PPACH Portrait Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the first annual PPA Charities Portrait Awards, which honors images made as part of the Celebration of Smiles Day nationwide fundraiser, have been announced by PPACH Trustee Tina Timmons who chairs the awards, which were judged by PPA members Barbara Bovat, Cr.Photog; Deb Woodard, M.Photog.Cr., CPP; and Owen Kassimir, M.Photog.Cr., CPP.

The grand-prize winner will receive a cash award of $500, and each of the category award, first second, and third place winners will receive a glass award, and all those recognized will receive a honor certificate.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER – Penny Heath, Heath Photography, Redwood, New Yorkheath_penny_225357_children

SECOND PLACE – Tara Rochelle, Tara Rochelle Photography, Santa Clarita, California
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THIRD PLACE – Tara Rochelle, Tara Rochelle Photography, Santa Clarita, California
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CATEGORY AWARDS

BABIES

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1st Place
Andrea McKenzie
Andrea McKenzie Photography & Video
Brighton, Michigan

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(left) 2nd Place
Sara Goodnick
Sara Goodnick Photography
Fort McDowell, Arizona

(right) 3rd Place
Hubert Gentry
Hubert Gentry Photography
Harrisonburg, Virginia

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(left) Honorable Mention
Tracy Dietrich
Tracy Dietrich Photography
Baltimore, Maryland

(right) Honorable Mention
Melaney Wolf
Melaney Wolf Photography
Miamisburg, Ohio

CHILDREN

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1st Place
Penny Heath
Heath Photography
Redwood, NY

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(left) 2nd Place
Tara Rochelle
Tara Rochelle Photography
Santa Clarita, California

(right) 3rd Place
Damian Battinelli
Damian Battinelli Photography
Plattsburgh, New York

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(left) Honorable Mention: Sabina Cavelli – Sabina Cavelli Photography – Naperville, Illinois
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Honorable Mention: Cindy Sherman – Cindy Sherman Photography – Boise, Idaho

TEENS

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1st Place
Tara Rochelle
Tara Rochelle Photography
Santa Clarita, California

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(left) 2nd Place
Hubert Gentry
Hubert Gentry Photography
Harrisonburg, Virginia

(right) 3rd Place
Melanie Anderson
Anderson Photographs
Hagerstown, Maryland

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(left) Honorable Mention
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida


(right) Honorable Mention
Andrea McKenzie
Andrea McKenzie Photography & Video
Brighton, Michigan

ADULTS

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1st Place
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida

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(left) 2nd Place
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida

(right) 3rd Place
Christine Lester-Deats
Christine Photography
Ballard, California


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(left) Honorable Mention: Melanie Anderson – Anderson Photographs – Hagerstown, Maryland
(right) Honorable Mention: LeAnne Schmidt – Photog Frog – South Saint Paul, Minnesota

PET PORTRAITS

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First Place – Tara Rochelle, Tara Rochelle Photography, Santa Clarita, California

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(left) 2nd Place
Hubert Gentry
Hubert Gentry Photography
Harrisonburg, Virginia

(right) 3rd Place
Christine Lester-Deats
Christine Photography
Ballard, California

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(left) Honorable Mention
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida

(right) Honorable Mention
Ryan Manthey
Pure 7 Studios
Destin, Florida