PPA recently held its annual Affiliate Communications Competition. This competition is designed to improve affiliate publications and websites and recognize those involved in producing these communication tools. Every eligible competition entrant receives one PPA merit per entry. Those who place or earn an honorable mention receive an additional merit for each entry recognized below.
Four qualified judges scored the newsletters and websites in the following three areas:
- editorial content
- overall appearance
- service to members
Congratulations to this year’s Affiliate Communications Competition winners!
Category I
Printed publication of more than 12 pages, 4-color, published at least 3 times a year.
1st Place: Bill Hendrick, Texas Professional Photographers Association
2nd Place: Luis Melendi, Florida Professional Photographers
3rd Place: Thomas McCollum, Southeastern Professional Photographers
Hon. Mention: William J. Penberthy, Triangle Photographer’s Assoc.
Category II
Printed publication of more than 12 pages, 1- or 2-color, published at least 3 times a year.
1st Place: Peg Jackson, Northern California Professional Photographers
2nd Place: Arlene Welsh, PP of Oregon
3rd Place: Loretta Byrd, PP of NC
Hon. Mention: Kimberly Sayre, PP of Greater Bay Area
Category III
Printed publication of 12 or fewer pages, 4-color, published at least 3 times a year.
1st Place Ron Greco, Tampa Area Professional Photographers Association
2nd Place Scott Green, PP of Michigan
3rd Place Dennis Kelly, Guild of Professional Photographers of the Delaware Valley
Category IV
Printed publication or 12 or fewer pages, 1- or 2-color, published at least 3 times a year.
1st Place: Jill Hoelscher, South Central Photographer’s Assoc. of Wisconsin Regional
2nd Place: Fuller Royal, PP of NC
3rd Place: Dixie Laval, M.Photo.,Cr.,F/ASP, Missouri Professional Association
Hon. Mention: John Stein, Maryland Professional Photographers Assoc.
Category V
E-newsletter distributed in HTML or PDF format, via email, at least 3 times a year.
1st Place: Jill Hoelscher, Wisconsin Professional Photographers Association
2nd Place: Joseph A. Weber, M.Photo., PPA of Northern Illinois
3rd Place: Charles A. Parker, Vermont Professional Photographers
Hon. Mention: Gene Paltrineri, New Hampshire Photographer’s Assoc.
Category VI
E-newsletter distributed in plain text format, via email, at least 3 times a year.
No entries submitted
Category VII
Website designed exclusively for a PPA affiliate group.
1st Place: D. John McCarthy, Inter. Panoramic Photographers Assoc., www.panoramicassociation.org
2nd Place Jeff Burton, PP of NC, www.ppofnc.com
3rd Place: Richard J. Carpenter, CPP, M.Photog., Wyoming PPA, www.wyomingppa.com
Hon. Mention: Brian Baer, PP of Nebraska, www.ppofn.org
Mark McCall, Southwestern Professional Photographers Assoc., www.swppa.com
Ivan Domazet, Professional Photographer’s Assoc. of New Jersey, www.ppanj.com
Dave Johnson, Twin Cities Professional Photographer’s Assoc., www.tcppa.org
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