Congratulations to Diana Vader for winning Portrait & Illustrative Photographer of the Year and Michael Sauer for Commercial Photographer of the Year for 2011. Both Diana and Michael received their awards during January’s Installation & Awards Banquet meeting at Tapa’s restaurant in downtown Redding, January 19th. Photographer of the Year awards are given to the PPNV professional member that has entered a minimum of 5 entries in print competition, in a specific competition category, during the previous calendar year. The average total score of those members that have entered at least 5 prints in one of the Portrait, Wedding, Commercial or Illustrative categories is compared to other entrants in the same category to determine Photographer of the Year awards for that category. In 2011, the Wedding category did not have any entrants with the minimum number of prints and was therefore not awarded.

Our 2012 Installation & Awards Banquet is set! Thursday, January 19th at 6pm - Tapas Downtown Restaurant & Bar in Redding. Click on the link on the main menu of ppnv.com to confirm your dinner reservation and plan to have a blast welcoming in the new board of directors and applauding the achievements of the 2011 Photographers of the Year recipients.

PPNV member Diana Vader has completed the requirements and is now a PPA Certified Professional Photographer (CPP). She joins a rather exclusive group of only 1500 certified professional photographers in the nation. Read More...

PPNV President, Michael Sauer has been installed as the 2nd VP for the Professional Photographers of California. The installation ceremony was held at the Fender Museum in Corona, California. Michael will serve as 2nd VP for an extended 18 month term, as PPC is transitioning to a physical budget year as opposed to their June to July fiscal budget year. The PPC nominating committee recommended Michael for his outstanding leadership of PPNV (the furtherest north state affiliate) for the last 3 years. Congrats Michael!

PPNV long time member, Robin Birmingham will officially receive her Master of Photography by the Prof. Photographers of America (PPA) at a ceremony in Phoenix, AZ this January. Robin has completed a multi-year program of testing and print competitions in order to achieve this status as a professional. She and lifetime member, Kathi Corder now set the bar as being the only female photographers in the north valley with this honor!