The
Photo Contest judges met yesterday at Chick-Fil-A headquarters
in Atlanta, where judge Greg Thompson is head of corporate
communications. What a talented panel we have – we were fortunate to
get judges of this caliber. Judges Donna Lachance and Grant Miller
drove in and
together they went through the 29 portfolios to select our finalists.
Rather than draw out the process any further, however, they went ahead
and selected the winners!

 

They have a number of comments to make when they announce them.
But, please be patient, they are going to take a few more days to make
sure they’ve got it right. Overall, they were extremely impressed with
the quality of the pictures. They understand that in many cases, the
portfolios were combined over a period of years. And they respect your
effort and craftsmanship.

 

In the mean time, if you didn’t enter and would like to nominate your own favorite portfolio from these finalists, feel free to do so in the comment section below. Please also share what you liked about it. We’d like to hear from you.

 

 

$3000 for first place

$1000 for second

$500 for third

$250 for 4th and 5th

The judges also selected Honorable Mentions

We’ll be mailing out the prize money in about a week!

 

The judges are discussing how we might help those contestants who
are serious about their craft, and especially those who qualified for
the Portfolio Round to continue to improve as photographers. They are
considering in working with AIM to offer a low cost school of missions
photography that would scholarship those of you who have a demonstrated
talent and passionf for photography. If you’re interested, please go to
Andi Wendel’s blog and email her at this web page.