‘I was overwhelmed and humbled. I was not expecting to go that far running against big dogs. It was just an idea I had tried before. This time it worked’ — Gary D. Jones
Petersburg Progress-Index
PETERSBURG — Photographer Gary D. Jones, a Petersburg native, won the prestigious Professional Photographers of America [PPA] Grand Imaging Award. His amazing image out of 1600 entries in the International Photographic Competition earned him major bragging rights, a trophy and $10,000.
Over 10,000 photographers gathered at the 2024 Imaging USA convention for an inspiring and education-centric photography event with 130 exhibitors, 90 speakers, networking and parties. It was held in Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentucky International Convention Center January 28-30.
“I was overwhelmed and humbled. I was not expecting to go that far running against big dogs,” Jones of Washington, D.C. said. “It was just an idea I had tried before. This time it worked.”
“This is the excellence and trailblazing in the world of professional photographers! We work hard to achieve excellence. A little more than a ‘point and click.’ Congratulations, Gary,” Constance Baptist, a Frederick, Maryland-based photographer, posted on Facebook.