For as long as I can remember, my life has revolved around caring for companion animals and nurturing the bonds they share with their human families - first as a vet tech, now as a pet photographer. This blog is where I will feature my fave pet photo sessions, share pet tips - including how to take better photos of your own pet, home decor and pet photo display ideas, news, updates, special events, and probably a lot of rambling about dogs and how awesome they are.
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Animals Accreditation
I am pleased to announce that I have received my 9th Accreditation from the Professional Photographers of Canada, in Animals, with an overall score of “very good”. These are the 10 successful images.
National Best In Class for Animals!
This is only the second national Best in Class I’ve received from PPOC, so it’s a really big deal for me. (The first was for my Pictorial/Floral image “Sunset Paddle” in 2017). The Animals category is extremely competitive and includes wildlife as well as domestic animals, so it’s such a great honour to win against some of the best pet AND wildlife photographers in the country!
First Place in Animal Image Makers
My portrait of a Polish Crested rooster titled “Walk This Way” won first place in the Other Domestic Animals category of the Animal Image Makers international competition! Can you see a bit of Steven Tyler in him?
My Master of Photographic Arts Designation
Five and a half years after joining the Professional Photographers of Canada, I have earned my Master of Photographic Arts Designation. When I first joined, it seemed like such an impossible goal, it wasn’t even something I was aspiring towards, but I quickly began earning print merits from entering my images into competitions and submitting successful accreditations, and next thing I knew, it wasn’t out of reach at all!
Finalist for National Photographer of the Year!
Judging for the Professional Photographers of Canada National Image competition took place last week, and I received my best scores ever, with 3 images receiving scores of Excellence (highest score) and 1 receiving a Merit (second highest). This means I am also a finalist for National Photographic Artist of the Year, as well as a Best in Class for Animals! Now for the torturous wait until the awards ceremony in April…
Third Place in WPE Awards
A friend recommended that I enter this international photography competition, WPE Awards, so I put 3 images in and then kind of forgot about it. Much to my surprise, I got home from a session on Saturday evening to a message that my photo of a poodle puppy jumping through a patch of clover took 3rd Place in the Animals category! All 3 of the images I entered received scores of “silver”.
2020 Photographic Artist of the Year
I’m still a little stunned to announce that I have won the title of Professional Photographers of Canada Atlantic Region Photographic Artist of the Year for third year in a row! In addition, I also took home the Bruce Berry Award for Best General Print, 3 Best in Class Awards in the Fine Art, Pictorial/Floral, and Animals categories, AND all 3 of those images were selected for Judge’s Choice ribbons as well.
Fine Art and Nature Accreditations
I’m so happy to announce that I have achieved 2 more accreditations through the Professional Photographers of Canada. In this round of judging, I received my Fine Art/Photo Decor and Nature Photography Accreditations, bringing my total up to 8!
My Craftsman of Photographic Arts Designation (CPA)
I’m so excited to announce that I have received my Craftsman of Photographic Arts designation (CPA) from the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC).
This designation is awarded based on a system of merit points earned through successful accreditations, having images perform well in the National Image Competition and voluntary service to the organization. So far, in less than 5 years, I have achieved 6 accreditations, have had 14 images score Accepted or higher in our National Image Competition, and have volunteered in a number of ways, not least of which serving on the Board of Directors in the Atlantic Region.
Photographic Artist of the Year 2019
I was so deeply honoured to win the title of Photographic Artist of the Year in the Professional Photographers of Canada - Atlantic Region Image Competition for the second year in a row. I also received the Best Animal award for my portrait of a bear in Kouchiboujouac National Park, titled “Bear Necessity”, and the Best Fine Art Award for my image “Reclaimed Wood”, of a well know abandoned house in Shepody, NB. My winning entry was completed by “The B’ys By the Bay”, a portrait of 3 Newfoundland dogs, and “Lobster Fleet Launch”, showing fireworks over the lobster boats in Alma, NB.