We are excited to share with you the results announced at the Awards Gala, including the winner of the PHOTOGraphie Youth Contest, who took home the shiny hardware, and who was awarded the 2016 PPOC-BC Photographer of the Year!
The evening started off with emcee Aura McKay lighting up the stage with her charismatic welcome and opening remarks. She recognized the dedication of Past Chair, Rima Dickson, for her term as BC Chair in 2015. Thanks Rima! Next she awarded Philomena Hughes with the PPOC-BC Regional Citation of Service for their contribution to the BC association.
Next up for recognition were Rima Dickson, Craig Minielly, Dave Scougal, Kevin Wallace and Don Young, who were bestowed the Honour of Fellowship in PPOC-BC. A Fellowship is a designation earned by volunteering on PPOC-BC boards and committees and by consistently achieving the highest standard of image quality in the annual BC image competition.
Congratulations to the 18 high school finalists of the Youth Contest proudly sponsored by Nikon and VanArts. They received certificates and gift cards from Pix Portal. Ian Harland (Flight) was the lucky winner of the Nikon D7200 camera.
Now for the results of the 71st annual PPOC-BC Image Competition. Congratulations to everyone who had images accepted into the Salon Exhibition, and here are the trophy winners:
STUDENT AWARDS, sponsored by Nikon
Hunter Will (Continuum) – Student Commercial
Hunter Will (Medusa) – Student General
Student Portrait – no qualifying entries
Hunter Will – Student Photographer of the Year
MEMBER AWARDS
COMMERCIAL CATEGORY
Larry Scherban (Time for Demolition?) – Architecture sponsored by PPOC-BC
Fashion/Beauty – no qualifying entries
Greg Blue (Cobra) – Product Illustration, sponsored by Harvard Western Insurance
Industrial – no qualifying entries
Alexis Walters (First Day) – Editorial, sponsored by Photo Coach International
Paul Wright (A Lion in Winter) – Press, sponsored by Nikon
GENERAL CATEGORY
Tracey Harper (A Pirate’s Delight) – Pictorial/Floral sponsored by Canon
Tina Richardson (The Wanderer) – Animals, sponsored by Beau Photo Supplies
Tracey Harper (Torn) – Experimental/ Unclassified, sponsored by Langara College
Terrill Bodner (Oh Happy Day!) – Fine Art, sponsored by PPOC-BC
Renée Charboneau (Apparition) – Conceptual Illustration, sponsored by VanArts
Feature Album – no qualifying entries
PORTRAIT CATEGORY
J. Wayne Kaulbach (The Bollywood Rebel) – Portrait of a Man, sponsored by PPOC-BC, Northern Branch
Greg Blue (Lanaya) – Portrait of a Woman, sponsored by Beau Photo Supplies
Melissa Welsh (Our Peaceful Parade) – Portrait of One or Two Persons, sponsored by Image Explorations
Robert Coates (Una Amore, La Famiglia) – Group Portrait, sponsored by Harvard Western Insurance
Alexis Walters (Remembering Emma, RIP Mad Hatter) – Child Portrait, sponsored by Photo Expert
Tracey Harper (Naked) – Figure Study, sponsored by Craig’s Actions
Robert Coates (You Complete Me) – Wedding Portrait, sponsored by GTA Imaging
Suzanne Le Stage (Eye Spy) – Wedding Group, sponsored by Pixellu
Suzanne Le Stage (Grandma Steals the Show) – Photojournalistic Wedding, sponsored by Technicare
Wedding Album – no qualifying entries
UNIQUE AWARDS
Greg Blue (Cobra) – First Time Entry, sponsored by Kerrisdale Cameras
Tony Bonin (Downtown) – Observer Entry, sponsored by PPOC-BC
Allan Bailey (Daydreams) – Out of Province Entry, sponsored by PPOC-BC
David Custodi0 (On the Road Again) – Langara Alumni, sponsored by Langara College
Terrill Bodner (Oh Happy Day!) – Jan de Haas Award, sponsored by PPOC-BC
JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARDS
Allan Bailey for their image Daydreams, by Brian K. Smith
Allan Bailey for their image Unbreakable, by Kevin Wallace
Don MacGregor for their image Racing Home, by Stu Bish
Grant Withers for their image Hypnosis, by Mark Laurie
J. Wayne Kaulbach for their image Thar Desert, by Jillian Chateauneuf
Tracey Harper for their image A Pirate’s Delight, by Daphne Carlyle
Bobbi Carpino for their image Baby Gatsby, by Don MacGregor
2016 PPOC-BC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Technicare
Anna Beaudry
Congratulations to all!