Our 2nd quarter Image Competition was held Monday, May 12th. We had 47 excellent entries in 9 categories: Architecture/Industrial, Fashion/Editorial, Illustrative, Lifestyle, Nature/Wildlife, Landscape, Open Nature/Animal/Landscape, Portrait Studio, and Photojournalism . The judging by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Antonie Didienne, Dea Bachard Meyer, and Michael Van Auken was excellent. Each judge brought a different view and critique skill set. Kudos to all who entered, every s

Our 1st quarter Image Competition was held Monday, February 10th. We had 49 excellent entries in 11 categories: Commercial, Fashion/Editorial, Creative Imaging, Electronic IMaging, Illustrative, Lifestyle, Nature/Wildlife, Landscape, Open Nature/Animal/Landscape, Portrait Studio, and Photojournalism . The judging by 3 experienced PPC Judges: John Powers, Elizabeth Toller, and Kristi Elias  was excellent. Each judge brought a different view and critique skill set. Kudos to all

Our 3rd quarter 2024 Virtual Image Competition was held Monday, August 12th. We had 42 excellent entries in 10 categories: Architecture, Commercial, Fashion/Editorial, Illustrative, Lifestyle, Nature/Wildlife, Landscape, Open Nature/Animal/Landscape, Portrait Studio, and Photojournalism . The judging by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Eleanor Gray, James Trapp, & Michelle Pennings was excellent. Each judge brought a different view and critique skill set. Kudos to all who entere

Photographer of the Year Photographer of the Year Award is awarded to the individual with the highest aggregate score of their four (4) best scores in three different categories. An individual must have entered at least six (6) entries spanning at least two (2) separate competitions to be eligible for this award. 2023 Photographer of the Year - Endre Balough Category Awards The award is given based on the highest aggregate score of an individual’s four (4) entries in a single

2022 was a very good year for CIPPA - we have weathered a couple of crazy years and have evolved with a combination of in person and virtual events along with a growing membership. Thanks to Mike Mercadante for his excellent work on creating programs that are interesting, challenging, and informative! We had another strong year of Image Competitions with superb images and excellent judges. We have all improved and continue to learn. The image entries were strong, compelling,

Our final Virtual Image Competition of 2022 was held Monday, November 14. We had 68 excellent entries in 6 categories: Animal, Architecture, Commercial, Electronic Imaging, Fashion, Illustrative, Landscape, Nature, Photojournalism, Portrait Environmental, Portrait Studio, and Wedding . Gold Coast Professional Photographers joined the competition and tho their images weren't included in Category or Best of Show Winners, they submitted powerful imagery and were a very welcome

Our first Virtual Image Competition of 2022 was held Monday, February 14 - yup Valentines Day! We had 55 excellent entries in 9 categories ~ telling many many different stories. As a first, we invited members of the Gold Coast Professional Photographers to join. Tho their images weren't included in Category or Best of Show Winners, they submitted powerful imagery and were a very welcome addition to the Competition! The judging was excellent, by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Fra

Our fourth and final Virtual Image Competition of 2021 was held Monday, November 8, using Zoom Meeting and a shared Microsoft Excel Scoresheet. We had 58 excellent entries in 13 categories ~ from Album to Wedding ~ telling many many different stories. The judging was excellent, by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Mel Carl, Michael Collins, and Michelle Pennings. Thanks to Mike Mercadante for designing the shared Excel Sheet, and kudos to all who entered, every single photograph ha

Our third Virtual Image Competition of 2021 was held Monday, August 9, using Zoom Meeting and a shared Microsoft Excel Scoresheet. We had 57 excellent entries in 14 categories ~ from Album to Wedding ~ telling many many different stories. The judging was excellent, by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Tim Mathiesen, Rebecca LI, and Antoine Didienne. Thanks to Mike Mercadante for designing the shared Excel Sheet, to Bob Dellis for his radio voice, and kudos to all who entered, every

