NAPCP’s 2nd Half Image Competition starts TODAY!

Hear Ye Hear Ye …

Today, December 1st, the 2nd half of the NAPCP International Image Competition opens at 8:00AM EST and will close at 11:59PM EST December 31st, 2010. The purpose of NAPCP’s Image Competitions is to recognize the accomplishments and creative excellence of our members, rewarding their talent with medallions, priority listing on our directory, vendor endorsements, member points, titles and professional recognition. Members each receive a total of 10 Competition Credits per Competition with their Membership. Details are online!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words … and yours may be featured in our next press release. Our 1st half NAPCP International Image Competition winners announcement highlighted the names of the competition winners and received great exposure – collecting thousands of views, postings to other websites, and search index hits. Wouldn’t you like to see your name and photo sent over the wire in our 2nd-half?
Members, start submitting your best images here!

Good luck!

2nd Half International Image Competition Judges

jesh de rox is fascinated with life and spends his time exploring the way people perceive and connect with each other and the world around them. the founder of the Beloved movement, his experiential photography and life {as an artform} workshop are acclaimed around the world, having garnered over 100 awards internationally. he has been a judge at the WPPI awards of excellence competition since 2007. for more information, please visit JeshdeRox.com.

Susan Stripling never knew that she’d end up a wedding photographer. Though she purchased her first camera in high school she went to college to study theatre and dance, obtaining a BFA in 2001. Shortly upon her move to New York City after college graduation Susan realized that the life of a starving actor was not for her and went on to consider several career paths. She waited tables, was a receptionist at a failing dotcom, worked in a Broadway theatre casting office, and finally found her love for Photoshop when she began studying digital and graphic design.
Upon her move to Florida in 2001 Susan picked up her camera and looked at it seriously for the first time. She photographed her first wedding that fall and was in love. The fantastic theatre and emotion of weddings moved her in a way nothing had before and her business was born that year.
Susan has photographed weddings all throughout the us, the Caribbean, South America, Finland, France, and the Bahamas. She’s been published in Inside Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Bride and Bloom, Modern Bride, the Knot, Professional Photographer magazine, The New York Times, Rangerfinder magazine, Capture magazine, Elegant Bride, in trade publications for Nikon USA, and Town and Country Weddings. Susan’s teaching career has developed as well; she has been seen at past Digital Wedding Forum conventions, gives private and group workshops throughout the USA, and will be giving a platform presentation at WPPI 2011.
In 2009 Susan won third place in the Bride and Groom Together category of WPPI’s international yearly 16×20 competition. In 2010 she won first place in the Wedding Photojournalism category and the Grand Award in the Photojournalism division.
Susan lives in Brooklyn, New York with her two wonderful daughters.