Awards

Snow Day Delight - Best In Class, Animals

My award-winning image of a collie mix jumping joyfully through the snow.

Harlequin Romance - Best Conceptual Illustration

My award-winning image of a Harlequin Great Dane imagined as a retro Harlequin Romance book cover.

Mr. Whiskers

My award winning photo of a blue Persian cat with crazy whiskers.

A Dog's Life - Best Conceptual Illustration

My image depicting a year in the life of a Bernese Mountain Dog Puppy as he grows through the seasons won Best in Class for Conceptual Illustration and a Judge’s Choice in the Professional Photographers of Canada Atlantic Region 2021 Image Competition.

I'll Get There When I Get There - Best In Class For Animals

My photo of Eli the English Bulldog lumbering along a sandy pat won Best In Class for Animals, a Judge’s Choice, and the Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print in the Professional Photographers of Canada Atlantic Region 2021 Image Competition.

Walk This Way - International Best In Class

My image of a Polish Crested rooster strutting his stuff won First Place in the Animal Image Makers International Image Competition. It also won Best in Class for Fine Art and a Judge’s Choice in the Professional Photographers of Canada Atlantic Region 2021 Image Competition.

Golden Boy Best in Class for Animals

My portrait of a golden retriever in autumn leaves, titled “Golden Boy” won Best in Class for Animals in the Professional Photographers of Canada National Image Competition 2021.

Spring!

My image of a joyful puppy jumping through a patch of clover received a Silver Award and came in Third Place in the Animals/Pets/Insects category of the WPE International Photography Awards.

Modern Family

My group portrait of two dogs, a cat, a rooster, and 4 sugar gliders won Best Animal Image, The Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print, and 2 Judge’s Choice Awards in the 2020 Professional Photographers of Canada Atlantic Region Image Competition.

Black To The Bone

My portrait of an Ayam Cemani Rooster on a black background won Best Fine Art Image and a Judge’s Choice in the 2020 Professional Photographers of Canada Atlantic Region Image Competition. Ayam Cemani chickens are the most melanistic (pigmented) animal on earth. Their skin, meat, organs, and even bones are black!

Smoke on the Water

My serene image of a canoe on a calm lake at sunset won Best Pictorial/Floral Image, and a Judge’s Choice at the Professional Photographers of Canada Atlantic Region Image Competition. This scene is at Bennett Lake, in Fundy National Park, NB.

My 2020 Trophies

Since it was impossible to hold an in person awards gala this year, I don’t have any photos of me receiving my awards from the 2020 PPOC Atlantic image competition, but here’s a photo of my trophies!

Bear Necessity

Bear Necessity, my Portrait of a bear in Kouchiboujouac National Park, NB won Best Animal Image in the 2020 PPOC Atlantic Image Competition.

Reclaimed Wood

My image “Reclaimed Wood” won Best Fine Art Image in the 2020 PPOC Atlantic Image Competition.

Photographic Artist of the Year 2020

Copy of Best General Print

Tracy Munson receiving the Bruce Berry award for Best General Print at the PPOC Atlantic 2018 Awards Gala, for her image “Enchanted”. (Pictured with the legendary portrait photographer, Bruce Berry).

Copy of So Many Awards!

Tracy Munson, pictured holding some of the awards she won at the PPOC Atlantic image competition in 2017. (Photographic Artist of the Year, Best Overall, Best Pictorial Floral, Best Fine Art, Judge’s Choice x2).

Copy of Photographer of the Year

Tracy Munson, receiving her Photographic Artist of the Year Award at the PPOC Atlantic 2018 Awards Gala. (Pictured with PPOC Atlantic Board Chair, Jamie Bard Dube).

Copy of Sunset Paddle

“Sunset Paddle”

PPOC National 2017 Best in Class Pictorial/Floral and Judge’s Choice.

Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario

Copy of Best In Class Award

Tracy Munson, receiving her Best in Class award at the 2017 PPOC National Awards Gala, for her Pictorial/Floral image “Sunset Paddle”.

