Oxnard resident Mike Mercadante was named a Platinum medalist during the Professional Photographers of America’s 2022 International Photographic Competition.
Mercadante’s work will be on display at the upcoming Imaging USA, to be held Jan. 22-24 in Nashville. Imaging USA is one of the largest annual conventions and expos for professional photographers.
A panel of 36 jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from more than 5,021 total submitted entries at PPA headquarters in Atlanta. Judged against a standard of excellence, 2211 images were selected for the Merit Collection and 1,013 (roughly 20%) were selected for the Imaging Excellence Collection — the best of the best. The Imaging Excellence Collection images will all be published in the “Excellence Collection” book by Marathon Press.
The level of the award is determined by how many of those four images receive the highest possible honor: acceptance into the PPA Loan Collection, which is displayed at photographic exhibitions, conventions, and other photography contests. Mercadante was named a platinum medalist, meaning that three of his four merited images entered the PPA Loan Collection. In 2022, he was one of 60 platinum medalists.
Founded in 1868, Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest and longest-standing nonprofit photography trade association. It helps 30,000 professionals elevate their craft and grow their business with resources, protection and education, all under PPA’s core guiding principle of bridging the gap between photographers and consumers. Mercadante is Vice President of Programs in the Channel Islands Professional Photographers Association.
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