December 11, 2014
The club celebrated our members’ 2014 accomplishments with a wonderful awards banquet at Petit Auberge. For the first time in many years one person, the incredibly talented Mike Shaefer, swept all the Photographer of the Year honors - Monochrome, Color, Digital and Creative Photographer of the Year! That’s two years in a row as Creative Photographer of the Year for Mike - an outstanding accomplishment. Who will “step up their game” this year to challenge Mike’s creative eye? Only time will tell.
Mike Shaefer - Creative Photographer of the Year - 2014
Other notable awards and highlights: Chris Handley took Best in Show and the Club’s Assignment Zone medal for his array of superb images from the Southeastern Train Museum in Duluth.
Michael Dowdy, with stiff competition from Jim Barbour, was awarded the Rookie of the Year Medal through his accumulation of the most competition points for a new member during the year.
Ru Britton’s diligent work over the past two years arranging and organizing an incredible array of programs for the Club netted her the Helene Mewborn Service Award for 2014.
Ru Britton accepts Helene Mewborn Service Award
Janerio Morgan received the Best in Show ribbon for his best Monochrome image of the year.
Be sure to check out all the other Masters Competition ribbon winners for 2014.Our members certainly distinguished themselves with this masterful range of creative images.
Finally, the Club’s newest award, the Bernd Greulich Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed posthumously to Bernd “B.G.” Greulich, and accepted by Irma Greulich, “For selfless efforts and numerous innovations on behalf of the Society, as well as a constant spirit of fun, humor and pursuit of photographic excellence.” “BG” will be missed by all, he will always be remembered fondly, and his legacy of service and creativity will continue to enrich the Atlanta Photographic Society.
BG with Irmi by Helene Mewborn
Thanks go to Helene Mewborn for arranging the excellent food and banquet details through Petit Auberge, to Luis Pita for his way too humorous interlude which included the hilarious “technical” details of digital camera battery management while visiting the rest room, to Al McLeod for his deft management of ribbons, medals and trophies, to Don Stephens for his loyal assistance producing posters for the auction, and to all APS members who made for a fun and memorable evening, as well as an excellent year for the club!
Jim Congratulates Don as new Chair of the (fictitious) “Complaints Committee”
Jim Harrison, APS President
