I think the best pictures are often on the edges of any situation, I don't find photographing the situation nearly as interesting as photographing the edges. ~William Albert Allard, "The Photographic Essay"
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Awards - Spring 2010

Photographer of the Year
Illinois - 1st place Michael Barton
Indiana - 1st place Jim Chagares
MARC - 1st place Thom Rouse
Top Ten Photographers
Nancy Bailey-Pratt
Michael Barton
Jim Chagares
Joe Defabis
Sarah Johnston
Marilyn Purvis
Mark Rice
Thom Rouse
Dan Thornton
Doran Wilson
Jim Wyant
Best Portrait
1st place Thom Rouse "A Breeze in the Woods"
2nd place Nancy Bailey-Pratt "Material Girls"
3rd place Megan Diekemper "Cecil"
Best Illustrative
1st place Dan Thornton "Alpha Male"
2nd place Dan Thornton "After the Storm"
3rd place Jim Wyant "Golden Season"
Best Digital
1st place Thom Rouse "The Infinite Turtle Theory"
2nd place Michael Barton "Metamorphosis"
3rd place Beth Zak "2015 The Year of the Ram"
Best Commercial/Industrial
1st place Joe Defabis "Speed of Light"
2nd place Michael Barton "Summer’s Lament"
3rd place Chris Legg "Chrome Fortress"
Best Wedding
1st place Eileen Cote "Waiting"
Best Album
1st place Jim Chagares "Yellowstone: Back Country Journey"
2nd place Jim Chagares "Grand Tetons to Yellowstone"
3rd place Jim Wyant "Maasai Mara, Kenya"
Best Black & White
1st place Michael Barton "Bass Harbor Light"
2nd place Sheila Rutledge "Waiting for the Conductor’s Que"
3rd place Jim Wyant "Grandfather"
Fuji Masterpiece Award
Portrait - Sarah Johnston "I AM an American Soldier"
Kodak Gallery Award
Commercial/Illustrative - Michael Barton "Summer’s Lament"
Digital - Thom Rouse "The Infinite Turtle Theory"
Illustrative - Dan Thornton "After The Storm"
Portrait - Thom Rouse "A Breeze in the Woods"
Wedding - Eileen Cote "Waiting"
PPA Certified high score
Jim Chagares
ASP High Score
1st place Jim Chagares
4 for 4
Nancy Bailey-Pratt
Michael Barton
Jim Chagares
Sarah Johnston
Rod McClanahan
Dan Thornton
Doran Wilson
Canon Award
Jim Chagares
Aug 1st 2010 APPI
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Aug 1st 2010 APPI
Come cruise Route 66 with us. Break out your motorcycle, classic car, or any other ride and spend the day reliving old memories, building new ones, and making photos. Leaving Springfield on 8/29 at 9am and going until noon or so. More details coming.