Professional Photographers of America has announced the Grand Imaging Award finalists for 2021.

The finalists' images have been deemed the best of the 2020 PPA International Photographic Competition. The Grand Imaging Award finalists in 12 categories were selected from the more than 5,000 entries. At Imaging USA 2021, the top three photographers in each category will receive awards, with one of the 12 first-place images taking the overall Grand Imaging Award and a $1,000 cash prize.

Look for galleries of all the finalists' images next week on PPmag.com!

Animals 

Lisa Asp, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Royal Canine

Annie Ballantine, M.Photog., CPP
I'll Take Two Jars of Your Finest Wrinkle Cream

Danica Barreau, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
The Skeptic

Beth Brinston, CPP
Kitten Kaboodle

Marianne Cherry, CPP
I'd Like A French Manicure, Please

Susan Gertz, M.Photog., CPP
Aye Stand My Ground

Diana Lundin
Dad Had the Fun Job

Travis Patenaude,
Saying Good-Bye

Belinda Richards
Camera Shy

Kathy Wierda, M.Photog.Cr.
Boxer Bonanza

Creative Open 

Melissa Clapper
Milkmaids Kittens

Amber Damour
When Titans Fall

Chris Fritchie
Who Is...The Fairest of Them All

Toni Johnson-Harryman, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Every Fairytale Has Its Thorns

Karen McCall, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
My Momma Say To Kiss the One With the Crown

Dana Rose
That's Not Very Ladylike

Shannon Squires-Toews, M.Photog.
Patiently Awaiting the Wind

Shannon Squires-Toews, M.Photog.
Bloom Where You Are Planted

Karen Walker, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Sunny Side

Karen Walker, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Morning Bells

Children 

Erich Caparas, M.Photog.M.Artist.
Like Toy Soldier

Peter Levshin, M.Photog.
This Is My Camera

Ann Lyle, CPP
All Ears

Barbara MacFerrin
A Rose by Any Other Name

Barbara MacFerrin
Green Eyes

Gigi Odea, M.Photog., CPP
Cry Baby

Gigi Odea, M.Photog., CPP
Purrrfectly Knit Together

Kimberly Smith, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Come Fly With Me

Shannon Squires-Toews, M.Photog.
Perfectly Perched

Kathy Wierda, M.Photog.Cr.
Winter Games

Illustrative/Commercial 

Erich Caparas, M.Photog.M.Artist
The Universe Within

Pat Corlin, CPP
ESSSS Curves

Jim Doyle, M.Photog.
The Dining Room

Jeff Johnson, M.Photog.Cr.
Elevated Radiance

Toni Johnson-Harryman, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Release

Alph Leydon
Farmers Bounty

Randy McNeilly, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP, API, F-ASP
Lotus Evora

Dana Rose
Just More Bad News

Dana Rose
Just Winging It

Ben Shirk, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr.
The Rescue of Captain Hook

Landscape/Nature 

Cat Anderson
Wild Abandon

Lisa Asp, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Soaring at Sunset

Laura Bennett, M.Photog.Cr.
Spires of the Renaissance

Irene Bowers, M.Artist.
Cherished

Cheri Hammon, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr., CPP
Sacred Place

Kenneth Martin, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Sacred Lands of the Navajo

John Powers, M.Photog., CPP
Serenity

Hendro Soetrisno, M.Photog.
Walking on Water

Hendro Soetrisno, M.Photog.
Time to Go Home

Chris Vander Velde, M.Photog.M.Artist.
Seeking a Safe Harbor

Wedding 

Andrew Joseph
Coming Together

Jackie Kramer
Center of His Universe

Aly Kuler, CPP
Gone With the Wind

Ted Linczak, M.Photog.Cr.
I've Waited Only for You

Marceliano Muñoz, M.Photog.Cr.
Poise

Tomas Muñoz, M.Photog.Cr.
Gotham Love

Armando Muñoz, M.Photog.
Amore

Dwight Okumoto, M.Photog.M.Artist.MEI.Cr., CPP, API
Spirited

Ray Roman
Yin & Yang

Brian Watt, M.Photog.
Swept Away

Portrait 

Kenneth Bovat, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Fidelity

Erich Caparas, M.Photog.M.Artist.
Kartika

Andrew Faulds, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Remembrance

Jonathan Givens, M.Photog., CPP
Glam Dancing

Rosalind Guder
Moonlight & Cherry Blossoms

Randy McNeilly, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP, API, F-ASP
Eight is Enough

Dana Rose
If He Goes I Go

Kalina Schneider
The Making of America

Myra Thiessen
A Mothers Touch

Kathy Wierda, M.Photog.Cr.
Mother's Pride and Joy

Senior 

Irene Bowers, M.Artist.
Last Dance

Jane Engs, M.Photog.
Virtuoso

Kimberly Guardipee
A Noble Heritage

Barbara MacFerrin
Temptation

Dawn Muncy, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
He's Got the Blues

Ben Shirk, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr.
Math Wiz

Timothy Skrastins, CPP
Music Man

Kimberly Smith, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Nesting

Myra Thiessen
Rebirth of the Renaissance

Kathy Wierda, M.Photog.Cr.
Pretty in Pastels

Artist Restoration 

Danica Barreau, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
Joy, Renewed

Johnny Holland, M.Photog.
Lady Lola

Jennifer McGraw, Cr.Photog., CPP
Flooded With Memories

Chris Paulis, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
The Ordination of A. C. Elliott

Photographic Open Album 

Joe Campanellie, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-ASP
Escaping From Covid Isolation

Jeffrey Dachowski, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Tuscany

Robert Kunesh, M.Photog.MEI.Cr.
Abstracting Beauty

Ted Linczak, M.Photog.Cr.
Past Time

Sylwia Ok, M.Photog., CPP
Let The Adventure Begin

Peggy Sue Seehafer, M.Photog.M.Artist, CPP
My Secret Garden

Kristy Steeves, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Trading Places

Wedding Album 

Johnathan Fusco
Meena Weds Varun

Trish Gilmore, Cr.Photog., CPP
How Do I Love Thee

Ted Linczak, M.Photog.Cr.
Jeremy and Cristina

Mario Muñoz, M.Photog.Cr.
The Big Day in Big Sky

Mario Muñoz, M.Photog.Cr.
Nicole & Megan

Mario Muñoz, M.Photog.Cr.
Kristina & Michael

Tomas Muñoz, M.Photog.Cr.
Jordana & Thomas

Armando Muñoz, M.Photog.
Jordana & Thomas

Tomas Muñoz, M.Photog.Cr.
Meena Weds Varun

Susanna Poeffel, CPP
Lance and Kelly

Susanna Poeffel, CPP
Bryce and Brooke

Artist 

Tina Caron, CPP
You Missed Your Curfew

John Ellis, M.Photog.M.Artist.
Skytown

Karen McCall, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP
Meet the Flockers

Sandra Pearce, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP
Good Morning Sunshine!

Judy Reinford, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
The Fire in Their Eyes

Dana Rose
The Wildcat Warrior

Cindy Shaver, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Everybody Was KungFu Fighting

Kimberly Smith, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
The Dress Makers

Chris Vander Velde, M.Photog.M.Artist.
Drama Llama

Chris Vander Velde, M.Photog.M.Artist.
A Chorus Line

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