Louise Gingras, Photographer selected for prestigious National Exhibition
May 7, 2018: Richmond, British Columbia – Gatineau photographer Louise Gingras , has had 3
images selected for inclusion in a national exhibition.
Louise’s image ‘Chiseled to Perfection’ in the Product Illustration class (sponsored by Photocoach International), won the prestigious Best in Class award at the Professional Photographers of Canada’s 2018 annual competion; a national exhibition celebrating the best of Canadian professional photography. It was also selected for inclusion in the Professional Photographers of Canada’s 2018 Loan Collection.
A panel of master photographers judged the best works submitted by professional photographers from across Canada and only accepted outstanding images into the 2018 National Image Salon of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC). The salon was exhibited this week during the International Photo Conference, the annual conference of the PPOC held this year in Richmond, British Columbia.
In addition to demonstrating the makers’ ability to make outstanding images for their clientele, inclusion into the salon earns the maker merits toward several designations offered to PPOC members, including the prestigious Craftsman of Photographic Arts and Master of Photographic Arts.
The competition features entries from across Canada in 21 different classes. “Photographers must show extraordinary talent to win an award among such illustrious company,” said Charles van den Ouden MPA, Chair of the National Exhibition Committee. “We were thrilled to see so many inspiring entries in the competition this year. The salon images clearly demonstrate the exceptional skill and quality that professionals bring to the medium of photography.”
Chiseled to Perfection
Life Sentence
Sky High Geometry
