A recording of our April 2026 Competition held both in-person and via Zoom. The subject was “Open” for this competition.
Our judge was Cliff Lawson, a past member of Focus Camera Club.
After his retirement Cliff took up his old photography hobby which eventually turned into a second career. He is now a noted portrait photographer specializing in high school seniors, families, and corporate headshots. He said he will do a wedding if they pay him a half million dollars…cash and no refunds. He holds advanced degrees and certifications from the PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AMERICA—Certified Professional Photographer, Master of Photography, and Photographic Craftsman.
He is also a graduate of the judging school for the Professional Photographers of America and has been judging at local camera clubs for the last 10 years.
Almost nine years ago he started a personal project of making portraits of military veterans. Over time it has grown far beyond his original concept and to date he has photographed just over 200 veterans from WWII up through the Iraq and Afghanistan era. His veteran portraits have won several national and international awards. You can view his work at: https://coloradoveteranportraits.com/
This video has images from all the competition groups and they are presented in random order.
Timestamps
After a brief intro, the competition judging starts.
0:00 Intro & Club News, 13:06 Part 1 Judging, 25:42 Part 1 9’s/10’s, 35:25 Part 2 Judging, 50:20 Part 2 9’s/10’s, 1:01:19 Part 3 Judging, 1:13:03 Part 3 9’s/10’s, 1:22:45 Final Comments / Outro