What a cracker of a haul this year. I entered 4 images across 3 categories and received my first APPA Gold in the Commercial category along with a Silver plus a Silver in Advertising. My fourth image, a print in the Illustrative category was given 78 which is considered professional standard – not bad considering how far removed it was from my normal work (this NSFW image is here if you want to see it – click High Res to see it larger).
The best news is that this gave me 4 points which put me 2 points over what I required to achieve “Master Photographer” status – a goal I’ve been working towards since entering my first APPAs in 2008.