Dee Potter Photography Awards and Honours

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Awards & Honours

2025

World Photographic Cup Team Canada

"It is with great excitement that we proudly announce the photographers whose images will represent Canada in the 2025 World Photographic Cup competition.
Each team member contributes a unique artistic lens, underscoring the depth and richness of our nation's storytelling. Standing together as a unified team on the global stage, we celebrate and elevate the unique impact of Canadian photography.

Commercial: Lee Milliken BC, Dee Potter ON, Louis-Philippe Provost QC
Illustration/Digital Art: Violet Aubertin ON, Diane Hanna BC, Alexander Sviridov ON
Nature Landscape: Dee Potter ON, Rachel Ross AB, Manpreet Sokhi BC
Nature Wildlife: Holly-Lynn Latimour ON, Jacquie Matechuk AB, Michelle Valberg ON
Portrait Illustrative: Diane Hanna BC, Andrew Hiorth ON, Renée Robyn AB
Portrait Natural: Cassandra Jones AB, Jocelyne Hebert MB, Andrew Hiorth ON
Reportage/Photojournalism: Darlene Hildebrandt AB, Glen Strickey PE, Michael Winsor NL
Sports: Kristian Bogner AB, Nick Didlick BC, Kelly VanderBeek AB
Wedding Open: Andrew Hiorth ON, Sean LeBlanc AB, Rabih Madi QC
Wedding Reportage: Railene Hooper AB, Sean LeBlanc AB, Rabih Madi QC

Each photographer’s work endured three rounds of curation to earn a place on Team Canada. From all corners of the country these photographers collectively embody a wide spectrum of styles, techniques, and vibrant creativity. International judging will conclude in December, at which point we’ll proudly unveil the remarkable images that represented our country. www.wpcteamcanada.com"

2024

2024 PPOC National Image Competition - Photographer of the Year finalist
2024 PPOC National Image Competition - Best in Class - Pictorial "Sunrise on La Pan Tan"
KelbyOne - Best Shot Winner - “Bamboo Forest of Mu Cang Chai” 
500px Global Photography Awards Documentary Award Winner - "A Life's Work"
500px Editor's Choice - "A Life's Work"
500px Editor's Choice - "Ro Cho Fishing Hoi An"
2024 ON1 Landscape Photography Conference Competition Winner "Sunrise at Mont Saint Michel"
2024 KelbyOne VIP Gallery Exhibition Winner
2024 KelbyOne "Green" Challenge Winner: "Sunset on Mu Cang Chai
2024 Life Framer - Planet Earth 1st Place Winner - "Sunrise on Mu Cang Chai"
500px Around the World: Intangible Moments 1st Place Winner "Soy Sauce Makers of Vietnam"
2024 Photoshop World Guru Award - Best of Show Winner "Intense Incense"
2024 Photoshop World Guru Award - Best Landscape Winner "Sunrise on Mu Cang Chai"
2024 PPOC Eastern Image Competition - Best in Class - Pictorial "Sunset on Mu Cang Chai"
2024 PPOC Eastern Image Competition - Judge's Choice - Pictorial "Sunset on Mu Cang Chai"

2024 Professional Photographers of Canada Accreditation Certificates: 
Travel Illustration Photography
Aerial Photography
Aviation Photography

2023

PPOC National Image Competition - 4 images accepted into the National Image Salon
PPOC National Merit Award - "Toronto Blue Reflection"
PPOC National Excellence Award - "Sunrise at the Louvre"

500px Editor’s Choice - Louvre Before Dawn

2023 PPOC National Image Competition - Best in Class Finalist Pictorial/Floral - "Sunrise at the Louvre"
2023 PPOC National Loan Collection - "Sunrise at the Louvre"

2023 PPOC Eastern Image Competition - Photographer of the Year Finalist

2023 PPOC Eastern Image Competition - Merit Award - "The Rookery circa 1888" Album
2023 PPOC Eastern Image Competition - Merit Award - "Welcome the Day"
2023 Tibor Horvath Award ~ Press Release:
TORONTO PHOTOGRAPHER SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL EXHIBITION: September 23, 2023: photographer Dee Potter, has had 4 images selected as well as an Album of 5 more images for exhibition in a regional Salon celebrating the best of Canadian professional photography. Dee has won the prestigious Tibor Horvath Award at the Professional Photographers of Canada’s 2023 Eastern Regional competition; an exhibition celebrating the best of Canadian professional photography. This award is presented to an Ontario PPOC member who has not yet achieved their Craftsman or Master of the Photographic Arts and who has the highest score for four Accepted prints. A panel of master photographers judged the best works submitted by professional photographers from Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces as well as other parts of Canada and only accepted outstanding images into the 2023 Eastern Regional Image Salon of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC). The awards were announced this evening in a hybrid (online and in-person) ceremony. In addition to demonstrating the makers’ ability to create outstanding images for their clientele, inclusion into the salon earns the maker merits toward several designations offered to PPOC members, including the prestigious Craftsman of Photographic Arts and Master of Photographic Arts. The competition features entries from across Canada in 23 different classes, including commercial, portrait, fine art and wedding. “Photographers must show extraordinary talent to win an award among such illustrious company,” said Tina Weltz, MPA, SPA, Chair of the National Exhibition Committee. “We were thrilled to see so many inspiring entries in the competition this year. The salon images clearly demonstrate the exceptional skill and quality that professionals bring to the medium of photography.” Note for Editors: For more information please call Tanya Thompson, PPOC Executive Director: (519) 537-2555 or email her at: exec.director@ppoc.ca. To arrange an interview with the photographer, please contact: Dee Potter Toronto, ON email: deepotterphotography@gmail.com

2023 Accreditation Certificates: 
Architectural Photography

KelbyOne - Your Best Shot 2022 - Honourable Mention - “Sunrise at the Louvre”

2022

Master of Photography Diploma - Institute of Photography Graduate - PhotoSerge Academy

KelbyOne - Best Shot 2022 - Honourable Mention - “Sunrise at the Louvre” 

2022 Accreditation Certificates: 
Pictorial/Scenic Photography

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