LexJet is proud to honor and promote excellence in professional photography with its Sunset Award for outstanding photography and inkjet print reproduction at eight annual print competitions held by affiliates of the Professional Photographers of America and other regional professional organizations.
This year all five PPA Districts will include the Sunset award in their competitions. The Sunset Award winning image category is selected by the presenting organization (see specific categories below), and the winner is selected by the respective print-competition judging panel.
In addition to the beautiful Sunset Award trophy, the winner will receive a $100 gift certificate that can be used to purchase any of the products included in LexJet’s Sunset portfolio of inkjet materials for professional photographic printing and fine art reproduction.
An additional $300 gift certificate will be presented if the winning photographer purchased materials from LexJet in 2010-11 or used LexJet Sunset media to create the award-winning print. The following print competitions held in conjunction with the hosting organization’s annual conference will be awarding the 2011 LexJet Sunset Award…
PPA District Photographic Competitions:
- 2011 PPA Northeast District Photographic Competition: April 10-16, Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, Hyannis, Mass. Online registration from March 17 through April 7. For competition rules, click here. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Best Color Portrait category.
- 2011 PPA Southeast District Photographic Competition: March 26-28, Classic Center, Athens, Ga. Online registration from Feb. 25 through March 18. For competition rules, click here. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Best Portrait category.
- 2011 PPA North Central District Photographic Competition, Heart of America: April 2-4, KCI Expo Center, Kansas City, Mo. Online registration from March 3 through March 24. For competition rules, click here. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Excellence in Image Quality category.
- 2011 PPA Western District Photographic Competition: April 8-12, Yakima, Wash. Online registration, March 10-31. For competition rules, click here. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Excellence in Image Quality category.
- 2011 PPA Southwest District Photographic Competition: Sept. 29 through Oct. 4, Arlington Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center, Arlington, Texas. Online registration from Aug. 23 through Sept. 15. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Best Color Image category.
Other regional competitions:
- Plymouth Center for the Arts, Fine Art of Photography Regional Juried Photography Exhibition: Exhibition is April 1-30 at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth, Mass. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Best Quality Print & Presentation category.
- PhotoNorthEast: March 26-29, Woodcliff Lake Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, N.J. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Best Electronic Imaging category.
- PPA of PA: April 3-5, Days Inn Penn State, State College, Pa. The Sunset Award will be presented to the winner of the Best Quality Print and Presentation category.