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 a judges score and the average score, 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 Emil Egar Photographer of the Year & the Frank Rigo Award going to the highest scoring printcase of a first time entry to print competition. The Al Buehman Award is given for the High Scoring Print. ASP Award is presented to the highest scoring print of an American Society of Photographer member. The "Arizona Top Ten" is awarded to the highest soring print cases. The CPP Award is presented to the highest scoring print froma Certified Professional Photographer. 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. As nice as it is to win awards, please remember Print Competition is organized to help you learn and grow as a photographer. You enter print competition to become a better photographer. See you there!!! Click here for all 2011 Award Winners and Merit prints.

2011 Award Winners

Commercial Category

1st Place - Jason Gerrardo 108 Beads
Allen Patrou

2nd Place - Sunrise at the Mittens
Ivan Martinez

3rd Place - Superstition Rainbows
Ivan Martinez

Masters Commercial Category

1st Place - The Estates at...
Dan Hammel - Traveling Loan
ASP Award

2nd Place - Home Sweet Home
Bob Coates

Illustrative Category

1st Place - Badlands of New Mexico
Kristen Seale - Al Buehman Award
Traveling Loan Collection - CPP Award

2nd Place - Autumn Signs
Sara Goodnick

3rd Place - Sandfalls
Lane Bigler - Traveling Loan

Masters Illustrative Category

1st Place - Fire & Ice
Bob Coates - Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place - Flowerscape
Bob Coates
Traveling Loan Collection

3rd Place - Emerald Brook
Dale Holladay
Traveling Loan Collection

Portrait Category

1st Place - Cowboy Coffee
Allen Patrou - Kodak gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place- Reluctant Runaway
Kristen Seale
Al Bueman Award (High Print)

3rd Place- Angel Watch
Linda Wilson

Masters Portrait Category

1st Place - Reminiscing
Kay Eskridge

2nd Place - Apache Pride
David B. Watt

3rd Place - Jasmine's Last Wish
Kay Eskridge

Wedding Category

1st Place - The Last Smoke
Olivia Womak

2nd Place - Bride got a Birdie
Fred Ferguson

3rd Place - A Stolen Moment
Christina McMaster

Masters Wedding Album Catagory

Wedding Album Category

1st Place - Sara and Michael
Dan Hammel
Traveling Loan Collection

1st Place - Mara & David
Tom Cheswick - Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place - Jessica & Scott
Fred Ferguson

Non-Wedding Event Album

1st Place - Celebrate Sexy
Kay Eskridge

2nd - Augusta National 2010
Dan Hammel

Frank Rigo Award - Lane Bigler
Highest Scoring Print Case - First Time Entrant

AZPPA Top Ten Photographers of the Year

Fuji Masterpiece Awards

1st Place Bob Coates

2nd Place Kristen Seale

3rd Place Lane Bigler

4th Place David B. Watt

5th Place Allen Patrou

6th Place Fred Ferguson

7th Place Dan Hammel

8th Place Jennifer Flanagan

9th Place Sara Goodnick

10th Place Dale Holladay

The Moment Has Come - Ivan Martinez