Vanessa

It’s official – Ottawa Photographer Receives Prestigious Craftsman of Photographic Arts Designation

After many years of effort, including volunteering with the Professional Photographers of Canada in my local branch (I am now past-Chair), attending conferences, mentoring students and submitting images for accreditation (I now have 10 under my belts) and having images accepted in the prestigious National Image Competition, I have earned my Craftsman of Photographic Arts …

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PPOC 2016 Image Salon

I’m very pleased to report that 2 of my images have been accepted in the Professional Photographers of Canada‘s National Image Salon competition for 2016. If the images look familiar it’s because I had submitted them to the regional competition for Ontario where they both won awards. Competition was tough this year so it’s an …

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2015 PPOC-Ontario Image Salon Awards

Two years ago I took home my first ever award from the Professional Photographers of Canada for Best in Class in the Pictoral/Floral category of the 2013 Ontario Image Salon. Exactly a week and 1 day later, I was hit by a car crossing the street and my life came to a standstill. It’s been …

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Ottawa Professional Photographer has 3 images in the 2015 PPOC National Image Salon

With 10 accreditations under my belt, I have now turned my focus to the Professional Photographers of Canada‘s prestigious National Image Salon as a way to take my photography to the next level. This year, I got my best results yet with 2 images Accepted and a third receiving a Merit. Every year, a beautiful …

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Ottawa Photographer Receives PPOC Accreditation in Bird Photography

I’m thrilled to have received my 10th Accreditation with the Professional Photographers of Canada. This time in the Ornithology/Bird category. While I don’t really consider myself a bird nerd (ok, maybe a little), I first discovered how fun bird watching can be when I went to Zimbabwe with my Dad when I was 16. We …

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Ottawa Wildlife Photographer Receives PPOC Animal Portrait Accreditation

I got my certificate in the mail today – my 9th PPOC Accreditation! This time in the Animal Portrait Category. I’m thrilled as I am a huge animal lover – both wild and domestic. On a bittersweet note, one of the images submitted was of my beautiful Himalayan/Siamese cross, Asha. Today I took her to …

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PPOC Travel Illustration Accreditation

I’m thrilled to announce that I have earned an accreditation with the Professional Photographers of Canada in Travel Illustration. This is especially sweet since I have joined the Photo Tour Trekkers as a host last year combining my love of travel and photography. Some of the photos I submitted were from my tours to India …

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