THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE OZARKS, INC. BREAKING NEWS 2/12/07 - From Branson: Randy Pauley awarded PPO Fellowship At the members luncheon on February 12th during the PPO Spring Convention, Board member Randy Pauley was awarded the PPO Fellowship degree by Executive Director Frank Washburn. Randy has worked very hard for his Fellowship and the PPO organization - congratulations Randy! 2/18/2007 - From Nixa: Jim Lersch Offering eBay Service Jim Lersch has been buying and selling Hasselblad equipment on eBay for several years with a great track record. If you "Digital" photographers have decided to sell your Hasselblad equipment, do it now while it's still retaining value on eBay. Although not too familiar with RB's, I'll try to sell them too. Email Jim or call him at 417-724-8637 for details. Jim's new book "Seniors My Way" is also now available. Jim had a few at the Spring Convention and has just received a new shipment. Just go to Jim's website for ordering information. 2006 AN-NE COMPETITION RESULTS PPA's AN-NE Awards competition is the premier program for recognizing outstanding marketing efforts in professional photography. This year's entries were remarkable, and the panel of four judges, all professionals in the marketing and communications arena, had to carefully evaluate each piece and score them based on how well they met the criteria in each category. AN-NE winners will receive one year of FREE PPA MEMBERSHIP and will be recognized during the awards ceremony at Imaging USA 2007, January 14-16 in San Antonio, Texas. In addition, all winners and finalists will be displayed at Imaging USA 2007. And be sure to watch for AN-NE features and in-depth case studies, which can be found in Professional Photographer magazine over the course of 2007. Congratulations to this year's winners and finalists: FAMILY & CHILDREN CAMPAIGN Winner: Julia Woods - Portrait Life - Washington, Illinois Finalists: Sandy Puc' - Expressions Photography - Littleton, Colorado Sarah Petty - Sarah Petty Photography - Springfield, Illinois IMAGE MARKETING Winner: Sandy Puc' - Expressions Photography - Littleton, Colorado Finalists: Mark Shangraw - CLIQUE Photography - Bartlett, Illinois Trina Wagner - Images & More - Burlington, Iowa MULTIMEDIA Winner: David McKay - McKay Photography - El Dorado Hills, California Finalists: Frank Frost - Frank Frost Photography - Albuquerque, New Mexico Tanya Hovey - Little Angels Photography - Layton, Utah PRINT ADVERTISING Winner: Sandy Puc' - Expressions Photography - Littleton, Colorado Finalists: no finalists in this category PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN (OTHER) Winner: David DeJonge - DeJonge Studio - Grand Rapids, Michigan Finalists: Nancy Brown - Florida Lifestyle Photography - Boca Raton, Florida Sarah Petty - Sarah Petty Photography - Springfield, Illinois SENIOR CAMPAIGN Winner: Julia Woods - Portrait Life - Washington, Illinois Finalists: Frank Frost - Frank Frost Photography - Albuquerque, New Mexico Kristen McGill - Tom Bagby Photography - Russellville, Arkansas WEBSITE Winner: Liana Lehman - Liana Photography - Atlanta, Georgia Finalists: Melody Finlaw - Melody Finlaw Photography - Panama City Beach, Florida Stephen Barry - In-Vision Studio - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WEDDING CAMPAIGN Winner: Katherine Holcombe - Holcombe Photography - Lafayette, Colorado Finalists: no finalists in this category ©2006 Professional Photographers of the Ozarks, Inc.