Bruce Muncy Celebrates 50 Years As a Professional Photographer!

Bruce W. Muncy, Mphotog.,Cr.,A-ASP,AE-ASP,FP (VA) Professional Photographers of Ohio President 1983 and Honorary Member since Feb 21, 2000 Celebrates 50 years as a professional photographer since graduating from the Ohio Institute of Photograph in Dayton Ohio on July 24, 1974 in the first graduating class of 3.

Bruce's first job after graduation was with Monarch Machine Tool Company as Chief Photographer in Sidney Ohio for two years. He then was Director of Photographic Production for Motts Photographic in Columbus, Ohio. Warren Motts was his mentor and friend for 8.5 years. Bruce then worked for Battelle Memorial Foundation as Senior Research Photographer for 1 year before moving to Roanoke, Virginia to start his own business Muncy Fine Photography. Bruce want the Trustees to know that the 10 years he was in Ohio was the most important years in his professional development. He is grateful for all the friends he made in the Mid-East Regional and is still in contact with many of those colleagues.  Listed below are his professional achievements and service to the profession.

  • Master of Photography from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA)

  • Photographic Craftsman from the PPA

  • EDU 100 from the PPA for teaching excellence of 100 seminars and classes

  • Associate of the American Society of Photographers (ASP)

  • Associate Educator of ASP

  • Fellow of Photography from the Virginia Professional Photographers Association

  • Service to Photography from VPPA 

  • President of the Southwest Ohio Professional Photographers (PPSO

  • Vice President of the Central Ohio Professional Photographers (PPCO)

  • President of the Professional Photographers of Ohio (PPO)

  • Chairman of the Certified Professional Photographers of Ohio (CPP)

  • Lt. Governor of the Blue Ridge District of the VPPA

  • Governor of the Blue Ridge District of the VPPA-3 times 

  • Part-time instructor at the Ohio Institute of Photography

  • Instructor at the Winona School of Professional Photography 3 times

  • Instructor at the Georgia School of Professional Photography

  • Instructor at the Triangle Institute of Professional Photography

  • Commercial Photography Keynote speaker at the PPA national convention twice

  • PPA National Judge for 14 years

  • Commercial Judge at the Mid-East Regional and Southeastern Regional Conventions

  • Speaker and Judge at 14 state conventions

  • Photographed and Published 3 editions of "Bed & Breakfast and Unique Inns of Virginia

  • Photographed and Published 1 edition of "Bed & Breakfast and Unique Inns of Pennsylvania

  • Commissioned a "Kentucky Colonel" by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1982.

 Bruce is grateful to all the clients, people and agencies that have supported him in his great career.

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