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ANNUAL PRINT COMPETITION
FEBRUARY 2008

The Seattle Professional Photographers’ Association congratulates Susan Marsidi for highest aggregate at this year’s annual print competition.

All entries where scored based on the Professional Photographer’s Association rules and regulations by a panel of PPA certified judges. Below are the overall winners for each division.

Best Overall Wedding Entry is awarded to

Susan Marsidi for “Dream Lifter”

Best Overall Portrait Entry is shared by these three photographers

Barbara Roser for “Starlit Dreaming”

Kari J Blunck for “Tunnel Vision”

Colleen Pfeilschiefter “Tough & Tender”

Best Overall Commercial Entry is shared by these two photographers

Susan Marsidi for “Portofino by Night”

Leon Barber for “Sunset at Fort Worden”

For a complete list of winners download the pdf.

PPA affiliates is proud to announce the Sandy Puc’ 2010 Family Tour! Only $79 for five-hours of training, marketing materials, registration into the International Charity Model Search, and much more!

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Sandy is a nationally renowned photographer and one of Canon’s prestigious “Explorers of Light.” She is visiting 52 cities in the USA and Canada beginning January 2, 2010, teaching the best methods of family portraiture craft, the latest trends in marketing, timesaving tips, advice on tools of the trade and much more.

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