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.

2007 Award Winners

Commercial Catagory

1st Place - Pirates Plunder - Danial Maust
Fuji Masterpiece Award - Traveling Loan

2nd Place - The Red Door Spa - Adam Nollmeyer - Traveling Loan Collection

Masters Commercial Category

1st Place - Tiger on the Prowel -
Dan Hammel - Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place - Working For You-
Anselmo Rascon
Traveling Loan Collection

Illustrative Category

1st Place - Windwalker - Erin Kenly - Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place - Outer Banks Light -
Kristen Seale - Traveling Loan

Masters Illustrative Category

1st Place - Mirage - Philip Ramackers - Traveling Loan
American Society of Photographers Award

2nd Place - Sneaky Flower - Bob Coates - Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

Portrait Category

1st Place - Ancient Knowledge - Allen Patrou - Fuji Masterpiece Award
Al Buehman Award - High Scoring Print
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place- Black and Blue -
Adam Nollmeyer
Traveling Loan Collection

3rd Place- Girl'z in the Hood
Karen Ramackers
Traveling Loan Collection

Masters Portrait Category

1st Place- Return to Sender -
Philip Ramackers -
Kodak Gallery Award - Traveling Loan

2nd Place- Little Champion -
Rick Lofgreen
Traveling Loan Collection

Wedding Category

1st Place- Quintessence - Greg Reeves

Masters Wedding Category

1st Place- Touched - Steve Nissle

Wedding Album Category

1st Place- Libby & Ryan - Tom Cheswick - Kodak Gallery Award

2nd Place- Christa & John -
Andrea & Greg Reeves

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

AZPPA Top Ten Photographers of the Year

1st Place Philip Ramackers- 2nd Place Allen Patrou - 3rd Place Tom Cheswick - 4th Place Daniel Maust
4th Place Adam Nollmeyer- 4th Place Andrea Reeves - 7th Place Wendy Newman - 8th Rick Lofgreen
9th Place (Tie) Tom Loomis - Greg Reeves