The Awards of Excellence 16x20 Print Competition Winners

Grand Award Winners

1. Grand: Photojournalism Non-wedding Photojournalism, 1st Liane's Journey Peter Rossi, Highlights Photography Cairns, QLD, Australia 3. Grand: Premier Reggae & the Three Graces Tania Niwa Tania Niwa Photographer Fairlight, NSW, Australia 5. Grand: Wedding Bridal Party, 1st Untitled Curt Littlecott Nu Visions Photography Orlando, FL GrandAward Winners

2. Grand: Commercial Editorial/Fashion, 1st Cancer Patient Giorgio Karayiannis Giorgio Images Burwood East, VIC, Australia 4. Grand: Portrait Group, 1st Abandon Souls Benny Migliorino Sherwood-Triart Woodbury, NY

1st Place Award Winners

6. Fine Art, 1st
Divine Inspiration
Bryan White

7. Engagement, 1st
Taxi Cab Confessional
Chenin Boutwell

8. Child, 1st
Mudcakes
Renee Brazel

9. Animals/Pets, 1st
Cold Morning Run
Lenny Marks

10. Premier, 1st
Jacqui, Atewa, Miria &
Reggae
Tania Niwa

11. Bride and Groom
Together, 1st
Untitled
Jerry Ghionis

12. Wedding
Photojournalism, 1st
Life Imitating Art
Joe Buissink

13. Non-wedding Humor,
1st
The Apprentice
Janet Baker Richardson
14. Technical/Scientific/
Industrial, 1st
Light Poles
Giorgio Karayiannis

15. High School Senior, 1st
Flower Child
James Schmelzer

16. Illustrative, 1st
Wheatfields
Peter Rossi

17. Wedding Details, 1st
Untitled
Joe Buissink

18. Wedding Humor, 1st
A Young Man's Reach Should
Always Overcome His Grasp or
Why You Should Never Swipe the
Bouquet From the Hands of the
Widowed Mother of the Groom
Chuck Eaton

19. Individual, 1st
The Architect
Curt Littlecott

20. Bride or Groom Alone, 1st
Untitled
Ryan Schembri
www.rangefindermag.com

Print Competition Winners

Wedding:
Bride and Groom Together
1st
Untitled
Jerry Ghionis, XSiGHT
Fairfield, VIC, Australia
2nd
Untitled
Jerry Ghionis, XSiGHT
Fairfield, VIC, Australia
3rd
Untitled
Frank Cava, Photolux Studio
Ottawa, ON, Canada

Bride or Groom Alone
1st
Untitled
Ryan Schembri, XSiGHT
Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
2nd
Untitled
Ryan Schembri, XSiGHT
Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
3rd
Untitled
Jerry Ghionis, XSiGHT
Fairfield, VIC, Australia

Bridal Party
1st
(Grand: Wedding)
Untitled
Curt Littlecott
Nu Visions Photography
Orlando, FL
2nd
Taking Five
Paul Wolverton
Picture This
Bakersfield, CA
3rd
We're Ready!
Patti Andre, As Eye See It
Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Engagement
1st
Taxi Cab Confessional
Chenin Boutwell, Boutwell Studio
Ladera Ranch, CA
2nd
Artistic Desire
Mercury Megaloudis
Megagraphics Photography
Strathmore, VIC, Australia
3rd
Stop! In the Name of Love
Dennis Urbiztondo
Dennis Urbiztondo Photography
Petaluma, CA

Photojournalism:
Non-wedding Photojournalism
1st
(Grand: Photojournalism)
Liane's Journey
Peter Rossi
Highlights Photography
Cairns, QLD, Australia
2nd
Untitled
Ryan Schembri, XSiGHT
Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
3rd
Past Present Future
Peter Rossi
Highlights Photography
Cairns, QLD, Australia

Wedding Photojournalism
1st
Life Imitating Art
Joe Buissink, Joe Buissink Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA
2nd
Forever Dance
Evrim Icoz, Evrim Icoz Photography
Portland, OR
3rd
Set Free
Ricardo Capobianco
Wicked Images
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Wedding Details
1st
Untitled
Joe Buissink, Joe Buissink Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA
2nd
Jocelyn
Bella West
Bella West Photography
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
3rd
A Couple Last Things
Frank Cava, Photolux Studio
Ottawa, ON, Canada

Wedding Humor
1st
A Young Man's Reach Should Always
Overcome His Grasp or Why You
Should Never Swipe the Bouquet
From the Hands of the Widowed
Mother of the Groom
Chuck Eaton
Waxhaw, NC
2nd
Untitled
Joe Buissink, Joe Buissink Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA
3rd
Flower Girls Rock!
Kaci Medlock, Quicksilver Studios
Coeur d’Alene, ID

