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Competition Makes You Stretch

Competition can push you past your comfort zone…and into the limelight! Let’s add in another bonus: PPA competitions can help you earn the merits for your PPA degrees.

Hone your craft and see how you stack up among the best when it comes to images, studio marketing, newsletters, Web sites and more.

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:: Latest News
  • Win a portfolio review with Anne Geddes

    The Anne Geddes Portfolio Review Contest, sponsored by Epson America, has just been announced. Sign up at www.ppmag.com to win the chance at a one-on-one portfolio review with legendary photographer Anne Geddes at Imaging USA 2009.

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  • Winners announced for the 2008 Professional Photographer Cover Photo Contest

    The winners of the 2008 Professional Photographer Cover Photo Contest have been announced. First prize was awarded to Heather Smith of Smith Photo Design in Cumming, Ga. Smith's image will be featured on the cover of the November issue, and in a story inside the issue.

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  • BJP International Photography Award

    In partnership with the Association of Photographers Sponsored by Spectrum Photographic & Canon The British Journal of Photography is calling for entries to its fourth International Photography Awards - a juried competition with a total prize fund worth more...

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  • Photographer of the Year Awards

    Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2008 Photographer of the Year Awards. These individuals demonstrated excellence in their craft and earned tremendous achievements in PPA's 2008 International Print Competition....

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:: Spotlight

2007 AN-NE Spotlight: Best Family & Children Campaign

Laura Novak put together her AN-NE Marketing entry in a day, shipped it overnight, and won the award for Best Family & Children Campaign. How? Let’s just say her campaign itself wasn’t created overnight.

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2007 AN-NE Spotlight: Best Use of Multimedia

Ironically, Owen, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, winner of the 2007 AN-NE Marketing Award for Best Use of Multimedia (and many photography awards), does little active marketing himself. But that’s because his commitment to service has transformed into a behind-the-scenes marketing approach. Simply put, he helps the people who know the people.

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2007 AN-NE Spotlight: Best Wedding Campaign

“I like things that are different. I want to be different, unique,” comments Christa Hoffarth of [studio] in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. One look at her marketing concepts and design, and you can see it is true. After all, she won the 2007 AN-NE Marketing Award for Best Wedding Campaign.

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2007 AN-NE Spotlight: Best High School Senior & Best Image Marketing Campaign

“Competitions—like the AN-NEs and print competitions—make me work harder, “comments Sarah Petty. “They force me to think through what I’m doing.”

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2007 AN-NE Spotlight: Best Web Site (Braniff)

Web sites become more important every year. The simple fact that Internet searching is readily available increases the chances of people running into your site. When they come to your site, what will they see or think? More importantly, what will they do? Farrah Braniff, owner of Farrah Braniff Photographs in Houston, Texas, knows the importance of a photography Web site. In fact, her site tied for first place in the AN-NE Marketing Awards’ Best Web Site category.

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