2007 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.

Jo Ellis

First Place

Jo Ellis won First Place in the Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont's First Annual Photo Contest for her image Frosty Trap. See more information here: http://www.gsmit.org/programs/photocontestresults.html
(November 2007)

Gittel Price

Distinguished Visual Artist of the Year

Gittel Price, Roswell's Distinguished Visual Artist of the Year, has a one-person show at The Roswell Tea House and Gallery in Roswell.
(November 2007)

Vicki Hunt

The Reflection Zone

Vicki Hunt's image The Reflection Zone was recently selected as Photo of the Day on BetterPhoto.com. You can check out her gallery at www.betterphoto.com.
(November 2007)

Kathy Haynes

World Cup Soccer Player

Member Kathy Haynes had her image, World Cup Soccer Player, selected for the Juried Competition Art of the Golden Generation at the Marietta/Cobb Museum. The show runs from Oct.6 thru Dec. 10, 2007.
(October 2007)

Jim Markle

1 of 42

The Center for Fine Arts Photography, Ft. Collins, CO has selected "Summer Breeze", a photo by Member Jim Markle, as one of 42 images for their 2007 Members Exhibition.
(September 2007)

Mim Eisenberg

On A Roll

Member Mim Eisenberg has won several awards for her photography, including Best Floral Photographer (by member votes) on Flickr in 2005. In 2006, she won 1st place in the Atlanta Audubon Society's photo contest for "Magenta". She received a 3rd place for "Three Crocuses" in 2006 and a 3rd place for "Mauve Tulip" in 2007 from the Atlanta Audubon Society. Most recently, her image "Dipping Deep" won 2nd place in the Chattahoochee Nature Center's Butterflies, Dragonflies, and Pollinators photo contest. Last year, her image "It Was This Wide" won 1st Honorable Mention in the same contest.
(2007)

"Dipping Deep"	"It Was This Wide"	"Magenta!"
© Mim Eisenberg	© Mim Eisenberg	© Mim Eisenberg

Michael, Natalie and Mitch Birnbaum

Sandy Springs Library

Michael and Natalie Birnbaum and their son Mitch, all RPS members, are exhibiting 19 of their images at the Sandy Springs Library on Mt. Vernon Road. The images include flowers, birds, and insects. The exhibit is ongoing from July through August, and the library is open every day. The exhibit is on the right wall of the corridor leading to the adult book section. Here is a link to the Library's hours and directions: http://www.afplweb.com/sandy_springs.html. For questions or comments about the exhibit, please email Natalie at birnbm3@bellsouth.net
(July & August 2007)

Jim Markle

Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)

Jim Markle was awarded Third Prize in the Fine Art Category of the 2007 Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) for his image "International Flare". His image will be exhibited in Paris at the prestigious 13 Sevigne Gallery in June and July 2007, and will be published in the high-quality PX3 Annual Book, which is distributed worldwide to galleries, agencies, publishers, and bookstores.
(June & July 2007)

Jim Markle

Juried In

Member Jim Markle has had an image juried into the exhibit "The Art of Digital Imagery" at The Center for Fine Arts in Ft. Collins, CO. The exhibit runs from June 15 through July 14, 2007, in conjunction with the City's 2007 Arts Festival. His image was one of only 50 selected for the exhibit.
(June & July 2007)

Maisie Partridge

AJC

Club Member Maisie Partridge has had not one, but two images published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution weather page. "Black Storm Clouds" was shot from the top deck of her house, and was published on Friday, June 1, 2007. "Golden Sunset" was made at Jekyll Island last spring, and was published Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Congratulations Maisie.
(June 2007)

"Black Storm Clouds"	"Golden Sunset"
© Maisie Partridge	© Maisie Partridge

Jerome Roberts

Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine

Jerome Roberts had his image entitled Grand Prismatic Pool, Yellowstone National Park published in the April 2007 issue or Popular Photography & Imaging magazine. Congratulations, Jerome!
(April 2007)

Gittel Price

AtlantaPlanIt.com

RPS Member and Past President Gittel Price has had her image entitled Rainbow over Shadows used by the Atlanta Photography Group to announce their Photographer's Choice show on the AtlantaPlanIt.com website.
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Gittel Price

2007 City of Roswell CABY Award

Congratulations to RPS Member and Past President Gittel Price for receiving the prestigious 2007 City of Roswell CABY Award for Distinguished Visual Artist. This well-deserved award is a testament to Gittel's legendary tireless work on behalf of the photographic arts in general, and of the Club, specifically.
(2007)

Tom Wilson

BetterPhoto.com

Photographer Tom Wilson of Woodstock, GA, has won First Place for January in the prestigious photography contest sponsored by BetterPhoto.com, the site's founder, Jim Miotke, announced Tuesday.

More than 25100 entries were submitted to the online photography contest, which attracted contestants from around the world and featured 10 separate categories.

Wilson's stunning image, "Blessed Assurance", garnered top honors after being submitted in the Travel & Place category.

All of the winning images can be viewed at BetterPhoto.com's contest page: http://www.betterphoto.com/contest/winners/0701.asp
(January 2007)

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