Non-wedding Humor
1st
The Apprentice
Janet Baker Richardson
JBR Fine Portraits
Los Angeles, CA
2nd
Fun in the Sink
Bryan White, Whitelake Studio
Cumming, GA
3rd
Quick—Get a Diaper!
Patti Andre, As Eye See It
Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Portrait:
Child
1st
Mudcakes
Renee Brazel
Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia
2nd
The Journey Begins
Kerry Brett Hurley
Kerry Brett Hurley Lifestyle Portraits
Hingham, MA
3rd
Arianna
Kersti Malvre
Kersti Malvre Fine Art
Los Altos, CA

High School Senior
1st
Flower Child
James Schmelzer
Elite Photography
Clinton Twp., MI
2nd
Quiet Riot
Vicki Taufer, V Gallery
Morton, IL
3rd
Escape
Frank Frost
Frank Frost Photography
Albuquerque, NM

Individual
1st
The Architect
Curt Littlecott
Nu Visions Photography
Orlando, FL
2nd
The Family
Peter Rossi
Highlights Photography
Cairns, QLD, Australia
3rd
Sense of a Woman
Marcus Holman,
Marcus Photography
Virginia Beach, VA

Group
1st (Grand: Portrait)
Abandon Souls
Benny Migliorino
Sherwood-Triart
Woodbury, NYGroup
2nd
Heart and Soul: The Story of
Eros and Psyche
Gigi Clark, Rituals by Design
Oceanside, CA
3rd
Brothers
Bryan White, Whitelake Studio
Cumming, GA

Animals/Pets
1st
Cold Morning Run
Lenny Marks
Len Marks Photography
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2nd
Arachnophobia
Gary Mc Mullen, Signature Studios
Cypress, TX

Commercial:
Technical/Scientific/Industrial
1st
Light Poles
Giorgio Karayiannis
Giorgio Images
Burwood East, VIC, Australia
2nd
Circuit Breakers
Chris Lalonde, Photolux Studio
Ottawa, ON, Canada
3rd
Miss Renegade Wheels
Paul McKelvey, VeroImage
Whittier, CA

Illustrative
1st
Wheatfields
Peter Rossi
Highlights Photography
Cairns, QLD, Australia
2nd
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Peter Eastway
Better Photography Magazine
Collaroy Beach, NSW, Australia
3rd
The Juggler
Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes Photography
Columbus, OH

Editorial/Fashion
1st
(Grand: Commercial)
Cancer Patient
Giorgio Karayiannis
Giorgio Images
Burwood East, VIC, Australia
2nd
Untitled
Giorgio Karayiannis
Giorgio Images
Burwood East, VIC, Australia
3rd
La Femme en Rouge
G.A. Gold, Art and Print
Fremont, CA

Fine Art
1st
Divine Inspiration
Bryan White, Whitelake Studio
Cumming, GA
2nd
Backyard
Frank Cava, Photolux Studio
Ottawa, ON, Canada
3rd
The Flatiron NY
Chris Lalonde
Photolux Studio
Ottawa, ON, Canada

Premier:
1st
Jacqui, Atewa, Miria & Reggae
Tania Niwa
Tania Niwa Photographer
Fairlight, NSW, Australia
2nd
Mekong Man
Michael Schuhmann
Tampa, FL
3rd
Untitled
Tania Niwa
Tania Niwa Photographer
Fairlight, NSW, Australia
Grand
Reggae & the Three Graces
Tania Niwa
Tania Niwa Photographer
Fairlight, NSW, Australia

Album:
Wedding (single photographer)
1st (Grand Award)
Hadden and Rebecca
Jerry Ghionis, XSiGHT
Fairfield, VIC, Australia
2nd
Salvatore and Melissa
Jerry Ghionis, XSiGHT
Fairfield, VIC, Australia
3rd
Poppy and Jim
Yervant Zanazanian
Yervant Photography
Prahran, VIC, Australia

Wedding
(multiple photographers/studio)
1st
Holly and Indy
Dave & Quin Cheung
DQ Studios, Calgary, AB, Canada
2nd
Ryan and Elena
Jeffrey & Julia Woods
PortraitLife. Washington, IL
3rd
Untitled
Charles & Jennifer Maring
Maring Photography Inc.
Wallingford, CT

Event, Non-wedding
1st
Engagement Beach Party
Charles Maring
Maring Photography Inc.
Non-event, Informal
1st
The Puppy and the Baby
Juli Cialone, Cialone Photography
Rochester, NY
2nd
Schizophrenia
Anthony Cava, Photolux Studio
Ottawa, ON, Canada
3rd
Jonathan Volume 1
Juli Cialone, Cialone Photography
Rochester, NY