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Congratulations to our 2024 VPP Print Competition Winners!

Every year, Vermont Professional Photographers compete in a photographic competition judged by trained jurors from around the nation! Their images are judged based on the Professional Photographers of America's standards for 12 elements of a merit image. If you would like to learn more about Print Competition, please see our Print Competition page. 

If you would like to learn more about competing on international levels, visit PPA.com


** Freeze Jurors! Many of these images will be moving on to Merit Image Review & International Photo Competition **




2024 Mack Derick Memorial Award Recipients:
Melvin Guante
Kelly Shulze

About the award:  The Mack Derick Memorial Award was established in 1994 to give members a continuing incentive to create and enter images of their own production. The award is in memory of one of the founders of Vermont Professional Photographers and a lifelong craftsman of the photographic arts. Each entry must be wholly of the maker's own production, from the negative through the finished mounted print.In order to receive the Mack Derick print the competitors must compete annually until 15 points have been awarded. Past recipients include:
2023 - Jonathan Adams
Sarah Macgarghan
Jamie Proctor-Brassard
2009 - Chris Wideawake
2001 - Matthew Payeur
2000 - Wayne Tarr
1999 - Arnold Spahn
1999 - Barry Hayes
1998 - Robert Jenks & Charles Parker

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Vermont High Level of Excellence

GOLD

Jonathan Adams

About the award:  The Gold High Level of Excellence Award is awarded to the VPP member based on Image competition performance. Six regular qualifying entries are required to be considered for this award, and a minimum of four entries must score 80 or above. The awards are based on the highest total score from the top four entries. 


Vermont High Level of Excellence

SILVER

Jamie Proctor-Brassard

About the award:  The Silver High Level of Excellence Award is awarded to the VPP member based on Image competition performance. Six regular qualifying entries are required to be considered for this award, and a minimum of four entries must score 80 or above. The awards are based on the highest total score from the top four entries. 


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Vermont High Level of Excellence

BRONZE

Wayne Tarr

About the award:  The Bronze High Level of Excellence Award is awarded to the VPP member based on Image competition performance. Six regular qualifying entries are required to be considered for this award, and a minimum of four entries must score 80 or above. The awards are based on the highest total score from the top four entries.

Vermont Best First-Timer Award

David Brueckner


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"Finally Alone" - Jonathan Adams

Best in Show

Master Court of Honor

Best Wedding/Event Award

Certified Professional Photographer

Competition Award

American Society of Photographers


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Member's Choice Award

"Generations" - Natascha Dacres

About the award:  This award goes to any entry with the highest number of votes from a poll of VPP members. 



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Non-Master Court of Honors:

“Iced Lavender” - Katie Paquette



“Positively Hilarious” – Natascha Dacres

also: Best Black & White

“Vermont Moonrise” - David Brueckner 


also: Best Landscape/Cityscape Award

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Master Court of Honors:

“Ascending Geometry” – Wayne Tarr


Also: Best Illustrative Award

“Angel of Fire” – Wayne Tarr



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Out of State Court of Honor

“Walk This Way”– Judy Reinford

About the award:  Any single image entry that scores 80-100 (excellent, superior, or exceptional) is eligible for a Court of Honor. These are juror choice awards of impactful images for entrants, Masters or non-Masters, who do not live in Vermont and are not members of VPP. 


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Best Artist Award:

“Geometry of Ice” – Katie Paquette


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Best Portrait

"Flowing" - Wayne Tarr

About the award:  This award goes to the highest scoring portrait entry, scoring 80-100, or a jurors' choice if more than one entry is in the same highest scoring category (Excellent, Superior, Exceptional)

*Example: A score of 91 could beat a score of 93 for this award based on jurors' decision because 91 and 93 are in the same superior category.


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VPP Creative Theme Award - "Face-to-Face"

"Breathe You In" - Kathleen Porter

About the award: This year's creative theme was "Blue". VPP members may enter one image into the creative theme category that is not included in their designated print case of six images. The jurors select the image that best exemplifies and interprets the creative theme. 

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