Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2011 International Photographic Competition Awards. These individuals demonstrated excellence in their craft and earned tremendous achievements in PPA’s 2011 International Photographic Competition.

Diamond Photographers of the Year

Diamond Photographers of the Year had all four competition images accepted into the PPA Loan Collection.

Lynda J. Brown, M.Photog. - Defiance, OH
Joe Campanellie, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-ASP - Damascus, MD
Richard J. Carpenter, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-ASP - Cheyenne, WY
Paul L. Ernest - McKinney, TX
Mark Garber, M.Photog.Cr. - Springboro, OH
Jerry Ghionis, M.Photog.Cr. - Docklands, Australia
Jennifer K. Gilman, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Springboro, OH
Melinda A. Hughes, M.Photog. - Santa Rosa, CA
Ann Naugher, M.Photog., CPP - Tulsa, OK
Jason J. Skinner - Las Vegas, NV
Richard W. Sturdevant, M.Photog.Cr. - Garland, TX
Sin Ung You, M.Photog. - Jeonju-City Chun Buk, South Korea

Diamond Photographers of the Year – Electronic Imaging

Diamond Photographers of the Year - Electronic Imaging had all four competition images from the Electronic Imaging category accepted into the PPA Loan Collection.

Ben R. Shirk - Wilton, IA
Richard W. Sturdevant, M.Photog.Cr. - Garland, TX

Platinum Medalists

Platinum Medalists had three images included in the PPA Loan Collection and one image in PPA's General Collection.

Michael D. Barton, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - Batavia, IL
Felice Boucher, M.Photog.Cr. - Portland, ME
Kenneth E. Bovat, M.Photog.Cr. - Claverack, NY
G. Robert Brown, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Ronceverte, WV
Rod Brown, M.Photog.Cr. - Defiance, OH
Laura Daniels - Lexington, KY
Donald Emmerich, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr.,API,F-ASP - Oklahoma City, OK
Steve B. Ervin, M.Photog.MEI.Cr. - Tulsa, OK
Dan Frievalt - Green Bay, WI
Samuel L. Gardner, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Bellingham, WA
J. Luis Guardia Peinado - Granada, Spain
Travis Gugelman, M.Photog. - Rexburg, ID
Elaine Hughes, M.Photog., CPP - Columbus, OH
Stan Jones, M.Photog.Cr. - Cave City, KY
Jim LaSala, M.Photog.MEI.Cr. - Flemington, NJ
Kenneth J. Martin, M.Photog. - De Pere, WI
Dan McClanahan - Ames, IA
Darrell A. Moll, M.Photog.Cr.,API, CPP - Norwalk, OH
Marceliano Munoz - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mario Munoz, M.Photog. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tomas J. Munoz, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tashia R. Peterman - Mission Viejo, CA
Matt A. Radlinski, M.Photog.Cr. - Newberry, FL
Thom H. Rouse, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - De Kalb, IL
Robin M. Spencer, M.Photog. - Rigby, ID
Richard Stahlberg, CPP - Martinez, CA
Michael E. Timmons, M.Photog.Cr.,F-ASP - Vassar, MI
Audrey L. Wancket, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Spring Grove, IL
Lora A. Yeater, M.Photog. - Alma, WV
Barbara Yonts, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Madisonville, KY

Platinum Medalists – Electronic Imaging

Platinum Medalists- Electronic Imaging had three images from the Electronic Imaging category included in the PPA Loan Collection and one image in PPA's General Collection.

Heather M. Bjoershol - Fort Mill, SC
Ella P. Carlson, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Dunstable, MA 
Adrian S. Henson, CPP - New Bern, NC

Gold Medalists

Gold Medalists have the distinction of two photographic images being included in the PPA Loan Collection and two images in PPA's General Collection.

