Print Competition Awards
AZPPA Photographer of the Year Awards

AZPPA Awards are presented for prints that meet critera including Impact, Print Quality, Presentation, Originality and more. Prints are judged by a panel of experienced judges. A judging panel typically consists of five judges with one or two alternate judges. Whenever there is at least a ten point difference between the a judges score and the average score, the image score is automatically "challenged” and is re-scored after a discussion period when each judge is allowed to present his/her reasons for their score. There are five categories in the Open and Masters Divisions with the top three scoring prints receiving awards. Additionally, the total score of the photographer's print case is used to determine the Emil Egar Photographer of the Year & the Frank Rigo Award going to the highest scoring printcase of a first time entry to print competition. The Al Buehman Award is given for the High Scoring Print. ASP Award is presented to the highest scoring print of an American Society of Photographer member. The "Arizona Top Ten" is awarded to the highest soring print cases. The CPP Award is presented to the highest scoring print froma Certified Professional Photographer. See list at the bottom of this page for the list of winners. If you are a photographer start working on your print case for next year. As nice as it is to win awards, please remember Print Competition is organized to help you learn and grow as a photographer. You enter print competition to become a better photographer. See you there!!! Click here for all 2012 Award Winners and Merit prints.

2012 Award Winners

Commercial Category

1st Place - Up in the Clouds
Jim Walls

2nd Place - Final Bluff
Ivan Martinez

3rd Place - Art of Equine Communication Allen Patrou

Masters Commercial Category

1st Place - Smokin Blues CD Cover
Bob Coates

2nd Place - Tlaquepaque in Winter
Bob Coates

Illustrative Category

1st Place - Haleakala - House of the Sun
Robin Wittman - Al Buehman Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place - Tuscan Rain
Connie Zimmerlich - CPP Award
Traveling Loan Collection

3rd Place - Enchanting Light
David Drost -
Traveling Loan Collection

Masters Illustrative Category

1st Place - Salute to Georgia O'Keefe
Bob Coates - Kodak Gallery Award
ASP Award - Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place - Past Prime Number Three
Bob Coates

3rd Place - Electric Lightshow
Dale Holladay

Portrait Category

1st Place - Rebel's Repose
Allen Patrou - Kodak Gallery Award
Traveling Loan Collection

2nd Place- The Guardian
Allen Patrou

3rd Place- Blessed
David H. Smith

Masters Portrait Category

1st Place - Ruby
David B. Watt

Non-Wedding Event Album

1st Place - Memories
David H. Smith

Frank Rigo Award - David Drost
Highest Scoring Print Case - First Time Entrant

AZPPA Top Ten Photographers of the Year

1st Place Allen patrou

2nd Place Bob Coates

2nd Place(tie) Connie Zimmerlich

4th Place Dave Drost

5th Place Jennifer Flanagan

6th Place Sara Goodnick

7th Place Chritina McMaster

8th Place Bob Zimmerlich

9th Place Bruce Roscoe

10th Place Ivan Martinez