Thursday, April 29, 2021
Atlantic Members at 2021 Nationals
Atlantic region had a great year at our National Image Competition and Salon, with 4 of our members receiving awards, and 3 new designations.
Krista Powers, Tracy Munson, and Victoria West all received their Master of Photographic Arts designations. Congratulations!
Jason Bowie (Riverview, NB) won Best in Class for Press with his perfectly timed motocross image "Skid Row", and he was a finalist for Commercial Photographer of the Year. Not a bad showing for his first year competing at Nationals!
"Skid Row" by Jason Bowie was also accepted into the 2021 Loan Collection.
Tracy Munson (Albert County, NB) won Best in Class for Animals with her beautiful portrait of a Golden Retriever in autumn leaves, titled "Golden Boy", and she was a finalist for Photographic Artist of the Year.
"Golden Boy" by Tracy Munson was also accepted into the 2021 Loan Collection.
MaryEllen Nealis (Fredericton, NB) was the recipient of the Yousuf Karsh Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is granted to the member with the most print merits over 4000, and can only be received once in a career. To put it in perspective, 4000 print merits is equivalent to 66 images accepted into the National Salon. Quite a tremendous achievement! Mary Ellen was also a finalist for Photographic Artist of the Year.
MaryEllen further went on to win Best in Class for Experimental/Unclassified with her evocative image "Isolation". It is also a part of the 2021 Loan Collection.
"Queen of the Ice" by MaryEllen Nealis was accepted into the 2021 Loan Collection and was a finalist for Best in Class for Conceptual/Illustration.
Speaking of amazing achievements...Victoria West (Oromocto, NB) won National Portrait Photographer of the Year for an unprecedented THIRD year in a row! As far as I can tell, this has never happened in the 51-year history of the Professional Photographers of Canada!
Victoria's image #MMIWG won Best Portrait and was accepted into the 2021 Loan Collection.
Victoria West's portrait #MMIWG honours and raises awareness of Canada's tragically high numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
"The Lieutenant Governor" by Victoria West was a finalist for Best in Class for Portrait.
"It Takes A Village" by National Portrait Photographer of the Year, Victoria West.
"Until We Meet Again" by National Portrait Photographer of the Year, Victoria West.