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.	Cristina Szocs	Romania	2001
2.	Anupam Pal	India	2001
3.	Osvaldo Carbuccia		2002
4.	Mary A. Reich	USA	2003
5.	Don M. Mickley	USA	2003
6.	Rex Leung	Canada	2003
7.	Michael Fitzmaurice	Canada	2004
8.	Mariam A. Ali	UAE	2004
9.	Chandrima Roy	India	2004
10.	Patti Lauer-Smith  Graduate	USA	2004
11.	Sherri R. Camp	USA	2004
12.	Ian Krieger	USA	2004
13.	Anita Bower  Graduate	USA	2004
14.	Steven Sawula		2004
15.	Jolene D. Bean  Graduate  x 5	Bermuda	2004
16.	Ray H. Alarcon	USA	2004
17.	Kathleen Turner  Graduate  x 6	USA	2004
18.	Steve Schmidt	USA	2004
19.	Chris Welch	Barbados	2005
20.	Pask pask	Italy	2005
21.	Tonya Cyrkin	USA	2005
22.	Karl	USA	2005
23.	Fatih Ozturk	TURKEY	2005
24.	Ivana Beban		2005
25.	Pat St. Pierre	USA	2005
26.	Virginia Lee Babbitt  Graduate	USA	2005
27.	Deborah A. Allen	USA	2005
28.	Chris Parfitt	USA	2005
29.	Jerry L. Burt	USA	2005
30.	Rachel Larson	USA	2005
31.	Marcos Medina (M2PhotoArt)	USA	2005
32.	Jamie Libow	USA	2005
33.	MY PICTURES	USA	2005
34.	Charles Berkeley  Graduate  x 27	USA	2005
35.	George J. Niland	USA	2006
36.	S Al Tuwaijri		2006
37.	Keith	USA	2006
38.	pooieng lee	malaysia	2006
39.	David W. Streets	USA	2006
40.	Jimmy W. Kennington	USA	2006
41.	William F. Bofinger	USA	2006
42.	Amber K. Martin	USA	2006
43.	Sharon Riley	USA	2006
44.	Ed J. Everson	USA	2006
45.	Tom Paull	USA	2006
46.	Mary Morris	USA	2006
47.	Corey Baute  Graduate	USA	2006
48.	Edwin L. Anderson	USA	2006
49.	Erkan Barin	USA	2006
50.	Melissa A. Holm		2007
51.	Wilbert Lee Chua	Philippines	2007
52.	Virginia	USA	2007
53.	Marcia A. Jones		2007
54.	Brandi-Lee Cester	Australia	2007
55.	Mile Gojcevic		2007
56.	Adam Reed  Graduate	USA	2007
57.	Bong M. Malong		2007
58.	Rebecca L. Calvo		2007
59.	Sara J. Skeens	USA	2007
60.	Jayapradha Rathinavel		2007
61.	Eugene D. Gregory		2007
62.	Scott A. Willman		2007
63.	Kassandra Jo Olson	USA	2007
64.	Matt Lloyd		2007
65.	Rachel L. Hall		2007
66.	Linda A. L'Esperance		2007
67.	Mariano Alberto Navarro		2007
68.	Alicia M. Chrysler		2007
69.	Hannah E. Vorhes  Graduate  x 3	USA	2007
70.	Marc Neveux  Graduate	USA	2007
71.	Leslie Singenstreu	USA	2007
72.	Rand Blimes		2007
73.	Bruce F. Rancourt  Graduate  x 2	USA	2007
74.	Cheryl L. Robinson		2007
75.	William H. Wallace  Graduate	USA	2007
76.	Tori A. Gonzalez	usa	2007
77.	Dinesh Canon Duggiralla		2007
78.	M.T. Justea		2008
79.	Lucinda Foster		2008
80.	Maggie M. Mi		2008
81.	Anu Thiya		2008
82.	Chetan R. Suthar		2008
83.	Keenan Y. Harris		2008
84.	Sang Thang		2008
85.	Mustafa Binol		2008
86.	Mclean Pettigrew		2008
87.	Prasanthkathu Vava		2008
88.	Maha Lakshmi		2008
89.	Memoo		2008
90.	HOUNEIDA AMOURI		2008
91.	Peggy Y. McGuire		2008
92.	Padam Chhetry		2008
93.	Jo Paice		2008
94.	Abhisek Dutta		2008
95.	Jody Pauze		2008
96.	SUBRATA DAS SHARMA		2008
97.	Kevin Welch		2008
98.	Daniel Rich  Graduate	usa	2008
99.	Amy Edgecomb		2008
100.	Mary Bradley		2008
101.	Linda DJ		2008
102.	Shakkeer Sh Hussain		2008
103.	Lidiya Ms Chikalova		2008
104.	Rachel P		2008
105.	Gena Britting		2008
106.	Joanna Szymanski		2008
107.	Kaori Minami		2008
108.	Janet Mortz  Graduate  x 2	USA	2008
109.	Jane White		2008
110.	Amandeep Singh		2008
111.	Christina Calfacacos		2008
112.	Hussain Ch Shakkeer		2008
113.	Fenesea A		2008
114.	Cheryl Muller		2008
115.	shakkeer husin		2008
116.	Abdulhadi Alhajji		2008
117.	Marie Mitchell		2008
118.	Tiffany N. Lock		2008
119.	Ewa Gozdzik-Lawlor	Brazil	2008
120.	Kelli Bohanan		2008
121.	ABDULLAH A. GHAJAR		2008
122.	Kaye Anderson		2008
123.	Francis C. Magallon		2008
124.	Kanagaraj P		2008
125.	James Lyman		2008
126.	G J. Sinnen		2008
127.	Pasha Felix		2008
128.	Allan Boyar		2008
129.	Behnood Yakhchali		2008
130.	Susan Z. McCloskey		2008
131.	Renata Martello		2008
132.	Alan Keahey		2008
133.	Pece Popovski		2008
134.	Danielle S. Payment		2008
135.	Bryan Hernandez		2008
136.	Elizabeth A. Wood		2008
137.	Richard H. Van Buskirk		2008
138.	Ali Alwahab		2008
139.	Anka Reja		2008
140.	Jose D. Andrade		2008
141.	Cynthia M. Rangel		2008
142.	Ted Limb		2008
143.	Hannah Yoest		2008
144.	Alvin C. Shon	USA	2008
145.	Kimberly M. Boyle		2008
146.	Dinesh D.K. Wickramarathne		2008
147.	Robert Barnhill		2008
148.	Sara Powell		2008
149.	Brittney T. Koser		2008
150.	Emmanuel Onyait		2008
151.	Amy S. Carpinella		2008
152.	Maricar Cadayong		2008
153.	Paige A. Fehr		2008
154.	Claire B. Dunn		2008
155.	Alicia M. Polmanteer		2008
156.	Stephanie Phillips		2008
157.	Rustine S. Robertson  Graduate	USA	2008
158.	Adam M. Packard		2008
159.	Laura E. Thomas		2008
160.	Chastity L. Healy		2008
161.	Emma Calayan		2008
162.	Kiesha L. Jones		2008
163.	Richard J. Puzio		2008
164.	Teresa R. Goodner		2008
165.	Liz A. Pumphrey		2008
166.	Sarah M. Green		2008
167.	Augusto Molina		2008
168.	Bonnie M. Parnell		2008
169.	Jessica A. Flynn		2008
170.	Renee S. Start		2008
171.	Julie A. Alzaitoun		2008
172.	Jay Ward		2008
173.	Kevin J. Miller		2008
174.	Jay C. Ward		2008