consulting to Web communication. They scored the newsletters and Web sites in the following three areas:

• editorial content
• overall appearance
• service to members

Congratulations to the 2008 Affiliate Communications Competition winners!

Microsoft Future Pro Photographers Photography Contest

Take Your Best Shot at a $20,000 Grand Prize and an amazing digital prize package!

The inaugural Microsoft Future Pro Photographers Photography Contest is the most lucrative contest of its kind and provides a unique opportunity for college and university student photographers from around the world to showcase their artistic talent and photographic style.  Microsoft is committed to carrying the art of digital photography forward by encouraging new and emerging talent at the student level to learn, utilize, and implement state-of-the-art equipment, software, and techniques to produce the finest images possible.

For student photographers, this is an opportunity to Kick Start Your Career as a future professional photographer. The exciting prize packages include a Grand Prize of US$20,000 cash and a digital workflow prize package. There will also be three First Place winners in the following categories: Nature & Landscape; People & Portraits; and Sports & Photojournalism who will each win US$3000 cash and a digital workflow prize package as well.

The submission period is March 1 through April 30.  Visit http://prophoto.microsoft.avitivacorp.com/Site.aspx for details.

Professional Photographer Magazine Announces 2008 Cover Photo Contest

Photographers who dream of seeing their work on the cover of a national magazine will soon have their chance. Professional Photographer magazine is hosting a Cover Photo Contest (www.ppmag.com) from March 1 to May 31, 2008.

This contest could be the first of its kind in Professional Photographer’s known history, although it is difficult to make that claim when talking about a hundred-year-old publication. Regardless, it opens a plethora of possibilities for image-makers.

On the search for real-world examples of portrait, wedding, commercial, and event photography, the Professional Photographer Cover Photo Contest is open to all photographers. Entries (low-resolution digital image files) will be judged on technical and artistic merit. Judges will include the magazine’s editors and guest judge Helen K. Yancy, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr.Hon.M.Photog., CPP, F-ASP, Hon. F-ASP, the chairman of Professional Photographers of America’s Print Exhibition Committee. Along with landing the cover of a 2008 edition of the magazine, the winner will receive a selection of prizes from sponsors Bogen, Canon, Kodak, Microsoft, and Miller’s Professional Imaging. Those sponsors will also award prizes for 2nd-, 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-place winners and up to 25 honorable mentions.

PPA Announces the Imaging Excellence Bar

To honor a rare accomplishment in PPA competitions, the PPA Board has approved the Imaging Excellence Bar (IE Bar). This bar is only received if an image maker is able to earn an additional 13 Loan Merits from PPA…on top of the first 13 required for the Imaging Excellence Award. The IE Bar will be presented for every 13 additional Loan Merits earned.

The original Imaging Excellence Award was created by the Photographic Exhibitions Committee (PEC), honoring the outstanding image makers who earn 13 Loan Merits and have one or more PPA Master Degrees. This award, presented during the Imaging USA Awards & Degree Ceremony, provides an opportunity for competitors to reach a higher level…beyond their Master Degrees. And now, those who exhibit an even greater skill in photographic competition are recognized with this IE Bar.

Convention Orvieo Fotografia

The 10th annual Convention Orvieo Fotografia will take place in March 15-17, 2008 in Orvieto, Italy. In addition to portrait and wedding seminars, there will be several image exhibitions and competitions. Competitions include the Orvieto Fotographia Professional Photography Awards, a fine art competition and a best photographic book competition. For complete details and entry forms visit: OrvietoFotografia.org/home.php?lingua=uk.