GRAND PRIZE WINNER:

• Canon EOS 7D dSLR Camera Body, 18 megapixel CMOS sensor, Dual Digic 4 Image Processors (8 frames per second) JUST ANNOUNCED!
• MacBook Pro, 13-inch: 2.26GHz
• ADBASE Premium Edition One Year full North American Subscription
• Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended plus Lightroom 2
• PhotoShelter One Year Free Pro Subscription including a customizable website, e-commerce, SEO, and 100GB online storage
• $1,000 credit toward any liveBooks package*
• Lowepro Rolling Computrekker Plus AW
• LicenseStream Pro 1 year membership****
• Winning Image(s) featured in December 2009 “Pictures of the Year” issue of Rangefinder Magazine
• Winner’s Gallery, Year long Promotional Showcase powered by liveBooks**
• The Winner’s Book published by Blurb***

1^st PLACE WINNERS (in each Category):

• ADBASE Regional Edition Subscription
• PhotoShelter One Year Free Standard Subscription including a customizable website, e-commerce, SEO, and 100GB online storage
• $1,000 credit toward any liveBooks package*
• Lowepro Fastpack 350
• Winning Image(s) featured in December 2009 “Pictures of the Year” issue of Rangefinder Magazine
• Winner’s Gallery, Year long Promotional Showcase powered by liveBooks**
• The Winner’s Book published by Blurb***

2^nd PLACE WINNERS:

• Agency Access Email Design Service for one year
• Blinkbid Estimating and Invoicing Software
• Lowepro Fastpack 250
• Winner’s Gallery, Year long Promotional Showcase powered by liveBooks**
• The Winner’s Book published by Blurb***

MERIT WINNERS:

• LicenseStream Pro 1 year membership****
• Lowepro Nova 180
• Winner’s Gallery, Year long Promotional Showcase powered by liveBooks**
• The Winner’s Book published by Blurb***

PRIZE DESCRIPTIONS:

* Can be used towards a purchase of a liveBooks website package of your choosing. Unlimited – value of $3,200, Select – value of $1,700, Basic – value of $800.00. liveBooks, Inc. is the leading provider of professional, custom designed portfolio websites that enable creative professionals to easily upload, edit, market, send and sell their content and services in a simple, streamlined way. Founded by photographers in 2002, liveBooks is committed to empowering creative professionals with the software, technical support and education necessary to effectively leverage the power of the Internet to grow their business and build successful careers. As an active participant in the photo community, liveBooks provides educational content through its blog, webinars and workshops nation wide. Additionally, liveBooks Conscious Communities project philanthropically supports efforts to drive social change through photography.

** The Winner’s Gallery, Year long Promotional Showcase:  All winning images will be displayed on The APA Awards 2009 APA National Photo Competition Winners Gallery powered by liveBooks, Inc.  This amazing showcase of winners will include bios of each photographer and their winning images.  The Gallery will be promoted to art buyers and creatives throughout the year.  As an added benefit, APA Member winners will have links from the Gallery to their personal websites.

*** We have been pleased to offer The Winner’s Book published by Blurb for past competitions.  That is continuing this year with all place winners receiving a free copy of the book.  The book is also available for purchase. The Winner’s Book is also delivered to the top 100 creatives in the country.  The book includes a directory of all entrants into The APA Awards, 2009 APA Annual Photo Competition.  Creative Directors, Art Directors and Art Buyers receive this wonderful book to inspire their creative juices. Other photo competitions are seen by photographers, this competition is placed into the hands that make a difference in your business.

**** LicenseStream gives creative professionals the most advanced tools available to promote, track, and make more money from their work.  In addition to these best-in-class services, which include the ability to publish directly to the Web and to major search engines, LicenseStream optimizes the process of granting rights, managing permissions, generating invoices and collecting royalties.

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