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.	Betty Fleet	Canada	2001
2.	Ron Goldman  Graduate  x 5	USA	2002
3.	Graham Theobald	England	2002
4.	Donna L. Cuic  Graduate  x 16	USA	2003
5.	Alexis		2004
6.	Michael J. Friedl  Graduate	USA	2004
7.	Doug Bascom  Graduate  x 4	USA	2004
8.	Raul Rivera  Graduate	Mexico	2004
9.	Mark Theriault		2004
10.	Gal A. Buki		2004
11.	Michael Cenci	U.S.	2004
12.	Luis Gracia	USA	2004
13.	Mike	USA	2004
14.	Sevak Mkrtchyan	USA	2004
15.	Linda van Hellemont	Netherlands	2005
16.	Sonya Ericsson	Iceland	2005
17.	ALAIN DOZIER	USA	2005
18.	Fried Kampes	Netherlands	2005
19.	Kenneth G. Samson	USA	2005
20.	Lewis Philips	USA	2005
21.	Erika D. Simmons	USA	2005
22.	Rodger L. Moore	USA	2005
23.	craig		2005
24.	Lea Driever	USA	2005
25.	Heidi L. Bruns	USA	2005
26.	Belinda Mary Osgood	New Zealand	2005
27.	Adrian P. Whitehead  Graduate	UK	2005
28.	Richard S. Sudney	USA	2005
29.	Darwin M. Tañedo	Philippines	2005
30.	Candy Avera	United States	2005
31.	Nora Madeleine	USA	2005
32.	Chris A. Perkins	USA	2005	http://dev.betterphoto.com
33.	Bernard Goldinger  Graduate	USA	2005
34.	Linda E. Villarreal	USA	2005
35.	Karthik Pkm	india	2006
36.	Melanie D. Calvert	USA	2006
37.	Qerim QERIMI	KOSOVO	2006
38.	Alli A. Ahmad	Nigeria	2006
39.	Mark Trent	USA	2006
40.	Maralee Park	USA	2006
41.	Mat R. Nelson	USA	2006
42.	Austin M. Davis	USA	2006
43.	Yousf Albozidi	USA	2006
44.	Ana L. Orellana	USA	2006
45.	Maggie M	USA	2006
46.	Molly Eaglen	UK	2006
47.	Martina Škrobot	Croatia, Europe	2006
48.	Michael Lambert	Wales UK	2006
49.	Robert A. Frost  Graduate	USA	2006
50.	Nuno Sousa		2006
51.	Colleen Riggs  Graduate  x 3	USA	2006
52.	Ty Hurd	USA	2006
53.	Carla Harris Jr.  Graduate  x 2	Canada	2006
54.	Bryan LaFollette  Graduate	USA	2006
55.	William T. Wieties  Graduate  x 2	USA	2006
56.	John T. Owens  Graduate	USA	2006
57.	Vickie S. Higdon	USA	2006
58.	Dustin W. Lindell	USA	2006
59.	True	The Netherlands	2006
60.	Mauricio J. Jimenez		2007
61.	Riitta Kivirinta  Graduate  x 3	USA	2007
62.	Vikramdev Rao		2007
63.	Amy J. Knackendoffel		2007
64.	Hasan M. Senol		2007
65.	Debi A. Vaeth	USA	2007
66.	KARINA J. RAMSEY  Graduate	USA	2007
67.	linda sue anderson	united states	2007
68.	Sheena L. Rock  Graduate	USA	2007
69.	Helen Dittrich	Australia	2007
70.	Ali K. Gumgumji		2007
71.	Michele R. Brown		2007
72.	VUONG H. NGUYEN		2007
73.	Angel T. Groves	united states	2007
74.	Colin Hartl		2007
75.	Carla C. Jones	USA	2007
76.	Becky Thompson		2007
77.	Jay Ramos	USA	2007
78.	Melissa K. Adams		2007
79.	Heather E. Meader-McCausland	usa	2007
80.	Margie Terrana  Graduate  x 2	USA	2007
81.	Nomeesh Dubey		2008
82.	Pradeep G. Bhavsar		2008
83.	Mashael Sulaiman		2008
84.	Chetana Srinivasa		2008
85.	Dimitra Christidou		2008
86.	Velusamy Ganesan		2008
87.	Shekhar herpurkar Pramraj Herpurkar		2008
88.	Korchenko Korchenko		2008
89.	Gitte Blomhoj		2008
90.	Carmen Brete		2008
91.	Emilie Miss Laure		2008