Gabriel Alonso, Jury Chair
A special and personal message from Gabriel Alonso
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Holds the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees presented by the Professional Photographers of America.
Serves as a Qualified International Print Juror with the Professional Photographers of America
Lectures at National, Regional, State and Local conventions as well as for the Mexican Professional Photographers Association
Manager and Portrait Artist at both Gittings Texas and Gittings West Studios
Regional manager and Portrait Artist for McWhirter Portrait Studios at Neiman Marcus in Houston
Portrait Artist for Wyndham-Leigh Portraiture in Washington, D.C., Fort Worth and Dallas, TX
Jeff Dachowski
M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Get to know Jeff!
https://www.ppa.com/edu-instructors/jeff-dachowski
https://www.ppa.com/about/team/board-of-directors/jeffrey-dachowski
PG Gud
Recognitions:
Master of Photography
Photographic Craftsman
Certified Professional Photographer
Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert
Platinum medalist – PPA IPC 2018
Platinum medalist – PPA IPC 2017
First place ‘In Camera Artistry’ – WPPI 2106
Silver medalist – PPA IPC 2016
Platinum medalist – PPA IPC 2015
Bronze medalist – PPA IPC 2014
Get to Know PG
Phaneendra Gud, known as “PG” by his friends and clients, is a Portrait artist located in Plano, TX. He is a published photographer and has won national and international awards for excellence in Portrait photography. PG is known for his fashion oriented soulful images.
Jen Hargrove
AWARDS, MERITS & MEMBERSHIPS
2019
Master of Photography Degree
Photographic Craftsman Degree
AIM (Animal Image Makers) Best of Show
AIM 1st and 2nd place Dogs
AIM 3 Judges Choice Awards
2018
IPPA Associates Degree
IPPA Photographer of the Year
IPPA Court of Honor
IPPA Best Album
IPPA Best Portrait of an Animal
Fuji Masterpiece Award “Statuesque”
Lexjet Sunset Award “The Gentle Giant”
IPC Gold Medalist (PPA International Print Competition) (All four prints receiving merits w/ two
being chosen for the Loan Collection and one for the Showcase Collection)
AND MORE!
About me…Well I’m the wife of an amazing husband (and sometimes assistant), mom to two great kids, step mom to two more great kids. I have the best grand daughters in the entire world, two little girls named Addyson and Rilynn.
I have been working as a professional photographer for just over six years now and July 2016 became a Certified Professional Photographer as well as entered IPC print competitions to start the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman process through the PPA which I received January 21, 2019. I am excited to be a part of the Miller’s Professional Image Speaking Team.
Though the awards are nice, nothing beats knowing my clients love their images. I sincerely hope that I get the honor of working with you and your family to help you create memories you can cherish for years to come.
Tracy Page
Cr.Photog., CPP
Tracy Page is the photographer behind Babycake Studios and Studio Duetto. She is one of the top headshot photographers in the Southeast for talent. She specializes in working with actors, both children and adults, and has been recognized by LA-based acting coach Chambers Stevens as “one of the top headshot photographers for kids and teens in Atlanta.” She works with most of the major talent agents in the Southeast market and also with talent out of LA and NY. She currently has clients on most major networks, in theaters and on Broadway. Her clients are repped coast to coast.
Bryan Welsh
M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API
Both his clients and peers recognize Bryan Welsh, a second-generation photographer, for his stylized modern photography. Bryan has taught at the Professional Photographers of America national convention IUSA, PPA Super One Days and to State and Local PPA photography affiliates across the country.
He is an approved juror with the Oregon Professional Photographers Association and has taught classes on image competition as well. Bryan takes pride in helping aspiring photographers and enjoys following their successes in competition.
He has received numerous merits and awards in image competitions on both a local and national level that include – PPA Loan Collections, Fuji MASTERPIECE Awards and Kodak Gallery Awards. His images and articles have appeared in Studio Photography and PPA Professional Photographer magazine(s) as well as used in Nikon’s National advertising.
Bryan is the Past President of the Oregon Professional Photographers Association and the elected PPA Councilor (2016-18) for the State of Oregon. He also currently serves as the Oregon PPA Charities Ambassador and as the Oregon CPP Liaison.
Bryan has the Masters of Photography & Photographic Craftsman Degree from Professional Photographers of America (M. Photog., Cr.), is a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP), has the Fellow of Photography Degree from the Oregon Professional Photographers Association (FP-OR) and is a member of the American Society of Photographers (ASP). Bryan also holds the status of an Approved Photographic Instructor (API) from PPA and has over 100 speaking merits (EDU100) at over 60 speaking engagements.