Greg Schurman of Schurman Photography has won the top Fuji Portrait Grand Prize 2001 of a complete Mamiya RZ 67 system with his images titled “Drip Dry,” “Eve,” “Church Silhouette” and “Old Carl.”

Schurman’s studios are located in Richmond, B.C., Canada, and his images can be seen at schurmanphotography.com.

Four Western photographers were recently recognized by Ilford Imaging, a developer and manufacturer of digital imaging products. The winners of the 2001 Ilford photography contest include Jay Aldrich, of Minden, Nev., who was awarded second place in the Digital category, and Jim Flory, of Mount Angel, Ore., who received the honorable mention in...

The poster for the 10th Annual Polish Film Festival, held last November in Seattle, featured photography and design work by Gail Ann Wodzin, of Rat Race Productions in West Seattle. In addition to the official festival poster, Wodzin’s work appeared on a series of postcards promoting the event.

Benjamin Wilkins, a graduate of Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts, is the featured artist in the latest virtual exhibition of Vroom Projects at TheLittleCity.com. “Project #3, The Poetry of the Pun: Photographs by Benjamin Wilkins,” includes 18 photographs and one mixed-media piece.

Amar Jorgenseon, a photography student at the Art Institute of Seattle, has been awarded a $500 scholarship by Glazer’s Camera Supply.

Roger H. Ressmeyer has joined Seattle-based Getty Images, Inc., a leading e-commerce provider of imagery and related products and services, as Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development. Ressmeyer has over 23 years experience in the stock photo and publishing industries.

Prior to joining Getty Images, Ressmeyer served as President and CEO of Visions of Tomorrow, Inc., and held various senior positions at Corbis Corporation.

Ressmeyer specializes in space technology, science and celebrity portraiture and has...

Gerry Ellis of Portland, Oregon’s ENP Images has taken over as guest host for Paramount Pictures’ Wild Things wildlife TV program. Ellis recently led the crew on three adreneline-filled treks into the African wilderness to track and photograph the continent’s wildlife. The first episode aired in early December on United Paramount Network (UPN).

Other current projects for Ellis include: assignments for the World Wildlife Fund documenting high-priority...

Stuart and Michele Westmorland have been busy with multiple magazine assignments for Journey and Caribbean Travel & Life. These have included traveling to Barbados, St. Vincent and Mustique, plus shooting several Washington race driving schools and Let's Play Ball, a feature story on minor-league baseball. The 1999 Earth Day Invitational Exhibition awarded 1st and 2nd place to Stuart for two...