Professional Photographers of America (PPA) has announced the results of its international photographic competition.
A panel of 45 eminent jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from nearly 5,000 total entries from August 4-7 at Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Over 1,800 images were selected for the General Collection and 918 were selected for the esteemed Loan Collection. The Loan Collection images will all be published in the “Loan Collection” book and over 200 selected General Collection images will be published in the “Showcase” book by Marathon Press.
To view full results of the International Photographic Competition, visit http://www.PPA.com/IPC.
PPA International Photographic Competition Results Announced
PPA Press Release
Professional Photographers of America Announces International Photographic Competition Results
PPA’s anchor competition experiences growth across the board
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 08, 2014
A panel of 45 eminent jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from nearly 5,000 total entries from August 4-7 at Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Judged against a standard of excellence, just over 1,800 images were selected for the General Collection and 918 (roughly 18 percent) were selected for the esteemed Loan Collection—the best of the best. The Loan Collection images will all be published in the much-anticipated “Loan Collection” book and over 200 selected General Collection images will be published in the “Showcase” book by Marathon Press.
Images accepted into the General and Loan Collections will also be on display at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee Feb. 1-3, 2015 during Imaging USA, the annual convention and expo for professional photographers. These images constitute one of the world’s largest annual exhibits of professional photography gathered simultaneously under one roof.
Those who didn’t earn merits this year didn’t have to leave empty-handed. Critiques from the IPC judges were available upon request, and the judges completed roughly 1,800 during the competition. The critiques are offered as a way to help participants find areas of improvement and prepare for future photo competitions.
And for the first time, this year’s IPC was streamed live online and 1,570 unique visitors from 13 countries tuned in over the four days. 643 of those weren’t involved in this year’s competition, showcasing the widespread curiosity in competition, but tentativeness to enter. This is something PPA hopes the live stream will help change.
“This was truly the best IPC yet, because for the first time ever, people who normally don’t have access to the IPC were able to see the judging in action” said IPC manager Rich Newell, M.Photog.Cr. “Those critiques must be working; we had about 250 more images go Loan this year. And we’re thrilled with how many people viewed the live stream. We hope it showed all the non-participants who watched what truly goes on at competition. Hopefully they won’t hesitate to enter next year!”
The IPC challenges photographers to grow their artistic and technical photography skills by creatively capturing and presenting their best images, and by doing so, improving their businesses.
