Awards Banquet
We had a great time at Hudson Grille in Brookhaven for our 2018 Holiday Party/Awards Dinner, held the evening of December 6, 2018. The food and drink were great! Thanks to President Mike Shaefer for setting it up, to Al McLeod and Rohit Kamboj for coordinating all the awards, to Don Stephens for putting together the wonderful posters and to Darryl Neill, official photographer. Everyone attending contributed to a fun time!
Best of the Year Images
Congratulations to our talented photographers for their three fabulous Best of the Year images!
Best of the Year - Color: Artland by Mike Shaefer
Best of the Year - Mono: Bodyscape by Chris Handley
Best of the Year - Digital: Cape Cod Sunset by Steve Director
And congratulations to all our Masters Ribbon Winners! Check out the stunning array of Masters Competition ribbon winning images in a new top secret gallery designed by Chris Handley! Please see pictures of some of the Masters Ribbon winning photographers at the bottom of this page.
Member's Choice
Member's Choice honors went to Mike Shaefer for his striking color image: Artland (above) and to Darryl Neill for his stunning monochrome image: Gladiolus Bulbs.
Member's Choice - Mono: Gladiolus Bulbs by Darryl Neill
Creative Photographers of the Year - 2018
A huge congratulations to Mike Shaefer who gathered up three trophies: Creative Photographer of the Year, Color Photographer of the Year, and Digital Photographer of the Year! And to Chris Handley who earned Monochrome Photographer of the Year!
Photographers of the Year (POY): Mike Shaefer with his trophies for Creative POY, Color POY and Digital POY; and Chris Handley with his trophy for Monochrome POY.
Rookie of the Year
The medal for Rookie of the Year for 2018 honors went to new member Steve Director. He's new to the Atlanta area, bringing lots of skill and photography club experience from Boston and Cape Cod. We'll see lot's more ribbon winners from Steve in the future!
Best Presentation
The Presentation Medal for 2018 was received by Mike Shaefer. His fabulous images from Antarctica were just WOW!
Service Award
The Ed Calhoun/Helene Mewborn Service Award for 2018 went to Vivian Stephens who added great taste to our refreshments throughout the year. Vivian also jumped into our competitions, entering many fine images and coming away with ribbon winners!
Vivian Stephens receives the APS Service Award plaque from President - Mike Shaefer
Most Improved
Darryl Neill took home a nice certificate and a beautiful color print by Mike Shaefer as our "Most Improved" photographer for 2018. Congratulations Darryl!
Darryl Neill - Most Improved Photographer for 2018
Master Photographers
The Atlanta Photographic Society's new Master Photographer Designation recognizes outstanding long-term photographic accomplishments by APS photographers. Our Master Photographers are determined by cumulative competition points encompassing all years of APS membership. The Club's Master Photographers (at all levels) will act as "mentors" for new members beginning in 2019!
Master Photographer Designations:
- Distinguished Master - 2000 points: Master Photographer marked by rare eminence, excellence and distinction.
- Master - 1000 points: Photographic artist of consummate, superlative and authoritative skill.
- Artist - 500 points: A person highly skilled in the fine art of photography.
- Craftsperson - 250 points: One who creates photographs with skill and dexterity.
APS Master Photographers Inducted for 2018
Distinguished Master: Mario DiGirolamo
Master: Jim Harrison, Al McLeod, Mike Shaefer, Janerio Morgan, Marc McElhaney, Chris Handley and Stan Greenberg.
Artist: Ru Britton, Darryl Neill and Jack Martin.
Craftsperson: Don Stephens, Rohit Kamboj, Brandon Ward, Brad Bartee and Sekar Narayanan.
More information about the APS "Master Photographer" designation will follow during January. Check out each of our Master Photographers pages and galleries of their favorite images, by clicking on the links above. Pages for all the inductees will be added over the coming months, as our highly skilled photographers finish agonizing over choosing their favorite images.
Some of Our Masters Competition Ribbon Winning Photographers
Please be sure to peruse all the stunning ribbon winning Masters Competition images in the 2018 Masters Competition Gallery.
Masters Competition Digital Ribbon Winners: Mike Shaefer, Marc McElhaney and Ru Britton
Masters Competition Monochrome Ribbon Winners: Darryl Neil, Marc McElhaney and Chris Handley
Masters Competition Color Ribbon Winners: Mike Shaefer and Rohit Kamboj
