GURU AWARDS GIVEN TO 10 RECIPIENTS AT PHOTOSHOP WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO HELD IN VEGAS

Photoshop World Conference & Expo – Las Vegas – March 8-10, 2005

Tampa, FL – March 8, 2005 – Today, before the largest crowd in Photoshop World history, Guru Awards were presented to 10 very talented recipients in a special ceremony. A Guru Award honors excellence in Photoshop design. The Guru Awards are exclusive to Photoshop World as only conference attendees are eligible to submit their creative work for judging by NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals).

10 Guru Award Recipients & Categories

Gabriel Naylor – Artistic
Corey Barker – Commercial
Warren Stanek – Illustration
Eduardo Rizo – Photo Retouch
Jennifer Ricker – Web Design
Louis Leibowits – Photo Montage
Michael Dean – Restoration
Peter Christoph- Photography
Ozzie Ciliberti – Best of Show
Glauco Frizzera – Vincent Versace Award of Photographic Excellence

Each Guru Award recipient receives a Guru Award Trophy, their work is displayed at Photoshop World, and is showcased in an upcoming issue of Photoshop User magazine, which is distributed to more than 720,000 readers annually. To see the honored creative work go to www.photoshopworld.com.

Photoshop World Conference & Expo is the largest Photoshop educational event in the world. It is sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated and produced by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association in the world, and the leading resource for Adobe Photoshop training, news, and education. For more information visit: www.photoshopuser.com.