PPA has established a number of awards to recognize and honor organizations and individuals who have rendered significant service to the association or to the advancement of the art and science of photography.

• See a list of past winners of these awards
• See the competition awards

PPA Awards
Honorary Master of Photography Degree (Hon.M.Photog.)
This degree is awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the profession and all past presidents of PPA.

National Award
PPA makes this award available to state, regional, national, and international affiliates who may present this coveted honor in recognition of outstanding service to professional photography performed by an individual.

George W. Harris Award
Named in honor of George Harris, a noted Washington, D.C., photographer who earned the first Master of Photography degree, this award is presented to individuals for distinguished service to photography. Mr. Harris specified that "the medal be a token of high esteem to an individual who by his ability, ingenuity, and gracious sharing of his talents has bequeathed to photography an achievement of service of far-reaching value." Only 20 medals were struck. The last of these awards was bestowed in July 2004. It is now retired.

Helen K. Yancy Award
Replacing the George Harris Award, this award is presented to individuals for distinguished service to photography. The award shall be a token of high esteem to an individual who by their ability, ingenuity, and gracious sharing of talents has bequeathed to photography an achievement of service of far-reaching value. The award is not necessarily conferred each year, and a maximum of 25 may be given.

Charles H. (Bud) Haynes Award
This award is presented in recognition of distinguished service to PPA and its members for encouraging business awareness and practices in the field of professional image-making. The award is not necessarily conferred each year, and a maximum of 25 may be given.

Directors Award
PPA members and nonmembers are eligible for this award, which is presented to individuals in recognition of outstanding service to professional photography (usually performed through association service).

Gerhard Bakker Award
This award is presented annually to an individual, school, company, or organization that epitomizes outstanding service through education in the field of photography and visual communications.

Affiliate Honor Award
PPA presents this award to a PPA Affiliate group that has demonstrated outstanding service to its community or humanity. Nominees should have performed—as a group rather than as individuals—a service that reflects photography and photographers in a positive manner.

Ross Sanddal International Award
This award is presented to individuals who have made major contributions in promoting and developing professional photography on an international level.

Harold Bovee Juror Meritorious Service Award
This award is given in recognition of outstanding service to the profession and dedication to the improvement of PPA’s International Print Competition and Annual International Exhibit of Professional Photography.

Lifetime Achievement
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual whose life’s work has enriched our profession.

PPA Competition Awards
AN-NE Marketing Awards
The annual AN-NE Marketing Awards competition is the premier program for recognizing outstanding marketing efforts in professional photography. The first-place winner in each category receives the award.

Imaging Excellence Award
PPA's Imaging Excellence Award recognizes those individuals who have obtained their master's degree in photography, continue to excel in their profession, and succeed in PPA's International Print Competition.

Photographer of the Year Awards
Recognizing excellence in PPA's International Print Competition, this award is presented to all entrants with four merited entries in the annual competition.