2009 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS__________________________
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2009 Photographer of the Year Awards.  These individuals demonstrated excellence in their craft and earned tremendous achievements in PPA’s 2009 International Print Competition.

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Diamond

Rod Brown, M.Photog.Cr., Defiance, OH
William Joesph Campanellie, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, Damascus, MD
Steve B. Ervin, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., Tulsa, OK
Jerry Ghionis, M.Photog, Victoria, Australia
Matthew D. Lucas, M.Photog.Cr., Moberly, MO
John E. Metcalfe, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, Alton, IL
Tina M. Timmons, M.Photog.Cr., Vassar, MI
Barbara B. Vallot, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, Pochatoula, LA

Platinum

Michael D. Barton, Cr.Photog.,CPP, Batavia, IL
Lynda J. Brown, Defiance, OH
Ryan T. Brown, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Lees Summit, MO
Doris J. Cain, CPP, Canyon Lake, TX
Tracye Gibson, Fort Worth, TX
Raymond E. Gray, Corpus Christi, TX
Sam Gray, M.Photog.Cr., Raleigh, NC
Quinn Hancock, Cr.Photog.,ABI, Eudora, KS
Thomas J. Henn, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Monument, CO
Sang Han Kang, Jeonju City, South Korea
Young Hwan Kang, M.Photog., CPP, Jeonju City, South Korea
Craig A. Kienast, M.Photog.Cr., Clear Lake, IA
Gregg Martin, CPP, Columbia, SC
Kenneth J. Martin, M.Photog., De Pere, WI
Joe McNemar, M.Photog.Cr., Stonewood, WV
Tomas Munoz, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Richard L. Ramsey, M.Photog.Cr., Memphis, TN
Thom Rouse, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.,CPP, De Kalb, IL
David Swoboda, M.Photog.Cr.,F-ASP, Kansas City, MO
Daniel E. Thornton, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.,F-ASP,CPP, Godfrey, IL
Beverly L. Toves, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., Fredericksburg, VA
James N. Wyant, M.Photog.Cr., Zionsville, IN

Gold

Steve Abbott, M.Photog.Cr., York, NE
Michael D. Barton, Cr.Photog.,CPP, Batavia, IL
Janet Boschker, M.Photog.Cr., Charlotte, NC
Jonathan P. Burton, M.Photog., Boone, NC
David Carlson, Valrico, FL
Jim Carpenter, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Charlottesville, VA
Sung Mok Cho, CPP, Bu San City, Korea
James Churchill, M.Photog.Cr., Grant, MI
Robert W. Cleere, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.,CPP, Tuscaloosa, AL
Jeffrey Dachowski, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Manchester, NH
Rich Deyo, M.Photog., Omaha, NE
Jeffery J. Dunn, Houlton, WI
James Frieze, M.Photog.Cr., Columbus, NE
Lissa S. Hatcher, Virginia Beach, VA
Thomas C. Henn, M.Photog., Monument, CO
Jennifer Hillenga, M.Photog., Savage, MN
Jenny A. Hollis, Cr.Photog., Mission, TX
Robin Holman, M.Photog., Independence, MO
Dwaine Horton, M.Photog.Cr., Thomas, OK
Keith A. Howe, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., North Platte, NE
David Huntsman, M.Photog.Cr., Versailles, KY
Jeff Johnson, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Littleton, CO
Bruce R. Jolley, M.Photog.,CPP, South Jordan, UT
Matthew D. Kane, M.Photog.,CPP, Rockford, IL
Seung Ki Kim, Jeonju City, South Korea
Gordon F. Kreplin, Kitty Hawk, NC
Oscar Lozoya, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Albuquerque, NM
Mark W. McCall, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Lubbock, TX
Paulette Mertes, West Hartford, CT
Christine E. Morden, CPP, Washington, D.C.
Mary Mortensen, M.Photog.Cr.,API,CPP, Waukesha, WI
Lindsey M. Nichols, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Glen Carbon, IL
Ed Pedi, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, North Andover, MA
Julia L. Radlick, CPP, Bend, OR
Rosanne Rainville, M.Photog.,CPP, Fredericksburg, VA
Barry L. Rankin, M.Photog.Cr., Bay City, MI
Mark A. Rice, Indianapolis, IN
Kenneth Sklute, M.Photog.Cr., Tempe, AZ
Robin M. Spencer, Rigby, ID
MaryAnn Talamo, CPP, Staten Island, NY
Michael E. Timmons, M.Photog.Cr., Vassar, MI
Paul Tsang, M.Photog.Cr., San Carlos, CA
Kathy J. Wierda, M.Photog.Cr., Bozeman, MT
Doran Wilson, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.,CPP, Angola, IN
John D. Woodward, Cr.Photog.,API, EA-ASP, Dix Hills, NY
Helen Yancy, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr.Hon.M.Photog.,API, CPP, Plymouth, MI

