Celebrating the top scorers for 2023! Congratulations to all!
Drew Trenholm (tie) 3rd place, Mark Kwiatkowski 1st place, Jennifer Harris 2nd place, and Frank Everitt (tie) 3rd place.
Honorable Mentions went to Scott Harris, Ian Slade, Andy Zendel, and Danny Norris. Not pictured are Jim and Barbara Pearson.
Our incoming club President, Ian Slade, is one of the featured “teaching artists” now being displayed at the Wake Forest Renaissance Center through the end of February. Check it out.
Ian Slade with his award winning shot.
Congratulations go out to Mark Kwiatkowski! At the Professional Photographers of North Carolina’s Carolina Photo Expo, Mark received an honorable mention in the wildlife category for the picture titled “Eye on the Prize”.
Mark consistently turns out great wildlife pictures. We are glad to have him as a club member.
“Eye on the Prize”
Out annual awards night once again coincided with Valentines Day but faithful members gathered to celebrate the past years most deserving photographers. So here they are.
Mike Aliff is the recipient of the 2022 Bob Allen Award. Our highest honor which is bestowed on a member who has contributed greatly to the success of the club as well as helping other members. Presenting the award are Frank Everitt (left), competition chair, and Scott Harris (right), club president.
Our number one position in this year’s competition was a tie between Tom Hodgdon (left) and Mark Kwiatkowski (right). Scott Harris (center) took third.
Honorable Mentions went to (L to R) Jennifer Harris, Frank Everitt, Agge Scruggs, Danny Norris, Barbara Pearson, Paul Parker, and Jim Pearson.
Members of the club took part in photographing the Wake Forest Optimist Club’s annual Kars for Kids Charity Car Show. Select photos will be given to the Optimist club to document and promote the event. Thanks to all who participated.
Our talented Ian Slade has several photos exhibited at the Wake Forest Renaissance Center in affiliation with the Wake Forest Artist Guild. They will be available to view for the month of June.
Congratulations Ian!
All photos (c) and courtesy of Ian Slade
We celebrated the evening with food, friendship, and conversation as we viewed the winning photos of the past year and awarded the top photographers and the Bob Allen Award winner..
Agge Scruggs receives this year’s Bob Allen Award from club president Scott Harris.
Our top three scoring photographers for 2021. From left to right, Paul Parker - 3rd place, Mike Aliff - 1st place, and Scott Harris - 2nd place.
Just four of our competition Honorable Mentions. From left to right, Jennifer Harris, Agge Scruggs, Cyndi Savage, and Frank Everitt. Not pictured are Danny Norris, Tom Hodgdon, and Linda Pratt.
Congratulations to Ian Slade who had a photo published in Carolina Country magazine! His photo of a tractor in diffuse light is a winner.
The Professional Photographers of North Carolina awarded Mike Aliff the Associate Fellow of Photography and the Fellow of Photography Degrees at the annual meeting, August 2 nd . The Associate Fellow Degree is awarded for 35 credits; the Fellow of Photography Degree is awarded for 50 credits. Credits are earned in the areas of print, service, and education.
Tuesday, May 11th was a great day for the club. We resumed our physical meetings after more than a year meeting virtually. 17 members participated in the print competition for the “abstract” theme and our judge Chris Ogden gave us many learning points in a fun evening. Thanks to owner David Greenwell and his staff at The Forks Cafeteria for the warm welcome back. We hope to see more of our members next month. If you are not yet a member, come join us.
On February 9th the club held it’s annual awards night. Despite the event being virtual, the members had a good time chatting. laughing, and enjoying reviewing the winning photos from the past year.
The award winners were:
1st Place: Pam McClure
2nd Place Scott Harris
3rd Place Jennifer Harris
Honorable Mentions
Tom Hodgdon
Wade Brooks
Michael Pratt
Frank Everitt
Agge Scruggs
Danny Norris
Mike Aliff
The Bob Allen Award:
Danny Norris
Club President Scott Harris and club co-founder Frank Everitt present Danny Norris with the 2020 Bob Allen Award in a postponed event.
We look forward to the new year anticipating the time when we can again meet face to face.
On October 27th the club presented David Greenwell and The Forks Cafeteria with a small financial donation in appreciation of their support of the club. We expressed our hope that we will be able to return to our physical meetings at The Forks as soon as practical. We hope the gift will help make their day a bit brighter.
Cyndi Savage’s interest in exploring abandoned and forgotten areas triggered a WRAL feature called
Hidden History: Exploring the abandoned Highway 98 beneath Falls Lake
Click the button below to read the story, see her still photos, and view a short video.
Mark Kwiatkowski was highlighted on Twitter by WRAL TV Weather for his wonderful photograph of Kerr Lake at sunset. Mark was the 1st Runner Up in our annual photo competition for 2019 and he continues to hone his skills and instincts to make superior photographs. Congratulations Mark!
Another great celebration of our best-in-competition photographers plus this year’s Bob Allen Award winner highlight the annual banquet.
Cyndi Savage received the 2019 Bob Allen Award from Frank Everitt and Scott Harris. Both of them previous Bob Allen Award winners.
Tom Hodgdon (center) took top prize in this year’s competition. Close behind were Mark Kwiatkowski in 2nd place (left) and Scott Harris in 3rd.
Honorable Mentions in this year’s competition went to (from left to right) Rick Allen, Danny Norris, Wade Brooks, Agge Scruggs, Jennifer Harris, Paul Parker, Frank Everitt, and Gary Minor.
Club officers and chairs for 2020 (left to right): Danny Norris - President, Cyndi Savage - 2nd VP, Wade Brooks - Judges, Nancy Byrd - Secretary, Scott Harris - 1st VP, Mavis Dew - Hospitality, Agge Scruggs - Treasurer, Frank Everitt (Not Pictured) - Competition
Photos by Don Lewis
We kicked off the season with our Holiday Party featuring sweet treats and a review of members’ photo submissions from the annual “Scavenger Hunt”. It is always a pleasure to get together for some social time. Happy Holidays!
Photos courtesy of Cyndi Savage
The club held its annual picnic on October 12th once again at the home of our gracious hosts - Cyndi and Donnie Savage. Good food and and friendship was plentiful. Thanks you two!
Photos courtesy of Frank Everitt
Member Wade Brooks was the Photofocus.com Photographer of the Day on September 16th. His “Hunt Library in Black & White” was chosen as a standout image. Congratulations Wade!
Photo credit: Wade Brooks
Nancy Arehart’s Exhibit and Artist Greet at Maude’s Garden & Coffee in North Raleigh opened with two standing room only nights to start a multi week run in August. Congratulation’s Nancy! Incredible photos!
Several of our members helped the organizers of the 2019 Wake Forest Charity Car Show by photographing and donating pictures for future use by the organization. One of Frank Everitt’s photographs was published in the Wake Weekly newspaper. Thanks to the following members for donating their time and talent to this worthy cause.
Frank Everitt
Danny Norris
Mavis Dew
Mike Aliff
Rick Allen
Agge Scruggs
Chip Hedrick
Photo courtesy of and © Danny Norris