Nancy S. Bailey-Pratt, M.Photog.Cr. - Anderson, IN
Steve Bedell, M.Photog.Cr. - Dover, NH
Jeff D. Bowman, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Chester, VA
Mary M. Braunsdorf - St. Francis, WI
Jim Carpenter, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Charlottesville, VA
James P. Chagares, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - Richmond, IN
Kip Cothran - Murrieta, CA
Jeff A. Davidson - Santee, CA
Timothy L. Eddington, CPP - Shreveport, LA
Olis Garber - Jacksonville, FL
Sheila F. Gardner - Thornwood, NY
Bonnie S. Hamilton, M.Photog.,ABI, CPP - Happy Valley, OR
Ryan Hellard - Calgary, AB CANADA
Thomas J. Henn, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Monument, CO
Robert A. Howard, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Lebanon, PA
Robert H. Hughes, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - Columbus, OH
David A. Huntsman, M.Photog.Cr. - Versailles, KY
Anne Hutton, M.Photog. - Camarillo, CA
David Jeffery - Woodstock, NY
Andrew J. Jenkins, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Saint Johns, MI
Andrea Joliat, CPP - Lexington, MA
Bong Won Kang - Gwangju-City, South Korea
Dann Kasallis, CPP - Shakopee, MN
Steven J. Kemp, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr., CPP - Seymour, WI
Suk Hee Lee - Iksan-City Jullabuk-Do, South Korea
Oscar Lozoya, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Albuquerque, NM
Duncan S. MacNab, M.Photog.Cr. - Bozeman, MT
Anthony J. Marill, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Rockville, MD
Michael Mowbray, M.Photog. - De Forest, WI
Ah Sung Mun - Busan-City, South Korea
Dawn M. Muncy, CPP - Enid, OK
Frank A. Nichols, M.Photog.,ABI, CPP - Vancouver, WA
Barry L. Rankin, M.Photog.Cr. - Bay City, MI
Jon B. Read, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Cedar Rapids, IA
Jessica Robertson - Ashland, VA
Chasity Rozell, CPP - Oklahoma City, OK
JB Sallee, M.Photog.Cr. - Las Colinas, TX
Ben R. Shirk - Wilton, IA
Shterion Shterionov, Cr.Photog. - Chicago, IL
Larry L. Spencer, CPP - Cleveland, OH
Paul Tsang, M.Photog.Cr. - San Carlos, CA
Jessica Vogel, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Shelbyville, KY
Christine R. Walsh-Newton, CPP - Dover, OH
Steven D. White, M.Photog. - Hastings, MI
Doran Wilson, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - Angola, IN
Pete Wright, M.Photog.Cr. - Richmond, VA

Gold Medalists – Electronic Imaging

Gold Medalists- Electronic Imaging had two images from the Electronic Imaging category included in the PPA Loan Collection and two images in PPA's General Collection.

Ryan T. Brown, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Lee's Summit, MO
Mona K. Sadler - Alliance, NC

Silver Medalists

Silver Medalists have achieved the inclusion of one photographic image into PPA's Loan Collection and three images into PPA's General Collection.

Donald P Aittama, CPP - Mc Gaheysville, VA
Jae Cheol An - Gyeong Buk, South Korea
Lisa Asp, CPP - West Hartford, CT
Brandon Bassett, Cr.Photog. - Lees Summit, MO
Kevin Becker, CPP - Greenwood Village, CO
Maria T. Bernal, Cr.Photog. - Cedar Park, TX
Ronald L. Bookwalter - Carlisle, PA
Sherry Braden - Nacogdoches, TX
Brian Brown, M.Photog. - Idaho Falls, ID
Ryan T. Brown, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Lee's Summit, MO
Nylora-Joy Bruleigh, CPP - Concord, NH
Elizabeth A. Callahan-Stekli - Dayton, OH
Leslie Castro - Corpus Christi, TX
Rodney L. Clark, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Waynesboro, PA
Judith A. Crookston, CPP - Johnstown, PA
DeeDee (Darla) D. Dallas - Riverside, CA
Suzanne Deaton - Hazard, KY
Rich A. Deyo, M.Photog. - Omaha, NE
Dennis L. Dorr - Kalispell, MT
Kari J. Douma, CPP - Grandville, MI
Daniel A. Garcia, CPP - Aurora, IL
John Gladman, M.Photog.MEI.Cr. - Lawrence, KS
Rebekah Gray - Raleigh, NC
Jason E. Greashaber - Overland Park, KS
Lori A. Hahn - Kansas City, MO
Nathan A. Ham - Topeka, KS
In Sung Han - Incheon, South Korea
Gerd R. Harder, M.Photog. - Thornton, ON Canada
Adrian S. Henson, CPP - New Bern, NC
Adam T. Hunter, M.Photog., CPP - Cedar Rapids, IA
Sophia Johnsen - Logan, IA
Lance A. Johnson - Yakima, WA
Steven M. Kahn - Portland, MI
Julia L. Kelleher, CPP - Bend, OR
Kyu Dong Kim - INCHEON, South Korea
Christie J. Kline - Germantown Hills, IL
Chris Kogut, M.Photog. - Pittsford, NY
Thomas M. Krekow, M.Photog.Cr. - Overland Park, KS
Sung Soo Lim, M.Photog. - Pusan City, South Korea
John L. Lytton - Tijeras, NM
Mary T. Mannix, M.Photog.Cr. - Evergreen Park, IL
Gregg A. Martin, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Columbia, SC
Roger Mathis - Helena, MT
Jeremy L. McColm, M.Photog., CPP - Shakopee, MN
Randy J. McNeilly, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.,API - Shelby, NC
Gary A. Meek, M.Photog.Cr.,API, EA-ASP, CPP - Hot Springs, AR
Paulette Mertes - West  Hartford, CT
Karen Nakamura - Gardena, CA
Tegan J. Olness - Milwaukee, WI
Penelope P. Palumbo, CPP - Pasadena, CA
Dong Suk Park, M.Photog. - Pusan, South Korea
Yogi Patel, M.Photog.Cr. - Moorpark, CA
Ed Pedi, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - North Andover, MA
Randy J. Peterson, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - Seymour, WI
Nadia Salameh, M.Photog., CPP - San Diego, CA
David J. Savarino, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Monongahela, PA
John Scanlan - Glenwood, IA
Michael Stahl - Montclair, NJ
Laura J. Stelene - West Chester, OH
MaryAnn Talamo, M.Photog., CPP - Staten Island, NY
Randy C. Taylor, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Edmond, OK
Stephen S. Thetford, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Fayetteville, AR
Daniel E. Thornton, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.,F-ASP, CPP - Godfrey, IL
Wendy G. Veugeler, M.Photog.M.Artist, CPP - Crystal Lake, IL
David B. Watt, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Lake Havasu City, AZ
Heidi B. Wise - Topeka, KS
Steven R. Yahr, CPP - Lakewood, NJ
Jose R. Yau - Waco, TX
Timothy Yeaglin - Olathe, KS
Peter K. Yu, CPP - Schaumburg, IL

