Print Competition Awards
AZPPA Photographer of the Year Awards

AZPPA Awards are presented for prints that meet critera including Impact, Print Quality, Presentation, Originality and more. Prints are judged by a panel of experienced judges. A judging panel typically consists of five judges with one or two alternate judges. Whenever there is at least a ten point difference between the highest and lowest scores, the image score is automatically "challenged” and is re-scored after a discussion period when each judge is allowed to present his/her reasons for their score. There are five categories in the Open and Masters Divisions with the top three scoring prints receiving awards. Additionally, the total score of the photographer's print case is used to determine the AZPPA Photographer of the Year & the "Arizona Top Ten". See list at the bottom of this page for the list of winners. If you are a photographer start working on your print case for next year and see YOU at the Awards podium.

2006 Award Winners

Commercial Catagory

1st Place - Meat My Friends-
Adam Nollmeyer
- Traveling Loan

2nd Place - Coffee Liqueur - Adam Nollmeyer - Fuji Masterpiece Award Traveling Loan Collection

Illustrative Category

1st Place - Black Belt -KristenIsbell
Fuji Masterpiece Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place - An Accessary to Music-
Karen Ramackers

3rd Place - Calm Before the Storm - Rick Lofgreen- Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

Masters Illustrative Category

1st Place - Callalady - Bob Coates - Kodak Gallery Award - Traveling Loan
American Society of Photographers Award

2nd Place - Pier Into the Past- Dan Hamell- Fuji Masterpiece Award
Traveling Loan Collection

3rd Place - Weathered - Philip Ramackers

Portrait Category

1st Place - Sacred Canyon - Rick Lofgreen - Kodak Gallery Award
Al Buehman Award - High Scoring Print
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place- The DQ Crew -
Rick Lofgreen
Traveling Loan Collection

3rd Place- Snug In Silk - Stewart Mattingly Fuji Masterpiece Award
Traveling Loan Collection

Masters Portrait Category

1st Place- Apache Girl -
Philip Ramackers
Traveling Loan

2nd Place- Desert Worn
Bob Coates
Traveling Loan Collection

Wedding Category

1st Place- Quintessence - Anselmo Rascon - Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Colection

2nd Place - Flower Buds - Leanna McDonald

Masters Wedding Category

1st Place- Waiting - Bob Coates

2nd Place - Madonna - Philip Ramackers

Frank Rigo Award - Allen Patrou
Highest Scoring Print Case - First Time Entrant

AZPPA Top Ten Photographers of the Year

1st Place Rick Lofgreen - 2nd Place Allen Patrou - 3rd Place Philip Ramackers - 4th Place Kristen Isbell
4th Place Adam Nollmeyer- 6th Place Leanna Mc Donald- 7th Place Dan Hammel -
9th Place (Tie) Anselmo Rascon, Maria McCay and Wendy Newman