One of our photographers, Shawn Marie, has been honing her photography skills for over 25 years, but finally worked up the confidence to enter her images into her first Professional Photography competition.
I guess good things come to those who wait because Shawn Marie received the highest total scores for the year, for first time entry from the Professional Photographers of Michigan and was awarded with a full ride scholarship to Great Lakes Institute of Photography. Because of Shawn accumulative scores on her entries, she received the honor of ranking in Michigan's top 7 Photographers.
That's not all! She was one of two people in Michigan who were awarded The Fuji Masterpiece Award for Wedding Photography. She also received the Court of Honor which is awarded to the judges' favorite in of each category in the competition.
She was very excited and honored to receive these awards. She says it has taken her many years of attending print competitions, and awards banquets watching other photographers receive these awards, to have the guts to enter her own images. With the support and encouragement of her mentors she decided this was the year to try. She is "proud and surprised" with the results, and she now has the competition "bug."
She has recently entered 4 prints in the Professional Photographers of America's National Competition, and is anxiously waiting for her results from the Judging at the end of June.
Shawn Marie believes that these photography competitions allow her to fine tune her skills and be the best she can be. She loves seeing her improvement reflect in her wedding photography.
Congrats Shawn Marie, and thanks for always striving to be the best!!
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