Sally Kolar of Sally Kolar Photography in Augusta, Georgia has earned the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) designation from the Professional Photographic Certification Commission (The independent certification arm of the Professional Photographers of America).
Sally earned this designation after meeting rigorous requirements measuring her artistic and technical competence. The Professional Photographic Certification Commission currently recognizes less than 2,000 Certified Professional Photographers Worldwide (Less than 4% of the 22,000 members of the PPA). There are presently only 40 photographers in the State of Georgia that hold this degree.
Certified Professional Photographers must complete a 3-hour written examination, a portfolio evaluation by PPA-sanctioned judges. This ensures CPP designated photographers possess a deep technical understanding along with a strong artistic execution.
Sally Kolar also has won-Best Portrait of a Man-State of Washington-Weathered (PPA National), Fuji Masterpiece and Best Unclassified Concept-Hourglass, Charles Libby Award-Skagit Valley Tulips ( PPA National)-WPPI-Commercial Division-3rd in Country-Delaney Electric (PPA National). Prints Samiya and Hard and Cross- PPA National. Plus, Sally has had numerous prints merit at the State level (State of Washington). Sally also has prints in the prestigous PPA Loan Collection (The Centrurion and Tybee Island Fleet) and Showcase Books-The Last Glance and the print “Got It” was just accepted into the 2009 PPA Showcase book.
2012 Gerogia Professional Photographers Annual Print Competition recieved three distinguished awards for competition prints Autumn Catch, Somebody Loves Me, Love Lost But Not Forgotten. Had one of the top scoring cases in the state.
2013 Professional Photographers of America PPA International Print Competition -we had three of our four prints merit! Braided, I am Nothing Special Without You, and Daddy’s Little Girl. We were thrilled that three of our prints merited nationally.
Augusta Photographer-Sally Kolar
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