Copy of PPOC Atlantic Board of Directors 2018

PPOC Atlantic Board of Directors 2018

One of the winning images in the “Friends of the Ontario Greenbelt” photo contest, on display at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

Copy of Waterton Lakes Sunset

My photo of the sunset over the mountains in beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta won the Ken Dunphy Landscape Award at the Moncton Focus Camera Club.

Receiving the Ken Dunphy Landscape Award at the Moncton Focus Camera Club.

Receiving the Photographer of the Year (Advanced) Award from the Moncton Focus Camera Club.

Receiving the Best New Recruit Award from the Moncton Focus Camera Club.

Copy of Cliffside Camping

My image of the milky way over our cliffside campsite at the Hole in the Wall Campground, on Grand Manan Island, NB won 2nd merit in the “Our Country” contest through CAPA (Canadian Association for the Photographic Arts). The image was also selected to be included in an exhibit in the National Museum of Photographic Arts in Drummondville QC in early 2019.

Receiving my 2nd merit award from a CAPA representative, at the Moncton Focus Camera Club.

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International Awards

2021 First Place Other Domestic Animals category - Animal Image Makers Competiton
2021 Third Place Animals/Insects category - WPE International Photography Awards (First Half)

National Awards

2023 Judge’s Choice Award - PPOC National Image Competition
2021 Best in Class for Animals - PPOC (Professional Photographers of Canada) National Image Competition
2021 Loan Collection - PPOC National Image Competition
2019 Second Place Merit - CAPA (Canadian Association for Photographic Arts) in the “Our Country” Contest
2017 Best in Class for Pictorial/Floral - PPOC National Image Competition
2017 Judge’s Choice Award - PPOC National Image Competition
2017 Loan Collection - PPOC National Image Competition

Regional Awards

2024 Best Fine Art Image - PPOC Eastern Canada
2024 Best Animal Image - PPOC Eastern Canada
2024 Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print - PPOC Atlantic Region
2023 Best Conceptual Illustration - PPOC Eastern Canada
2023 Judge’s Choice Award - PPOC Eastern Canada
2022 Photographic Artist of the Year - PPOC Eastern Canada
2022 Judge’s Choice Award - PPOC Eastern Canada
2022 Meritorious Award - PPOC Atlantic Region
2021 Photographic Artist of the Year - PPOC Atlantic Region
2021 Best Fine Art Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2021 Best Animal Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2021 Best Conceptual Illustration - PPOC Atlantic Region
2021 Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print - PPOC Atlantic Region
2021 Judge’s Choice Awards x 3 - PPOC Atlantic Region
2021 Received Distinguished Service Award - PPOC Atlantic Region
2020 Photographic Artist of the Year - PPOC Atlantic Region
2020 Best Fine Art Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2020 Best Animal Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2020 Best Pictorial/Floral Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2020 Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print - PPOC Atlantic Region
2020 Judge’s Choice Awards x 4 - PPOC Atlantic Region
2019 Photographic Artist of the Year - PPOC Atlantic Region
2019 Best Fine Art Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2019 Best Animal Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2018 Photographic Artist of the Year - PPOC Atlantic Region
2018 Best Pictorial/Floral Image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2018 Best Fine Art image - PPOC Atlantic Region
2018 Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print - PPOC Atlantic Region
2018 Judge’s Choice Awards x 2 - PPOC Atlantic Region
2017 Judge’s Choice Award - PPOC Ontario
2016 Tibor Horvath Award of Excellence - PPOC Ontario

Other Awards

2019 - Photographer of the Year (Advanced Class) - Moncton Focus Camera Club
2019 - Ken Dunphy Landscape Award - Moncton Focus Camera Club

In addition, my work has been published in books, calendars, and magazines including Canadian Geographic and MacLeans, and has been displayed in galleries, including the prestigious McMichael Canadian Art Collection and the Shediac Multipurpose Centre.

