This is my IPC 2019 Silver Medal case! What a year! Creating four images that are all selected for the Merit Collection is never easy, and these images represent two years of work (they received accolades at local, state, and district judging before now). One of them was even selected for the prestigious Loan Collection (“Table for 1”). And, there’s more – two of them received my highest (tie) PPA scores yet (“Morning Solitude” and “Sunset in Kuala Lumpur”)! 🥳

I have spent three years photographing primates all over the world, and it has been very fulfilling. I am honored that the judges appreciate my images of these amazing creatures. “Table for 1” is an orangutan in Kuala Lumpur, and “An Old Soul” is a chimpanzee in Dallas. I spent several hours with both of these lovely ladies trying to capture more than just their faces … I wanted to show more of their personalities and souls.

IPC Judging starts today! I will be watching (multiple screens!) all week and waiting for my images to pop up! Wine and cheese help … 😊

While we were in Chile, eight of my images were judged at the state print competition. Seven of them received Exhibition Merits and a Platinum Medal, and one of them received a Distinguished Print Ribbon, which put it in the top 4 of the Wildlife category. 😀

After 6 DAYS of intense District Photographic Competition judging, I am ecstatic that all 4 of my images have been scored well enough to go through to the International Photographic Competition in August, where 3 of them will be judged again for the prestigious Loan Collection (and that judging will determine the color of my medal). This was my best case yet, with two personal best scores at this level! 🥰📷🏅🍾🎉

Here is my PPA International Photographic Competition 2018 Silver Medal case. 😁🏅📷

Here are the statistics from IPC 2018. This is amazing! Not listed here are the 414 Medalists and the 365 Showcase Images. I work all year toward this competition, and this was my best year yet: 4 Merit Images, 1 Loan Image, 1 Showcase Image, and a Silver Medal.