Silver

Leslie Artis-Gan, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Dillon Beach, CA
Rick Avalos, M.Photog.Cr., Pueblo, CO
Seung Hyu Baek, M.Photog.,CPP, Seoul, South Korea
Patrick M. Bates, M.Photog.,CPP, Ponchatoula, LA
Russell C. Bauer, M.Photog.Cr., Fleming Island, FL
Patricia Beltrami, M.Photog.Cr., Barre, VT
Jane A. Bores, CPP, Cameron, IL
Kenneth Bovat, M.Photog.Cr., Claverack, NY
William Branson III, M.Photog., Durham, NC
Eric John J. Brun, M.Photog.Cr., Omaha, NE
Catharine Carter, M.Photog.,CPP, Chapel Hill, NC
Don Chick, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Rochester, NH
Kevin M. Connors, Solana Beach, CA
Jason P. Deyo, Omaha, NE
Nancy Emmerich, M.Photog.Cr.,API, Oklahoma City, OK
Joy M. Gough, Sandy, UT
June Greenspan, Armonk, NY
Jackelyn Haggerty, Cr.Photog.,CPP, Normal, IL
Julie Rae Harrison, Bloomer, WI
Johnny G. Holland, Piedmont, OK
Julie Hughes, M.Photog.Cr.,API,CPP, Jensen Beach, FL
Brian C. Idocks, CPP, Tampa, FL
Yang Jong Il, Jeon Buk, South Korea
Andrew J. Jenkins, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Saint Johns, MI
Tammy L. Jolley, M.Photog.,CPP, South Jordan, UT
Stan Jones, M.Photog., Cave City, KY
Sun Han Kang, JeoCheon-Buk, South Korea
Steven J. Kemp, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr.,CPP, Seymour, WI
Min Suk Kim, Iksan City, South Korea
John E. La Barge, Manhattan, KS
Stephen L. Lagow, M.Photog.Cr.,F-ASP, Joplin, MO
Pat A. Lambert, Hollister, MO
John Michael Laney, Paintsville, KY
Suk Hee Lee, Iksan City, South Korea
Sung Soo Lim, Pusan City, South Korea
Larry Lourcey, M.Photog.,CPP, Plano, TX
Don Love, Saint Louis, MO
Patricia E. Mathis, M.Photog., Camarillo, CA
Drew T. Morris, Clarksville, VA
Mario Munoz, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Durward E. Narramore, CPP, Ermine, KY
Christopher L. Nelson, M.Photog., Fall Creek, WI
Cherilyn M. Nocera, M.Photog., Cape Coral, FL
Ray Paulsen, CPP, Rensselaer, NY
Doug Peninger, M.Photog.Cr., High Point, NC
Sarah Petty, Cr.Photog.,CPP, Springfield, IL
Teri Quance, CPP, Cypress, TX
Madonna Lovett Repeta, Bedford, NH
Mitchell Richardson, M.Photog.Cr., Greenville, SC
Paul D. Rogers, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, Romeoville, IL
Mark D. Rose, Manhattan, KS
Joel L. Schmidt, CPP, Little Rock, AR
Tiffany Schmitt, CPP, Schofield, WI
Gi Won Seo, CPP, Dae Gu City, South Korea
K. Sunshine Sommers-Treon, M.Photog.,CPP, Middletown, OH
Pierre R. Stephenson, CPP, Madison, WI
Randy Taylor, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Edmond, OK
Gordon R. Underwood, M.Photog., Belleville, IL
David Wacker, M.Photog.Cr.,API,CPP, Clintonville, WI
Karen Walker, CPP, East Jordan, MI
Vernon Wentz, CPP, San Antonio, TX
Don R. Whipple, Newport, VT
Steve Williams, M.Photog., Blue Springs, MO
Rod A. Wilson, Saint Paul, MN
Pete Wright, Cr.Photog., Richmond, VA
Sin Ung You, M.Photog., Jeonju City, South Korea
Richard J. Zimmerman, Cr.Photog.,CPP, Billings, MT

