PHOTOSHOP USER AWARDS RECOGNIZES THE BEST-OF-THE-BEST ADOBE PHOTOSHOP USERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

TAMPA, FL – Feb. 8, 2006 –The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is pleased to announce the winners of to the second annual http://www.photoshopuserawards.com Photoshop User Awards – the only worldwide competition exclusively for Adobe Photoshop users. Winners were selected from more than 700 entries after several rounds of judging and deliberations. Winning images can be viewed at www.photoshopuserawards.com/winners.php

Photoshop User Awards Winners – 2007

Category:
Advertising Design
Artist:
Claudia Sotelo
Tecamachalco, Mexico

Category:
Artistic Work
Artist:
Ciro Marchetti
Miami Lakes, FL

Category:
Composite/Collaging
Artist:
Marshall Cetlin
Palo Alto, CA

Category:
General Photography
Artist:
Timothy Cotita
Monroe, Louisiana

Category:
General Photoshop
Artist:
Ted Grace
Brookdale, CA

Category:
Illustration
Artist:
Brad Hicks
San Pedro, CA

Category:
Landscape/Travel
Artist:
Scott Spiker
Portland, OR

Category:
Restoration
Artist:
Phil Scarsbrook
Montgomery, AL

Category:
Retouching
Artist:
Van Hughes
Toronto, Canada

Category:
Student Work
Artist:
Amy Robinson
Universal City, TX

Category:
Wedding/Portrait
Artist:
Giorgos Pagomenos
Heraklion, Greece

Category:
Best of Show
Artist:
Susi Lawson
Wytheville, VA

According to Felix Nelson, judge for the Photoshop User Awards, creative director for Photoshop User magazine, and Photoshop instructor, “Picking the winners this year was incredibly difficult because there were literally hundreds of entries by extraordinarily talented Photoshop artists, photographers, and designers. The individual works that were selected were the cream of the crop and true celebrations of creative vision and innovation.”

The winner in each category will receive a special prize package, valued at over $2,500, and the winning image in each category will appear in a future issue of Photoshop User magazine. The Best of Show Grand Prize winner and assistant will be sent by Photoshop User magazine on a dream assignment to Rome, Italy. Photoshop User is providing roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, hotel transfers and daily expenses for the Best of Show Grand Prize winner, whose work will appear on the cover of Photoshop User magazine.

About NAPP
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading resource for Adobe® Photoshop® training, news, and education. An award-winning team of Photoshop experts, authors, consultants, and trainers lead the association keeping its members on the cutting edge of Adobe Photoshop techniques and technology. With more than 55,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association worldwide. Visit http://www.photoshopuser.com more information.