Over the years I have occasionally gotten up the nerve to enter my prints in the International Photographic Competition run by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Photographers are allowed to enter 4 prints each year, and they are subjected to a panel of certified judges, where the images are determined to be "merit-worthy" or not. The incentive to enter is to earn PPA "merits," or the "Seal of Approval," and when a photographer earns enough merits they can apply to receive a "Master of Photography degree" from PPA.
Sitting in on the judging is fun when it's not your print, and stressful as heck when it is.
Last week I was happy to learn that 3 of my 4 prints earned merits, and that one was even selected for PPA's International Loan Collection! The Loan Collection travels to different exhibits and is published in a book. This is my first Loan Collection print, so it's pretty fun to finally achieve that distinction. So here are the images, and thanks to Raf Alvarado and Keith Ashley for helping me come up with the titles of the first two:
The Outsiders, International Loan Collection, PPA Seal of Approval, Kodak Gallery Award:
Still Sacrificing, PPA Seal of Approval:
Drink Decaf and Sleep Like a Baby, PPA Seal of Approval:
International Photographic Competition run by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
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