Tina Timmons, chairman of the 2013 Celebration of Smile Portrait Awards, has announced the grand-prize winner and category winners of the 2013 contest. To participate, entrants must have donated to the April Celebration of Smiles nationwide fundraiser.

A total of 112 images were entered in the 2013 contest, nearly doubling the number of entries in the last year’s inaugural competition. This year’s contest was judged by Darcey Olson, CPP, Darcey Olson Photography, Rockford, Michigan; Karen Lueck, CPP, A Moment Captured, Troy, Michigan; and Denise Boyce, M.Photog.Cr.,CPP, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The grand-prize winner and the first, second, and third place winners in each category will receive a glass award, and all those recognized will receive a honor certificate.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

 

Patricia van Bergen
Adoring Glances Photography
Boyds, Maryland

CATEGORY AWARDS

BABIES

 

1st Place
Jennifer Gomez
All That Jazz Photography
Hillsboro, Oregon

 

2^nd Place
Lili Engelhardt
Lili Engelhardt Photography
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

 

3^rd Place
Patricia van Bergen
Adoring Glances Photography
Boyds, Maryland

 

Honorable Mention
Lynn Brower
Lynn Marie Photography
Harrisburg, South Dakota

 

Honorable Mention
Meggan Harper
Harper-Wayne Portrait Studio
Ormond Beach, Florida

CHILDREN

 

1st Place
Patricia van Bergen
Adoring Glances Photography
Boyds, Maryland

 

2^nd Place
Clark Sanders
Clark Sanders Photography
Cherokee Village, Arkansas

 

3^rd Place
Kelly Zimmerman
Cherished Images
Boise, Idaho

 

Honorable Mention
Kerith Patterson
Visual Girl Photo
North Vancouver, B.C., Canada

 

Honorable Mention
Megan Twaddle
Broken Glass Photography
Liberty, Illinois

TEENS

 

1^st Place
Alma Aponte
Metamorphosis Digital Photography Studio
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

 

2^nd Place
Melanie Anderson
Anderson Photographs
Hagerstown, Maryland

 

3^rd Place
Alma Aponte
Metamorphosis Digital Photography Studio
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

 

Honorable Mention
Stacey Knoebel
Knoebel Portrait Design
Hammond, Wisconsin

 

Honorable Mention
Megan Twaddle
Broken Glass Photography
Liberty, Illinois

ADULTS

 

1^st Place
Megan Twaddle
Broken Glass Photography
Liberty, Illinois

 

2^nd Place
Pete Rezac
Pete Rezac Photography
Reno, Nevada

 

3^rd Place
Kelly Zimmerman
Cherished Images
Boise, Idaho

 

Honorable Mention
Larry Lourcey
Lourcey Photography
Plano, Texas

 

Honorable Mention
Mary Pat Kelley
Photography by Dale
Hagerstown, Maryland

PETS

 

1^st Place
Clark Sanders
Clark Sanders Photography
Cherokee Village, Arkansas

 

2^nd Place
Jennifer Gomez
All That Jazz Photography
Hillsboro, Oregon

 

3^rd Place
David Anderson
David Anderson Photography
Annapolis, Maryland

 

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Gomez
All That Jazz Photography
Hillsboro, Oregon

 

Honorable Mention
Claire Houser
Claire Terese Photography
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania