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
2nd Place
Lili Engelhardt
Lili Engelhardt Photography
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
3rd 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
2nd Place
Clark Sanders
Clark Sanders Photography
Cherokee Village, Arkansas
3rd 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
1st Place
Alma Aponte
Metamorphosis Digital Photography Studio
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
2nd Place
Melanie Anderson
Anderson Photographs
Hagerstown, Maryland
3rd 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
1st Place
Megan Twaddle
Broken Glass Photography
Liberty, Illinois
2nd Place
Pete Rezac
Pete Rezac Photography
Reno, Nevada
3rd 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
1st Place
Clark Sanders
Clark Sanders Photography
Cherokee Village, Arkansas
2nd Place
Jennifer Gomez
All That Jazz Photography
Hillsboro, Oregon
3rd 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