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Congratulations to our 2023 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 **




2023 Mack Derick Memorial Award Recipients:
Jonathan Adams
Jamie Proctor-Brassard
Sarah McGarghan

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:
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

Katie Paquette

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. 


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Vermont High Level of Excellence

SILVER

Jonathan Adams

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

Jamie Proctor-Brassard

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.

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"Smokeshow" - Jamie Proctor-Brassard

Best in Show

About the award:  This award goes to the highest scoring image of all five categories by a VPP member or a jurors' choice if two images receive the same highest score, scoring 85-100,  (Excellent, Superior, Exceptional)

Member's Choice Award

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


Master Court of Honor

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. To earn a Master Court of Honor, the entrant must hold a "PPA Master" degree.

Master of Photography (M.Photog), Master Artist (M. Artist), or Master of Wedding Photography (M.Wed.Photog.)


Best Illustrative

About the award:  This award goes to the highest scoring illustrative 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.

ASP Award

American Society of Photographers


About the award:  The ASP Award is given to the highest scoring image by a Vermont ASP member (American Society of Photographers).






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Master Court of Honor

"The Path We Walk Together" - Jonathan Adams

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. To earn a Master Court of Honor, the entrant must hold a "PPA Master" degree.

Master of Photography (M.Photog), Master Artist (M. Artist), or Master of Wedding Photography (M.Wed.Photog.)


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"Always Her Little Girl" - Jonathan Adams

Master Court of Honor

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. To earn a Master Court of Honor, the entrant must hold a "PPA Master" degree.

Master of Photography (M.Photog), Master Artist (M. Artist), or Master of Wedding Photography (M.Wed.Photog.)

Best Black & White

About the award:  This award goes to the highest scoring black & white 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.


Best Wedding/Event

About the award:  This award goes to the highest scoring wedding or event 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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Non-Master Court of Honor

"Brick on Water" - Katie Paquette

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 who do not yet hold a "PPA Master" degree.  


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Non-Master Court of Honor

"Totem" - Katie Paquette

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 who do not yet hold a "PPA Master" degree.  


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Non-Master Court of Honor

"Shades of Grey" - Katie Paquette

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 who do not yet hold a "PPA Master" degree.  


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Out of State Court of Honor

"All Legs on Deck" - Nick Angelides

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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"Lift Off" - Kelly Schulze

Best Landscape/Cityscape

About the award:  This award goes to the highest scoring landscape 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.



The George Read Memorial Award

About the award:  Any VPP member's image in a Vermont setting is eligible for the George Read Memorial Award. The image may be a portrait, commercial, or pictorial, but must stress the natural beauty of the state of Vermont, its people, or heritage to be eligible. 



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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 - "Smartphone Borne"

"Shadows Play" - Wayne Tarr

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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Best First-Timer Award

"Mountain Farm" - Michael Couture

About the award:  This award goes to the highest scoring image among first-time entrants. 


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Juror's Choice Awards

Nancy & Cindy - "The Path We Walk Together" Jon Adams
Mark - "3 Amigos" Sarah McGarghan

Steve - "Frosty Forms" Kelly Schulze
Cathy - "Ancient Falls" Sarah McGarghan
Chris - "Flowing" Wayne Tarr

About the award:  Juror's Choice Awards are bonus awards where each juror gets to choose a "favorite" image from the competition that doesn't need to meet any other qualification besides that the juror enjoyed the image. 

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Thank you to our Jurors!

  Jury Chair: Nancy Green, M.Photog.Cr., CPP – Plymouth, MA

  Cathleen Broderick, M.Photog.Cr., CPP– Marion, MA
  Cindy Dover, M.Photog., CPP – Cincinnati, OH
  Chris Paulis, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP, EA-ASP – Ellicott City, MD
  Steve Sedman, M.Photog.Cr. – Hingham, MA
  Mark Sweeney, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr.– Clifton, NY


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