Break out the bubbly🥂 It's time to celebrate!

'Award-winning photographer Deborah Stevenson of Cedar & Bark Photography in Port Coquitlam is pleased to announce that 3 images from her recent collection have been honoured with awards in the prestigious national image competition. This competition, hosted by the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC), features entries from across Canada in 22 different classes, including press, pictorial/floral, animal, portrait, architecture and fashion. The award-winning images are a testament to the high level of skill and talent possessed by Deborah Stevenson of Cedar & Bark Photography, and we wish her all the best in future competitions!'

Earning awards in image competition isn't just about the accolades, although those are pretty dang awesome!

Entering images into competitions is also a great way to get feedback on your work, grow as a photographic artist and affirm that you're on the right track. Also, 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. My future plans include pursuing my Craftsman of Photographic Arts.

Even though I'm a professional pet photographer, I love many genres of photography. So this year, I challenged myself to enter images in a class other than Animals. Going back to my photographic roots and love of nature, I selected images for the classes pictorial/floral and experimental/unclassified. I've always had a way of noticing small things that many others may miss, but I didn't know if the judges would share my vision. If an image receives a score of Accepted, Merit or Excellence by the jurors, it is deemed worthy of being accepted into the Salon Exhibition.