Bronze

David R. Adkins, M.Photog.,CPP, Cordele, GA
Gabriel I. Alonso, M.Photog.Cr., Fort Worth, TX
Sun Bok Bae, Gyeong gi-Do, South Korea
Marc Bailey, CPP, Longview, TX
John A. Beesley, Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
Chris Beltrami, M.Photog.Cr., Barre, VT
Robby L. Bishop, CPP, Lafayette, LA
Tamara Lynne Brown, Idaho Falls, ID
Mac Brown, CPP, Lawrenceburg, TN
Rebecca C. Brown-Weaver, Lawrenceburg, TN
Carl J. Caylor, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Iron Mountain, MI
Carolle Dachowski, Cr.Photog., Manchester, NH
Gregory T. Daniel, M.Photog.Cr., Titusville, FL
Hyung Hwa Daniel Jeong, Seoul, South Korea
Walter Eagleton, Cr.Photog.,CPP, Denton, TX
Betsy Finn, CPP, Dexter, MI
Jennifer L. Flanagan, CPP, Surprise, AZ
Jim O. Garner, Seattle, WA
Rene Genest, M.Photog.Cr., North Haven, CT
Joan Genest, M.Photog.Cr., North Haven, CT
Lori H. Grice, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Statesboro, GA
Tammy Griffin-Vincent, Ocala, FL
Allen Griggs, M.Photog., Nashville,TN
Kelly Highby, CPP, Sidney, NE
Hye Yong Hong, Jeonju City, South Korea
Stephen Humphrey, M.Photog.Cr., Nashville, IL
Uldis M. Ilvess, Des Moines, IA
Carol D. Johnson, Edwardsville, IL
Charlene Johnson, CPP, Mount Juliet, TN
Ernie K. Johnson, M.Photog.Cr.,API,CPP, Franklin, TN
Bong Won Kang, Kwang Ju City, South Korea
Mark Kiefer, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Waconia, MN
Christina Kjar, CPP, Storm Lake, IA
Lee A. Larsen, M.Photog.Cr., Madison, WI
Gene Lista, M.Photog.Cr., Voorhees, NJ
Cheri MacCallum, M.Artist.MEI.Cr.,CPP, Newnan, GA
Frederick W. Massarini, M.Photog., Westwego, LA
Jeremy L. McColm, Shakopee, MN
Gary Meek, M.Photog.Cr.,API, EA-ASP,CPP, Hot Springs National Park, AR
Kathryn Meek, M.Photog.Cr.,API,CPP, Hot Springs National Park, AR
Bev A. Michel, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, West Chester, PA
Carol I. Nichols, Grand Ledge, MI
Hwa Young Oh, CPP, Incheon City, South Korea
Paul Owen, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, New Berlin, WI
Sang Jung Park, Seoul, South Korea
Jacklyn Patterson, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr.,F-ASP,CPP, Wewoka, OK
Vincent Piciocchi, M.Photog.Cr., Clark, NJ
Cliff Ranson, Cr.Photog.,CPP, McAllen, TX
Amanda M. Razzi, Warrington, PA
Leanna J. Rolla, O Fallon, IL
Karen Smith, Orrville, OH
Gerry Solan, Cr.Photog.,CPP, Acme, PA
Kan Suzuki, Tokyo, Japan
Phuwadol Thamathitikhun, Whitehouse, TX
Joy L. Thornton, M.Photog., Godfrey, IL
Luke B. Townsend, Manhattan, KS
Brandon W. Trull, Fort Worth, TX
Shannon Turner, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Clarksville, VA
David R. Wright, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Brentwood, TN
Jaimy J. Yoder, CPP, Oxford, IA
Robert G. Zettler, M.Photog.Cr., Onalaska, WI