Image Competition
There’s no better way to hone your skills than putting your images to the test in a photo competition evaluated by trained jurors who evaluate images against a set of 12 elements. The jurors review your image and provide you with constructive feedback, so you know just where and how to improve!
PPO is the jumping off point for print competition at the state level. We have multiple print competitions each year using PPA Approved Jurors and Jurors-in-Training to get the most valuable feedback possible before submitting to PPA’s Merit Image Review (MIR) and International Photographic Competition (IPC). Our members include Master Photographers and Master Artists who have medaled during IPC as well as placed at IPC’s Grand Imaging Awards. They are always happy to mentor and encourage others entering image competition.
PPO attempts to run their competition as close to MIR rules as possible to give our members the experience and comfort they need to compete at the higher levels for their degrees. However, rules change almost every year so it is important that competitors read the rules for every competition they enter.
Follow this link for directions on how to enter PPO’s image competition: Entering PPO Image Competition.
PPO Print Comp Chair
Lori McCoy
Current Image Competition Rules and Award Results
ANNUAL 2025
Judging to be held virtually on June 26, 2025
JUDGING PANEL
Dennis Hammon, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-ASP (Moderator)
Adilfa Ford, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Toni Harryman, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Teri Whittaker, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Gabriel Alonso, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
AWARDS AWARDS
Only PPO members are eligible for trophies, with the exception of the “Guest Award”. See the Awards List for details. Winners will be announced at our annual convention on July 20th, 2025.
Previous Competition Rules and Award Results
ANNUAL 2024
Judging was held virtually on Thursday, July 11th, 2024.
JUDGING PANEL
Joan Genest, M.Photog.Cr. (Jury Chair)
Gena Tussey, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Dwight Okumoto, M.Photog.M.Wed.Photog.MEI.M.Artist.Cr., CPP, API
Larry Lourcey, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Ed Pedi, M.Photog.Cr.
Nancy Green, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
AWARDS
Only PPO members are eligible for trophies, with the exception of the “Guest Award”. See the Awards List for details. Winners were announced at our annual convention on July 21st, 2024.
ANNUAL 2023
Judging was held virtually on Saturday, July 8th, 2023.
JUDGING PANEL
Bob Hawkins, M.Photog.MEI.Cr. (Jury Chair)
Gena Tussey, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Keith Howe, M.Photog.M.Wed.Photog.MEI.M.Artist.Cr.
Rick Avalos, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Jeff Dachowski, M.Photog.M.Wed.Photog.Cr.Hon.Master, CPP
Lisa Asp, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
ANNUAL 2022
Judging was held virtually on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
JUDGING PANEL
Jessica Vogel, M.Photog.Cr., CPP (Jury Chair)
Bob Coates, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP, EA-ASP
Toni Harryman, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Rick Avalos, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Mary Fisk-Taylor, M.Photog.Hon.M.Photog.M.Wed.Photog.Cr., CPP, ABI, API, EA-ASP
Amy Feick, M.Photog.Cr.
FALL 2021
Judging was held virtually on Saturday, December 11, 2021.
Judging Panel
Bob Hawkins, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP (Jury Chair)
Bryan Welsh, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API, EA-ASP
Toni Harryman, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP
Jim Trapp, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Joe Giitter, M.Photog.Cr.
Phaneendra Gudapati, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Spring 2021
PPO Member Images - Spring 2021
judging panel
Bob Hawkins, M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP (Jury Chair)
Dennis Hammon, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-ASP
Ella Carlson, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP, F-ASP, EA-ASP
Bryan Welsh, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API, EA-ASP
Lisa Dillon, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Pete Rezac, M.Photog.Cr., CPP