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Accolade [ak-uh-leyd]: a noun meaning any award, honor, or laudatory notice.
Our greatest compliment is the love we receive from our clients, but we also feel that it is important to better our skills though photography competitions. In order to improve, you have to face the critics! We feel that our work is raised to new standards because we are willing to put ourselves out there and be a part of photography competitions, critiques, and reviews.
Awards and Accolades for 2009:
We recently entered some of our work in the Professional Photographers of America International Print Competition.
Rosemary is proud to announce that her images, "Happily Never After," "Softness & Steel," and "Meerkat Mugshot" were all accepted into the General Collection.
Jonathan's print "Appalachian Sunrise" was chosen for the Loan Collection of the 118th International Exhibition, the highest accolade an image can receive through PPA. Their work will be on display at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, January 10-12, 2010, in Nashville.
Both Rosemary and Jonathan have received special honors in the WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL (WPPI) 2009 Awards of Excellence 16x20 Print Competition. Designed to recognize outstanding photographers, the judging was held in Las Vegas on February 14 and 15, 2009.
Rosemary's winning print, "Happily Never After" received an Accolade of Excellence in the Portraits category and Jonathan's print "Ocean's Blaze" received an Accolade of Excellence in the Landscape Category.
Rosemary and Jonathan competed against an international field of photographers to win such honors. Rosemary and Jonathan were 2 of only 4 photographers in the state of Kentucky to achieve Accolades of Excellence.
Kentucky Professional Photographers Association (KPPA) 2009 State Convention:
Rosemary was extremely honored to receive the Fuji Masterpiece Award for her "Happily Never After" image. This award is only given out once a year at the Kentucky Professional Photographers Association. Rosemary received the only Fuji Masterpiece Award given in the state of Kentucky for 2009.
Blue Ribbon Merit Award - Rosemary received a regional blue ribbon merit at the January 2009 Mid-East States print competition. This competition is judged by a panel of 6 internationally-recognized Master Photographers from around the United States.
Rosemary was also awarded the Kentucky Professional Photographers Association Educational Scholarship for 2009. She will use this money to further her photography education--we truly believe in constant education when it comes to our business!
Nanz & Kraft Florist Regional Brochure Cover:
Recently, an incredible florist, Nanz & Kraft, contacted us about using some images from Meg and Michael's wedding! They had the most gorgeous flowers on their big day and we were thrilled that the brochure designer asked us to be on the front and back cover of the piece of advertising literature! This brochure is marketed throughout the region and we are so happy about the end product!
Awards and Accolades for 2008:
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) 2008 International Print Competition:
Jonathan's fine art nature print, "Sunset Swim," was accepted into the General Collection of the 117th International Exhibition of Professional Photography. Jonathan's work was on display at the Phoenix Convention Center, January 11-13, 2009, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Kentucky Professional Photographers Association (KPPA) 2008 State Convention:
Jonathan's signature black & white image, "First Dance," received the Fuji Masterpiece Award in the Wedding Category, as well as the KPPA Second Place Wedding Award. Jonathan was also recognized as the Second Place Kentucky Photographer Award Winner in the Overall Wedding Category.
Three Blue Ribbon Merit Awards - Jonathan received 3 blue ribbon merits at the January 2008 KPPA print competition.
Kentucky Professional Photographers Association 2008 (KPPA) Fall Seminar:
1st Place Fall Print Competition - In preparation for the 2009 KPPA and Mid-East States print competition, Jonathan had the highest scoring print by a Seasoned Photographer in the fall print competition.
4th Place Fall Print Competition--This is the first print competition that Rosemary has ever entered and she was honored to receive 4th place overall in the Aspiring category.
More awards and recognition news will be posted soon!