Announcements and Anniversaries

Good News about BetterPhoto Members

	Member		8 Special Announcements
1.	Stephanie A. Laird  Graduate  Member Since: 2005 USA		A big "Way to go!!" is extended to Stephanie Laird for having two of her images accepted by Leanin' Tree - a major Western art greeting card company. Her photos will be used in Leanin' Tree's 2009 card line. Be sure to check out Stephanie's Pro BetterPholio.
2.	Tom Schmitt Member Since: 2005 USA		Congratulations to Tom Schmitt, whose awesome photo graces the November 2008 cover (subscriber edition) of Popular Photography magazine! Tom is also a multiple winner in BetterPhoto's monthly contest. You can check out more of Tom's fine photography in his Basic BetterPholio.
3.	Lynn Tait Member Since: 2005 Canada		Congratulations to Lynn Tait, whose first-place photo appears on the cover of Toward the Light: Journal of Reflective Word & Image. Also, Lynn has a photo and poem in the literary ezine Inscribed: a Magazine for Writers; four images (including cover) in the poetry anthology Sounding the Seconds; and a cover shot on the upcoming poetry book Ghosts of Water Street. Visit Lynn's Basic BetterPholio.
4.	Jay Valle Member Since: 2006 USA		Congratulations to Jay Valle for his exhibit at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists Gallery in Ridgefield, CT. Keep up the good work, Jay! Also see Jay's Basic BetterPholio.
5.	Kathy Cline  Graduate  x 5 Member Since: 2006 USA		Congratulations to Kathy Cline for her selection in the "All Things Horses Exhibition," which runs through September 27th, 2008, at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO.! Check out Kathy's beautiful work in her Basic BetterPholio.
6.	Samantha L. Dean Member Since: 2006 USA		Congratulations go to Samantha Dean, who had nine photos selected for display at Clarian Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN! The images were selected from thousands of entries for the hospital's Photos for Health exhibit. See Samantha's fine photography in her Basic BetterPholio.
7.	Melissa A. Olsen Member Since: 2007 US		Kudos to Melissa Olsen for her eye-catching photo that was accepted for the "All Things Horses Exhibition," which runs through September 27th, 2008, at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO. In addition, Melissa won 3rd place in the Longmont, CO, “Art Through the Lens 2008” contest! To see more of Melissa's work, check out her Pro BetterPholio: melolsenphotography.com
8.	Joseph N. DiGilio  Graduate  Member Since: 2007 USA		Photo Discussion #1000000!! Joseph DiGilio's recent "Crane" photo prompted many well-deserved accolades from fellow members ... in fact, it became BetterPhoto's 1 millionth discussion! Way to go, Joseph (and BP)!! "I have been a member for 1 year," says Joseph. "As the result of my association with BetterPhoto and the talented people I have met, I am a better photographer." To see more of Joseph's fine work, check out his Basic BetterPholio.
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Anniversaries

The following BetterPhoto members are celebrating their anniversary today! Happy anniversary!

	Member Name	Country	Since	Home Page
1.	Robert Pinkney	Canada	2000
2.	Don Cocksedge  Graduate  x 3	UAE	2002
3.	Tiffany S. Finch	USA	2002
4.	Terry McCully	Canada	2002
5.	Bob Jones		2003
6.	Jim McCullaugh	USA	2003
7.	Don Carter  Graduate  x 3	USA	2003
8.	Michael Rogers	USA	2003
9.	Mike Stubbs	USA	2003
10.	Allan T. King	UK	2004
11.	Holly Henderson	USA	2004
12.	Christine Hammoudeh		2004
13.	Gary Cavener	United States	2004
14.	Ernesto Rossi		2004
15.	David Lawrence	usa	2004
16.	Jackie R. Riesland  Graduate  x 4	USA	2005
17.	Barka Fabianova	Czech republic	2005
18.	Jeannette Kelly	USA	2005
19.	Mark Grissom	USA	2005
20.	Vern Hines	USA	2005
21.	Teri Soares  Graduate  x 2	United States	2005
22.	Tanya Lewis	USA	2005
23.	Chantale Souliere  Graduate  x 2	Canada	2005
24.	Leo Ramirez	USA	2005
25.	Jessica Jenney	USA	2005	http://betterphoto.com?Jessica
26.	Sheri Stukel	USA	2005
27.	Constance M. Guilfoos  Graduate	USA	2005
28.	TOM MICHAEL KULCZYCKI	USA	2005
29.	Nikki L. Heffner	USA	2005
30.	Mark A. Stacks	USA	2005
31.	Annette L. Swank	USA	2005	http://www.betterphoto.com?Annette
32.	David Procter  Graduate	Thailand	2005
33.	Robbie E. Ptaszynski	The United States Of America	2005
34.	Jaime Jon Andrade	USA	2006	http://www.betterphoto.com?ninelives
35.	caroline fraser  Graduate  x 3	uk	2006
36.	Roxy Derecichei		2006
37.	Chris Dulban	USA	2006
38.	Andrea D. Bachmayer	USA	2006
39.	Felipe Meyer  Graduate	Chile	2006
40.	FRANKLIN L. NELSON	USA	2006
41.	Patricia A. Whitney	USA	2006
42.	Gwendoline Miss Watkins	UK	2006
43.	Richard Zimmerman  Graduate  x 2	USA	2006
44.	Paul Provenzano	USA	2006
45.	Leah D. Chambers  Graduate	USA	2006
46.	Barbara Mason	New Zealand	2006
47.	Wendy M. Coco	USA	2006
48.	Jason R. Busher	USA	2006
49.	Jeff R. Winters  Graduate	USA	2006
50.	Joel C. Smith	USA	2006
51.	Gloria	USA	2006
52.	CHANDRAN O.S.	India	2006
53.	Lisa J. Boulden	United States	2006
54.	Howard A. Wimpee	USA	2006
55.	Kimberly L. Burnett	usa	2007
56.	Freddy L. Bland	United States	2007
57.	Srinivasan Anantharaman		2007
58.	Anam Fatima Bangash	Pakistan.	2007
59.	Kelley Burnett		2007
60.	Paul A. Darby		2007
61.	Lori Browning		2007
62.	Jerri Shafer		2007
63.	Brenda L. Hartman		2007
64.	Tyler Yasaka	Heaven	2007
65.	Brandon LaMar Anderson	United States of America	2007
66.	John C. Lopes	USA	2007
67.	Fu Yung .		2007
68.	Melissa Morlan	USA	2007
69.	Martin Agius		2007
70.	Mike Trobee		2007
71.	Shontel Judge	AUSTRALIA	2007
72.	Primal Hegoda Arachchi		2008
73.	G Kiran		2008
74.	Tim D Barnett		2008
75.	Maithili Pamwani		2008
76.	Michelle L. Pender		2008
77.	Sangram Anand		2008
78.	Damian O. Blankenship		2008
79.	Joanne Pavone		2008
80.	Swetha Maddipati		2008
81.	Genieve M. Celada		2008
82.	Abdullah AL Hussain		2008
83.	Joe Tello		2008
84.	Shawn Jones		2008
85.	Joe Tello		2008
86.	Ahmad Najam Saquib		2008
87.	Aneta Lasocka		2008
88.	Mclean L. Pettigrew		2008
89.	Osama Elkobisy		2008
90.	Francisco J. Araujo		2008
91.	Rachelle Jones		2008
92.	Chetan Desai		2008
93.	Ioana Ciucu		2008
94.	Ruth Grimm		2008
95.	Kristin L. Davis		2008
96.	Kevin T. Muller		2008
97.	Steve Waters		2008