Professional Photographers of America’s Southwest Photographic Competition Now Open
SAN MARCOS, Texas (PRWEB) December 11, 2014 -- Professional Photographers of America (PPA) announced today the opening of its Southwest District competition. Images submissions will be accepted until Jan. 2, 2015. Entered works will be judged January 8-9 in San Marcos, Texas.
PPA urges its members to enter photographic competition to push themselves to be more, improving their craft and confidence in the process.
“Once photographers get over the initial fear of competition, most keep entering year after year and become better photographers in the process,” said Randy McNeilly, PPA’s photographic exhibition committee chairman. “Even if they don’t earn a merit right away, there’s so much they can learn. Plus, it’s a huge confidence boost, not only for the photographer, but also the client who commissions their work—especially once they start to win awards.”
At the district level, images either earn a “merit” or “does not merit” score. Merit images are sealed and move on to the International Photographic Competition (IPC), held each August. Non-merit images may be worked on and re-entered into the IPC that same year. Critiques from a PPA judge can be ordered to give entrants personalized feedback on the reason for the score. Entrants and non-entrants alike can watch the judging live online in January.
“The live stream was hugely successful at the International Photographic Competition in August so we’re taking it to all of PPA’s district competitions,” said McNeilly. “This helps debunk some myths about the judging process and shows photographers how much they can learn by attending or ordering their critiques.”
The best of the best images will enter the prestigious Loan Collection and be on display at the International Photographic Exhibit during Imaging USA 2016 in Atlanta. They will also be in a coffee table book published by Marathon Press. For inspiration, PPA produced a video featuring 2014’s Loan Collection images to show what the best look like.
PPA’s District Competitions and the International Photographic Competition are open to PPA photographers only, but non-members can and are encouraged to attend the judging. Photographers who belong to PPA are each assigned to districts based on their studio’s geographic location. For full district competition information, visit PPA.com/Competitions. To learn more about PPA’s membership benefits or to join, visit PPA.com/Join.
About PPA:
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest international nonprofit association created by professional photographers, for professional photographers. Almost as long-lived as photography itself, PPA’s roots date back to 1869. It assists more than 27,000 members through protection, education and resources for their continued success. See how PPA helps photographers be more at PPA.com.
John Owens, Professional Photographers of America, http://ppa.com, +1 4045228600 Ext: 226, [email protected]
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