The vision and execution of ideas and emotion along with technical skill and the willingness to put Bob Coates Photography images out there for peer review has led to winning quite a few awards. Is that a reason to hire me?? Nah… You should like my style of photography, my customer service, happy attitude and patience of Job AND the guarantee that you will be happy with the final product or you don’t pay. You will find that photographers who have won a bunch of awards tend to have the skills and motivation to meet the criteria you will need to complete your job in a creative fashion. I compete not necessarily to win the awards (although that’s a cool bonus) but to get the feedback from fellow professionals on how an image might be improved. It’s heart wrenching to put your work in front of 4-6 people who try to tear your images apart. The rewards are much more than winning a ribbon, plaque or piece of crystal, it’s the knowledge gained by putting yourself out there. Here’s my list…… Along with Photography associations I belong to.
National & International Awards
My most treasured award is the Buddy Stewart Humanitarian Award. This award is presented to individuals, couples and/or business partners for unheralded humanitarian service while representing the profession of Photography. The award is not necessarily conferred each year and a maximum of 25 may be given. As of 2011, only two have been awarded.
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PPA National Award – Professional PHotographers of America makes this award available to state, regional, national, and international affiliates who may present this coveted honor in recognition of outstanding service to professional photography performed by an individual. Presented by AZPPA
Four Fuji Masterpiece Awards Presented by Fujifilm
Seven Kodak Gallery Awards presented through Kodak
Four American Society of Photographers State Elite Awards
Eight National Loan Collection Prints
Thirtyseven National General Collection Prints
Arizona Professional Photographers Association
Emil Egar Photographer of the Year Award 2005, 2009, 2011
Al Buehman Memorial Award – High Print Score 2005
Portrait Photographer of the Year 2005
Illustrative Photographer of the Year 2001, 06, 09, 11
Commercial Photographer of the Year 2002, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09, 12
Arizona Top Ten 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
Twenty-five Arizona Loan Collection Prints
Numerous Merits, Judges awards and Grand Awards
AZPPA Artisan Award for Service to the Photographic Industry
AZPPA Apple Award for Professional Photography & Leadership Excellence
Phoenix Professional Photographers Association (merged with AZPPA in 2006)
Photographic Print of the Year 2006
Illustrative Photographer of the Year 2002, 03, 04
Commercial Photographer of the Year 2003, 04
Top Ten 2001
Memberships
Professional Photographers of America
Certified, Master Craftsman Photographer
Wedding and Portrait Photographers International
Arizona Professional Photographers, Past President
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Northern Arizona Professional Photographers Founder
Virgin Islands Professional Photographers Association Founder