Proudly serving on the Board of Directors for Professional Photographers of Canada National since 2021, currently as Atlantic Director and Communications Chair, and for PPOC Atlantic Region since 2018, currently as Director and Blog Editor.

Accreditations

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Recent News

PPOC National Image Competition

The Professional Photographers of Canada National Image Competition judging was this past weekend. Now that scores are official, I can finally share my award-winning images from the Eastern Image Competition back in the fall. The Eastern Competition includes all 4 Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, and Ontario, so it is highly competitive.

2024 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards

The results are in for this year’s International Pet Photographer Awards, and out of 10 images submitted, I received 1 Silver Award, 4 Bronze Distinction, and 5 Bronze. Not too shabby, considering there were over 3000 images submitted!

Best In Class For Animals and Fine Art In Eastern Canada Image Competition

The results are in from the 2024 Eastern Image Competition by the Professional Photographers of Canada. I had two images achieve scores of Excellence (the highest score), and they both also won Best in Class awards!

The Eastern competition includes members from Ontario, Quebec, and all 4 Atlantic provinces, so there is some extremely tough competition. There were so many amazing images, it’s a huge honour to have won in my two favourite classes, Animals and Fine Art. I also received the Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print by a member from the Atlantic Provinces.

Animal Study Accreditation

The Animal Study Accreditation required me to submit 5 photos of each of 2 animals, showing a wide variety in poses, locations, and lighting conditions. I was fortunate to have had so many beautiful pets to choose from - the hardest part was choosing which two to use. Going back through my catalogue really drove home for me how many amazing clients I have, so many of whom have trusted me to capture their most precious pet memories not just once, but on multiple occasions!

It was important to me that I use client work, and not my own pets, which would have kind of felt like cheating (though not actually against the rules).

2024 Canadian National Image Competition

I've been waiting to announce my scores in this year's Professional Photographers of Canada National Image Competition, to see if I was a finalist for any awards, and it was worth the wait!

For the 5th year in a row, I am a finalist for National Photographic Artist of the Year. Maybe this will be my year (probably not, you should see the competition! )

2024 Eastern Canada Image Competition - Best In Class!

This past weekend was the awards ceremony for the Professional Photographers of Canada Eastern Image Competition. It was super fun to gather with some other local photographers in the Greater Moncton area to watch the awards and celebrate together at 5 Bridges in Riverview. Our Atlantic members represented very well in competition against members from Quebec and Ontario.

I received a Best in Class and a Judge’s Choice award for my Conceptual Illustration titled “Harlequin Romance”. (None of the judges seemed to get that it’s a Harlequin Great Dane, which was disappointing, but luckily they loved it, anyway!)

2022 Eastern Canada Photographic Artist of the Year

Judging for the 2023 National Image Competition has wrapped up, so now I can finally share my images from the 2022 Eastern Canada Regional Image Competition this past November.

First of all, I was pretty shocked to win Photographic Artist of the Year again. It was the fifth year in a row that I have won the regional title BUT, this year our tiny Atlantic Region merged with Quebec and Ontario, creating the new Eastern Canada Competition. It was truly the proverbial jump from being a big fish in a small pond to a tiny fish in a big pond.

Equine Photography Accreditation

I am so excited to announce my 12th Accreditation from the Professional Photographers of Canada, this time in Equine Photography! This accreditation is one that I’ve wanted for years, ever since I very first joined the association. Moving to rural Albert County, New Brunswick has given me many more opportunities to photograph horses and build my portfolio.

Photographic Artist of the Year for the 4th Year In A Row

Well, I did it again! I’m Atlantic Canada’s Photographic Artist of the Year for the fourth year in a row. I also took home Best in Class for Animals, Fine Art, and Conceptual Illustration, the Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print, and a couple of Judge’s Choice Awards!

Image Manipulation Accreditation

Ok, this was probably the most fun I’ve had putting together an accreditation submission so far. This week, a panel of judges from the Professional Photographers of Canada accepted my Image Manipulation accreditation with an overall score of “very good”.