Silver Medalists – Electronic Imaging

Silver Medalists- Electronic Imaging had one image from the Electronic Imaging category included in the PPA Loan Collection and three images in PPA's General Collection.

Renee D. Dubins, M.Photog. - Eden Prairie, MN
Michael E. Timmons, M.Photog.Cr.,F-ASP - Vassar, MI
John D. Wurzell, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - Lantana, FL

Bronze Medalists

Bronze Medalists have had all four images submitted by the photographer accepted into PPA's General Collection.

Mark I. Adamson, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Valentine, NE
Gabriel I. Alonso, M.Photog.Cr. - Fort Worth, TX
Jill A. Bailey, CPP - Platteville, CO
Bert Behnke, M.Photog.Cr.Hon.M.Photog - Mokena, IL
Robby L. Bishop, CPP - Lafayette, LA
Kari J. J Blunck, M.Photog. - Olympia, WA
Mary E. Bortz, CPP - Robins, IA
Janet E. Boschker, M.Photog.Cr. - Charlotte, NC
Margaret Bryant, M.Photog. - Carrollton, TX
Steven L. Busch, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Napoleon, OH
Sean M. Capshaw - San Diego, CA
Keely Deuschle, CPP - Orange Park, FL
Cris J. Duncan, Cr.Photog., CPP - Lubbock, TX
Catherine Dybala - Rosenberg, TX
Jan Eklof - Brush Prairie, WA
Doug Gifford, M.Photog.Cr. - Laguna Niguel, CA
Raymond E. Gray, M.Photog. - Corpus Christi, TX
Dennis D. Hammon, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Idaho Falls, ID
Quinn L. Hancock, M.Photog.Cr.,ABI - Eudora, KS
Patricia Hansen, M.Photog.MEI.Cr. - Kill Devil Hills, NC
Douglas J. Hoffman, - Kihei, HI
Dale J. Holladay, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Safford, AZ
Keith A. Howe, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr. - North Platte, NE
Sarah L. Johnston, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Crystal Lake, IL
Se Dong Kim, M.Photog. - Pusan, South Korea
Gordon F. Kreplin - Kill Devil Hills, NC
Rex Lavoie, M.Photog.MEI.Cr. - Bryan, OH
Joerg Lehmann, Cr.Photog., CPP - Davis, CA
Gene Lista, M.Photog.Cr. - Voorhees, NJ
Tamar R. London, Cr.Photog., CPP - Lemont, PA
Cheri MacCallum, M.Artist.MEI.Cr., CPP - Newnan, GA
Christine McDonough - Salt Lake City, UT
Emily V. Meyer-Jenkins, CPP - Davison, MI
Stephanie A. Millner, Cr.Photog., CPP - Toms River, NJ
Richard Newell, M.Photog.Cr. - Springboro, OH
Gene Paltrineri, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Dover, NH
Jong Suk Park - Kyong Buk, South Korea
Vincent Piciocchi, M.Photog.Cr. - Clark, NJ
Jim Pierce, CPP - Crystal Lake, IL
Teri Quance, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Cypress, TX
Ryan J. Romaguera, Cr.Photog. - Metairie, LA
Tommy L. Six - Pickerington, OH
Jackie M. Strain-Mahar - Conway, AR
Joy L. Thornton, M.Photog. - Godfrey, IL
Christal C. Treadwell - Dixfield, ME
Shannon Turner, M.Photog.Cr., CPP - Clarksville, VA
Tracy Van Zeeland, M.Photog., CPP - Appleton, WI
Cheryl P. Walter, M.Photog., CPP - St. Marys, OH
Michael L. Ward, M.Photog.Cr. - Glasgow, KY
Don R. Whipple - Newport, VT
Phil White - Nampa, ID