2006 Members in the News
Let us know if you have been acknowledged for your photographic excellence. Send a small copy of your award winning image along with the details of when and where it was judged one of the best and we will post it so you can be the envy of all club members. You can send your info to Tom Vadnais.
Tom Query
Canon National Park Photo Contest Winner
Congratulations to Tom Query for winning Second Place in Landscape in the Canon National Park Photo contest. Here is the link to the winners: http://www.usa.canon.com/content/nationalparks_new/winners.htm. Tom won a Canon 30D with a lens, a Canon PIXMA Pro9500 printer, a Canon Digital Elph SD500, and a six month membership to Photoworkshop.com.
(September 2006)
Tom Wilson
MARTA Bus "Wraps"
Congratulations to Tom Wilson on his 2nd and 3rd MARTA Bus "Wraps"! Starting soon the two identical buses will run for nine months as a part of the Promotion for the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. Here's a mock up of what they'll look like.
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Bob Jones
Shutterbug Magazine
Congratulations to Bob Jones for this photo featured in the "Grab Shots" section of Shutterbug Magazine's September 2006 issue. The picture shows a securely fastened frame and lock as all that remain of a stolen bicycle in New Orleans.
(September 2006)
Jim Markle
Studio Photographer Magazine
Congratulations to Jim Markle who's “White Gardenia” will be featured in the upcoming issue of Studio Photographer magazine along with his testimonial for Hawk Mountain Papers.
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Jim Markle
Expressions of Light
Members of the Roswell Photographic Society, friends, and guests are cordially invited to Expressions of Light, a selection of color photographs by RPS member Jim Markle. The exhibit will be open May 5 through June 30 at Winans Chocolates and Coffees, 227 Sandy Springs Place at City Walk (in the Sandy Springs' Kroger Shopping Center... just west of Roswell Road and Hammond Drive).
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Tom Wilson
1st place in Nikon Essay Photo Contest
Tom Wilson has won 1st place in the recent Nikon Photo Essay contest. The prize was a Nikon Coolpix L1 Camera.
This is one of several national photo contests that Tom has won. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
(April 2006)
Gittle Price
CABY Arts Awards Nominee
The City of Roswell and the Roswell Cultural Arts Board (CAB) will honor the work of local artists with the first annual CABY Arts Awards program at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 8:00 p.m. Congratulations to RPS member Gittel Price, nominee for Distinguished Visual Artist.
(February 2006)
Al Levine, Roy Gordon, Arnold Abelman, and Gittel Price
RPS Members Recognized at the Southeastern Flower Show
Congratulations to all the RPS members who were recognized for achievement in the 2006 Southeastern Flower Show photo contest.
Water Category: Al Levine, 3rd Place for "Current Event"
Travel Category: Roy Gordon, 3rd Place for "Gondolas" and Arnold Abelman, Honorable Mention for "Ensenada Street" (pictured here)
Unusual Plant Material Category: Gittel Price, for "Ice Age Leaf"
(February 2006)
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Charles Needle
2006 Winner, North American Nature Photography Association Members Showcase Contest
Congratulations to RPS member Charles Needle, who was one of 10 winners in the 2006 North American Nature Photography Association Members' Showcase Photo Contest for his photo "Starcrossed Lovers". The award included a cash prize, which Charles accepted in person in February at the 2006 NANPA Summit held in Denver, Colorado. The winning image was selected from among the 2,000+ entries received from more than 300 NANPA members from around the country. This photo, taken along the beach in Hilton Head Island, SC, also appeared on a full page in NANPA's first annual Members' Showcase Journal, "Impressions", which was mailed to leading photo buyers and editors nationwide.
www.charlesneedlephoto.com
(2006)
Jim Markle
Finalist 25th Annual Spring Canon & Photographer's Forum Contest
This image by member Jim Markle is a finalist in the 25th Annual Spring Photography Contest sponsored by Canon and Photographer’s Forum magazine. Selected from over 21,000 entries from 15 countries, this photo is featured in *The Best of Photography Annual 2005*. This is the second year that one of Jim's images has been selected for the Photography Annual.
(February 2006)
David Jacobson Show
Exhibit of Landscape and Travel Photography by Dr. David Jacobson
Members of the Roswell Photographic Society, friends, and guests are cordially invited to view the new exhibit of color and black & white photographs by RPS member David Jacobson through February 28th at Winans Chocolates and Coffees, 227 Sandy Springs Place @ CITY WALK (in the Sandy Springs' Kroger Shopping Center...just west of Roswell Rd. & Hammond Dr.)
(February 2006)



















