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(TODAY’S DATE)

Local Photographer’s Work Goes to International Exhibition

(A PHOTOGRAPH/PHOTOGRAPHS) created by (NAME) of (STUDIO) in (CITY) (HAS/HAVE) recently been accepted into the (GENERAL/LOAN) Collection of Professional Photographers of America's 2011International Photographic Competition. (LAST NAME’S) work will be on display at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, January 15-17, 2012, in New Orleans, La. This exhibition is held in conjunction with Imaging USA, an annual convention of professional photographers and several photographic associations.

A panel of eminent jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from more than 4,000 total submitted entries at Gwinnett Technical College in Georgia. Judged against a standard of excellence, over 1,500 images were selected for the General Collection and just over 600 (15 percent) were selected for the esteemed Loan Collection—the best of the best. The Loan Collection images will all be published in the much-anticipated “Loan Collection” book, and over 200 selected General Collection images will be published in the “Showcase” book by Marathon Press.

Titled (“ENTRY TITLE,”) (LAST NAME’S) entry will be in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center alongside other photographic works from PPA’s photographic competition and traveling and special invitational displays. These images constitute one of the world’s largest annual exhibits of professional photography gathered simultaneously under one roof.

About Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
Established in 1869, PPA is an international non-profit association for professional photographers. PPA exists to assist its 22,000 members with unparalleled protection, education and resources to ensure their continued success in the photographic industry.

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