Last weekend, the Professional Photographers of Canada – Manitoba held their annual convention and image salon. The judging took place at Tec Voc High School in Winnipeg with judges from across Canada. The rest of the convention took place at the Hitch N Post Rance just off Highway 6 north of Winnipeg. Our speakers, Michael Redford and Shannon Brunner, were both very different, but I enjoyed them both immensely! Shannon’s topic was “Keep the Change” and was thought-provoking and insightful! Michael Redford – wow – what can I say? Inspiring in his marketing and great with the little details!
On Sunday evening, we had the Awards Banquet. In my capacity as Merit Chair, I was pleased to present two photographers with their Honour of Fellowship Certificates and two others that had achieved the Emerald and Sapphire levels of the Honour of Fellowship.
Also that evening the awards were presented. When it came time to announce the Finalists for Photographer of the Year I was shocked to hear my name called – along with Fred Elcheshen, Bruce Hendricks and Jeremy Hiebert! These were my winning entries…
This image is titled “Follow Me” and was taken in Africa a year ago while canoeing on the Zambezi River…
This one is titled “Lone Tree” – also taken on the Zambezi River with a view of the Zambian hills on the opposite shore.
The other image was taken at a session last September and I titled it “Vintage Look”…
Congratulations to Fred Elcheshen who was chosen as Photographer of the Year 2009!
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