CIPPA'S next Image Competition will be Monday, August 9th. Zoom gathering at 6:30, Meeting starts at 7:00pm. Register here: Zoom Meeting Registration Image submission deadline is Thursday, August 5th at midnight. Judges will be Tim Mathiesen - PPOC, Rebecca Li - IEPPV, and Antoine Didienne - PPSDC. Some highlights from May's Comp:

Our second Virtual Image Competition of 2021 was held Monday, May 10, using Zoom Meeting and a shared Microsoft Excel Scoresheet. We had 48 excellent entries in 11 categories ~ from Animal to Wedding ~ telling many many different stories. The judging was excellent, by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Duane Murphy, and Jim Doyle from PPOC, and John Powers from PPLAC. We departed from the norm, by sending the images to the judges 3 days early for their review and scoring. This experim

Our first Virtual Image Competition of 2021 was held last night, using Zoom Meeting and a shared Microsoft Excel Scoresheet. We had 54 excellent entries in 11 categories ~ from Animal to Wedding ~ telling many many different stories. The judging was excellent, by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Karen Nakamura, Eleanor Gray and Mel Carl, all from PPLAC. Thanks to Mike Mercadante for designing the shared Excel Sheet, to Bob Dellis for his radio voice, and kudos to all who entered, ev

CIPPA had an exceptional year of image competitions with an array of outstanding imagery! All entrants created and entered pieces of vision and interest - congratulations to you all!! Here is a direct link to YouTube for a higher resolution view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIwr2noInKo Cheers!!

Our second Virtual Image Competition was held last night, using Zoom Meeting and a shared Microsoft Excel Scoresheet. We had 51 excellent entries in 12 categories ~ from Animal to Wedding ~ telling many many different stories. Judging was excellent, by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Michael Collins - Lompoc, Rebecca Li - Inland Empire, and Mel Carl - Santa Clarita. Thanks to Mike Mercadante for designing the shared Excel Sheet, to Bob Dellis for his radio voice, and kudos to all w

Good Evening CIPPA Folks, It’s time for the quarterly reminder – Image Comp is right around the corner. Monday, August 10th! It’s time to finish up your images and get them ready. Same Rules, Same Time, Not the Same Place. Please have your files to me no later than midnight, Saturday August 8th. Because of the COVID-19 we will again be running this competition via Zoom. We will run the competition on Lightroom and the judges will score using a live shared Excel workbook

Our first Virtual Image Competition was held last night, using Zoom Meeting and a shared Microsoft Excel Scoresheet. We had 64 excellent entries in 15 categories ~ from Animal to Wedding ~ telling many many different stories. Judging was excellent, by 3 experienced PPC Judges: Pete Rezac - Reno, Elizabeth Toller - Santa Ana, and Kip Cothran - San Diego. Thanks to Mike Mercadante for designing the shared Excel Sheet, to Bob Dellis for his radio voice, and kudos to all who ente

Monday, May 11, 2020! Our second and our first virtual Image Competition of 2020. The meeting starts at 6:30 and will run until we finish. Pull up a comfortable chair and an adult beverage (or not) and enjoy some amazing photography and critiques by experienced judges: Kip Cothran - San Diego, Elizabeth Toller - Santa Ana, and Pete Rezac - Reno! CIPPA members and guests will receive the Zoom Meeting link via email. Contact us if you are interested! Cheers and good luck to

Image Comp questions from a new member. Do I understand correctly that unlimited editing is basically allowed in all categories with the exception of nature? And, in nature can man-made objects be removed or replaced if the background remains consistent with the original image. Can artistic effects such as textures be applied to a nature image overall? Does nature include insects or animals in the wild or is it literally just flora and fauna? Welcome aboard Hutch & thanks fo

The quality of the work in our Image Competition in 2019 was spectacular! Here are the Category Winners ~ Photographers of the Year: Animal - Anna Walley Commercial/Industrial - Yogi Patel Fashion/Editorial - Jim Paliungas Illustrative - Bonnie Mercadante Landscape - Mike Mercadante Nature - Dan Holmes Photojournalism - Larry Skibiski Portrait Environmental - Yogi Patel Portrait Studio - Yogi Patel Wedding - Yogi Patel Channel Islands Professional Photographers Association